Motif
Successive swallowing of a dangerous fiery object by fish
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hidden, Contained, and Animal-Borne Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 23564-23746 confidence: high
A salmon tries to catch the fire-intruder but it escapes; a whiting swallows the Fire-child, and the Alue waters settle back to their usual places.
The Fire-child is swallowed by a whiting, which is then swallowed by a trout, with each swallower suffering burning pain.
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