Motif
superhuman ascent making a path for followers
superhuman_ascent_making_a_path_for_followers
A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey family, within the sub-family Ascent Path Opened for Followers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Eskimo Folk-Tales HOW THE FOG CAME / THE MAN WHO AVENGED THE WIDOWS / THE MAN WHO WENT OUT TO SEARCH FOR HIS SON / ATUNGAIT, WHO WENT A-WANDERING; lines 3368-3456 confidence: high
Atungait climbs a high steep rock from open water, leaving deep footprints; his dogs follow, one dies, and he hoists up the sledge and woman.
Atungait climbs a steep rock by boring his feet into it, and the dogs follow by way of his footsteps.
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