Motif
Surviving remnant after catastrophe
surviving_remnant_after_catastrophe
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Righteous Remnants and the Few Spared. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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nahua maya inca
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru CHAPTER I: THE CIVILISATION OF MEXICO / CHAPTER II: MEXICAN MYTHOLOGY / CHAPTER III: MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE ANCIENT MEXICANS / CHAPTER IV: THE MAYA RACE AND MYTHOLOGY; lines 4851-4955 confidence: medium
Only a remnant of the Cocomes survived because they were absent in Nahua territory raising troops; the victors spared them, and they settled in Zotuta in an almost impenetrable forest region.
Only an absent remnant of the Cocomes survives the fall, is spared by the victors, and settles elsewhere.
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