Motif
treasure as sexual or moral temptation
treasure_as_sexual_or_moral_temptation
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18933-19124 confidence: high
Kullervo opens treasure-boxes and displays gold, silver, silks, belts, and jewelry; the narration says silver leads to destruction and gold entices from uprightness, and the pair travel through evening and night in merrymaking.
Kullervo displays gold, silver, silks, belts, and jewelry to the maiden, and the narration states that silver leads to destruction and gold entices from uprightness.
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