Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Twin children of a human and bird-woman union

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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


arctic inuit

  • The People of the Polar North: A Record THE RAVEN WHO WAS ANXIOUS TO BE MARRIED / THE OWL WHO WAS TOO GREEDY / THE MAN WHO TOOK A WIFE FROM AMONG THE / WILD GEESE; lines 6555-6671 confidence: medium

    The goose-wife bears twin boys, grows homesick, collects feathers and wings, makes a feather coat, and flies away with her children while the husband is seal-catching.

    The goose-wife gives birth to twin boys after being made the man's wife.

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