Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

two persons united as one body

two_persons_united_as_one_body

A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american southeast

  • Myths of the Cherokee SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / VI--NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS / GLOSSARY OF CHEROKEE WORDS; lines 26803-26938 confidence: low

    De'gatâ'ga conveys “two persons standing together” and “so closely united in sympathy as to form but one human body.”

    The name De'gatâ'ga is said to convey two persons standing together so closely united in sympathy as to form one human body.

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