Motif
withheld divine aid encouraging independence
withheld_divine_aid_encouraging_independence
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Withheld and Restrained Divine Power. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 338-431 confidence: high
Ukko often refuses calls for help; examples include Ilmatar’s vain appeal for Wainamoinen’s delivery and Wainamoinen’s vain appeal to stop blood from his axe-wounded knee.
The passage explicitly says Ukko often refuses calls for help and gives examples involving Ilmatar and Wainamoinen.
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