Motif
Woodland powers govern hunting success and guidance
woodland_powers_govern_hunting_success_and_guidance
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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 519-595 confidence: high
Tapio is chief forest deity; Mielikki is his consort, appears beneficent or ragged depending on hunting success, and holds keys and a honey chest sought by hunters.
Forest deities are venerated; Mielikki's state reflects hunting success, and Nyrikki and Sima-suu guide hunters.
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