Comparative mythology corpus

Funeral Fire Seen From The Departing Ship

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Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 2749-2841 medium Aeneas and the fleet hold mid passage, look back on the city gleaming with hapless Elissa's funeral flame, and the Trojans make gloomy guesses about the blaze. record
Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 3131-3185 high “the flying reed blazed out amid the swimming clouds, traced its path in flame, and burned away on the light winds; even as often stars shooting from their sphere draw a train athwart the sky.” record
Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4596-4688 high Allecto hurls her torch at Turnus and pierces his breast with a lurid smoking brand. record
Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4862-4943 high Caeculus, founder of Praeneste, is believed to have been born of Vulcan among herds and found beside the hearth; a rustic battalion from several places attends him. record
Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4945-4992 medium Turnus' high triple-crested helmet bears a Chimaera breathing Aetnean fires, growing fiercer with battle and bloodshed. record
Roman The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 5716-5801 medium The Mother wards brands from her holy ships; a strange light and voice announce: “Disquiet not yourselves ... to guard ships of mine ... go, goddesses of the sea; the Mother bids it.” record
Islamicate Folklore The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2400-2513 high The voices say the princess is in the power of Maimoum, son of Dimdim, and describe a cure using white hairs from a black cat's tail, burned so that their smoke perfumes her head. record
Islamicate Folklore The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2739-2840 high The combatants rise in proper forms breathing fire; the Sultan is burned, the eunuch is killed, the narrator loses one eye, and the princess wins, leaving the genius as ashes. record
Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 12612-12668 medium “Seek then the skies, ye birds! ... our very home and refuge / Itself has brought forth danger!” record
Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4522-4607 medium “Dispelling darkness in the world, held aloft the torch of truth.” record
Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 5759-5862 medium The Bodisat becomes more disgusted with lusts; the splendid apartment seems like a charnel-house, and life in various worlds seems like staying in a house taken by devouring flames. He resolves on the Great Renunciation. record
Celtic Irish Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2411-2509 high Balor orders his eyelid lifted; Lugh throws a red spear through Balor's eye, the fallen eye kills three times nine Fomor, Ireland would have burned in a flash if it were not put out, and Lugh beheads Balor. record
Celtic Irish Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH / CHAPTER IV. THE HIDDEN HOUSE OF LUGH; lines 2571-2647 high Lugh went away; some said he died at Uisnech, where the five provinces meet and where Mide kindled Ireland's first fire for the sons of Nemed; that fire burned six years and supplied every chief fire in Ireland. record
Celtic Irish Gods and Fighting Men BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR / PART TWO: THE FIANNA. / BOOK ONE: FINN, SON OF CUMHAL. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN; lines 5888-5976 medium Finn circles Teamhair, hears the sorrowful music, uses the spear at his forehead, remains awake while Aillen lulls the others, and holds his crimson cloak against the mouth-flame, which falls into the ground with the cloak. record
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 2602-2647 high Images from Little Daedala festivals are kept until the Great Daedala every sixty years, then dragged on carts to the river Asopus and Mount Cithaeron, where animals, the wooden altar, brushwood, and the images are burned in a very large blaze. record
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 10422-10627 high Entries list London midsummer pageants, Luchon midsummer fire ceremony, Masuren midsummer fire festival, Metz midsummer fires, European fire festivals at midsummer, burning effigies in midsummer fires, Midsummer Eve superstitions, and magic plants gathered on Midsummer Eve. record
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6175-6255 high At Luchon on Midsummer Eve, a sixty-foot hollow wicker column interlaced with foliage and surrounded by flowers was filled with combustibles; living serpents were thrown in and the column was set on fire. record
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 9976-10195 medium "Herefordshire, midsummer fires"; "Holland ... Easter fires"; "Ireland ... midsummer fires"; "Isle of Man ... midsummer bonfires"; "Hottentot ... sheep driven through the fire" record
Greek Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica INTRODUCTION / BIBLIOGRAPHY / HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS; lines 1532-1621 high The gods hide livelihood from humans; Zeus hides fire after Prometheus deceives him, and Prometheus steals fire back for humans in a hollow fennel-stalk. record
Greek Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9516-9643 high Meleager wasted away when his mother Althea burned the brand on which his life depended, after he had slain her brothers in the dispute over the Calydonian boar’s hide. record
Greek The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12542-12674 high The heroes describe divine energy, burning hearts, strengthened limbs, and readiness to face Hector. record
Greek The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21072-21199 medium At dawn Agamemnon sends a chosen band with mules, wagons, axes, and ropes under Meriones' care; they cut oaks in Ida's woods and bring wood back to the sandy shore. record
Greek The Iliad THE SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS. / BOOK IX. / ARGUMENT. / THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES.; lines 9744-9875 high Victors scale the walls and flames rise; the wife appears with cries and tears, describes slain heroes, overthrown palaces, ravished matrons, and enslavement; the warrior hears and saves the city. record
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14739-14905 high The mother names the first danger after one day of travel: a stream of fire with a fire-spout, rock, fiery hillock, and a flaming eagle sharpening beak and talons for strangers. record
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14739-14905 high The mother names the second danger after two days of travel: a pit of fire in the highway, extending east and west, filled with burning coals and pebbles, which has swallowed hundreds and thousands. record
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1501-1670 medium Tursas, a mighty giant, rises from the ocean, compresses the raked grasses, fire burns the windrows to ashes, and he plants an acorn among leaves in the ashes; the oak quickly grows. record
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 23564-23746 medium Ilmatar says the Fire-child is hard to find, has done mischief, and fell from ether and cloud-rims through the heavens to Palwoinen’s uncovered rooms. record
Finnish/Karelian 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 medium The Sun and Moon are stolen from heaven and hidden in a cave of a copper-bearing mountain by the wicked hostess of Sariola; Ukko, compared with Atlas, relinquishes support of the heavens, thunders near dark clouds, and strikes fire from his sword to make a new sun and moon. record
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8955-9137 high Wainamoinen makes a smithy from his armor and clothing, uses his knees as anvil and forearm as hammer, and forges for three days in Wipunen's abdomen. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 11663-11812 high Those who believed and worked righteously are caused by their Lord to enter mercy and bliss. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 14942-15074 high Abraham's people answer, 'Slay him or burn him'; God saves him from fire; Abraham warns that idol-based union will become denial and cursing on Resurrection, and Lot believes him. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 19896-20006 high Usury-takers rise at resurrection like one touched by Satan; selling is allowed and usury forbidden; returning to usury after warning leads to the fire forever. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 21366-21498 high Believers are told to fear God, die as Muslims, hold fast by God's cord without breaking loose, remember former enmity changed into brotherhood, and recall being drawn back from the brink of a pit of fire. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 22363-22471 high Those who wrongfully swallow the substance of the orphan shall swallow 'fire into their bellies' and burn in flame. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 8518-8693 medium The Djinn report trying the heavens and finding a mighty garrison and flaming darts; anyone sitting at listening seats finds an ambush of flaming darts. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 12006-12093 high Some say no apostle should be credited unless he comes with a sacrifice consumed by fire; the reply says earlier apostles came with proofs and the mentioned miracle, yet were slain. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28211-28268 high After fulfilling the term, Moses journeys with his family toward Egypt and sees fire on the side of Mount Sinai. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28631-28720 high Abraham's people say, "Slay him, or burn him," but God saves him from the fire; Abraham says idols cement affection in this life and that on the day of resurrection the people will deny and curse one another and dwell in hell fire. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, Y. S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31094-31213 high The people say to build a pile and cast Abraham into the glowing fire; they devise a plot, but God makes them inferior and delivers Abraham. record
Sufi The Mesnevi THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 2555-2683 high Jelāl teaches that if a beast seeking refuge is spared, a human who turns to God will be saved from hell-fire and led to heaven; disciples rejoice with music, dancing, alms, and clothing for poor singers. record
Sufi The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 6225-6332 high Sparks from flint and steel enter tinder-like hearts, but a thief in the dark extinguishes them before a flame rises; the speaker asks God for shielding and grace. record
Sufi The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7247-7354 high The Jewish king reproaches the fire, asking why its destructive power does not consume the Christians who spurn it. record
Sufi The Mesnevi FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II.; lines 813-935 medium The Seyyid sends Jelāl a letter calling him to his father’s resting-place and warning that from that hill a fire will shower down on Qonya. record
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11350-11455 high Medea kills Pelias, goes to Corinth, finds Jason married to Creon's daughter, sets fire to the palace so princess and father are consumed, murders her two children by Jason before him, and flees. record
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4013-4051 low The passage reports the ancient idea that sling stones became red hot in flight because of their speed. record
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1128-1209 high The billet groans or seems to groan as it burns; Meleager, distant and unsuspecting, suffers secret fire, speaks of his family, and dies as the fire and pain are extinguished together. record
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9935-10029 medium Polyphemus says he fears Galatea more than lightning, asks why she loves Acis, threatens to tear Acis apart and scatter his limbs through fields and waves, and compares his slighted passion to Aetna's flames in his breast. record
Sufi Mystics and Saints of Islam CHAPTER XIV / JALALUDDIN RUMI / CHAPTER XV / CHAPTER XVI; lines 4896-4988 medium Mian Mir tells the Emperor that Mullah Shah may speak incautiously in ecstasy, but warns that this holy man is a consuming fire and that persecution could bring disaster. record
Greek/Roman Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN). / VULCAN. / POSEIDON (NEPTUNE).; lines 3296-3398 high The Cyclops are sons of Poseidon and Amphitrite, gigantic, one-eyed, lawless, without fear of the gods, and workmen of Hephaestus in volcanic Mount AEtna. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 12098-12221 high Surtr rides through a fiery breach with a flaming sword and followers; Bifröst sinks beneath their horses as they ride toward Asgard. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12874-12978 high Fates and Norns preside over birth and foretell futures; Meleager's preserved brand is compared with Nornagesta's concealed candle-end, each tied to death. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 456-592 medium The gods set sparks from Muspells-heim in the heavenly vault as stars and use the brightest sparks for sun and moon in golden chariots. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER; lines 7824-7975 medium The passage interprets Balder as the setting sun or clear summer light, Hodur as darkness or winter, Vali as new light after winter, and Loki as fire jealous of Balder's pure heavenly light. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI; lines 8051-8171 high Loki is described as originally the personification of hearth fire and life, later becoming a combined god-and-devil figure and an originator of deceit among the Æsir. record
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9430-9545 high Fearing further harm, Sigmund and Sinfiotli wait until the ninth night, when the wolf-skins drop off; they throw the skins into the fire, the skins are consumed, and the spell is broken forever. record
Greek The Odyssey BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV / BOOK V; lines 2289-2384 medium Calypso is at her loom in a cave with a hearth fire, cedar and sandalwood smoke, surrounding trees, nesting birds, grapevine, four running streams, violets, and herbage; Mercury admires the place. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXI. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle.; lines 29695-29863 medium Ráma blocks the storm of missiles with arrows, remains undismayed, and is described with wrath and splendour like flame while shooting at the giants. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons.; lines 49276-49447 medium Vibhishan rebukes Indrajit's rashness, warns of Raghu's son's fiery arrows, and urges Ravana to give riches and restore Sita to Rama. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head.; lines 51281-51416 medium Malyaván says sages and saints perform worship, chant Vedic hymns, keep sacred fires burning, and that their fervour and rites make Rákshas might weak. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52409-52579 medium Wind, red lightning, shaking mountains, rising waves, and uprooted seaside trees create a violent disturbance. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CVIII. The Battle. / Canto CIX. The Battle. / Canto CXIV. Vibhishan Consecrated. / Canto CXVI. The Meeting.; lines 55883-56065 medium Ráma says the army crossed the sea not from love for Sítá but for honor and law; he says his love is gone, calls her stained by shame, and tells her to go where she wishes but not with him. record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO.; lines 64295-64428 high “The conflagration which destroys the world at the end of a Yuga or age.” record
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65549-65703 high Vedavati, daughter of King Kusadhwaja, becomes an ascetic; after Ravan insults her, she enters fire and is later born again as Sita to destroy him. record
Greek The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1543-1614 medium Achilles's curse of Apollo, insolence to Scamander, dedication of hair to Patroclus despite prior dedication to Spercheius, dragging Hector's body, and slaying captives at the pyre are condemned as meanness and cruelty. record
Celtic Irish The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 14413-14505 high MacRoth describes a terrifying company at Slane led by a white-grey hero and two youths; one scans the clouds, and the company works spells so the elements war and rain-clouds of fire fall on the men of Erin's camp. record