Comparative mythology corpus

Lament Comparing Joy To Free Flowing Water And Sorrow To Frozen Or Imprisoned Water

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Finnish/Karelian Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 2758-2930 high Aino compares happy homes and fortune to river water, lake waves, and flowing crystal waters; she compares sorrow to the spirit of the sea-duck, a winter icicle, and water imprisoned in a well. record