Comparative mythology corpus

Wish For Non Birth Or Infant Death In Maiden’s Lament

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 says it would have been better never to have seen sunlight or to have died as an infant after eight days, needing little linen, a small coffin, and a small grave, with limited mourning by family members. record