AWA Ancient Wisdom Atlas texts, motifs, patterns

Comparative mythology corpus

Culture Hero and Founder

286 tagged occurrences across 17 traditions.

The figure who brings civilization, law, fire, agriculture, or sacred knowledge to humanity. Often overlaps with trickster (Prometheus, Maui) but distinguished by the emphasis on founding or establishing human culture.

286total occurrences
21child motifs
17traditions present
1800 BCE to 1849 CEknown era range
Reading Note

These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.

Child Motifs

Child MotifRelationshipOccurrencesTraditions
Culture Hero canonical_group 266 17
Armed Founder Succeeds Where Unarmed Founder Fails functional_variant 1 1
Divinely Granted Cultural Emblems functional_variant 1 1
Flight From Incestuous Crime Followed By City Foundation functional_variant 1 1
Founding Ancestor Renounces Idolatry role_variant 1 1
Founding And Naming Of Roads, Castles, And Places functional_variant 1 1
Sacred Or Paradisal Origin Of Useful Metal Implements functional_variant 1 1
Waters Regulated For Fertility And Settlement Prosperity functional_variant 1 1
Development From Inspired Prophet To Political Founder role_variant 1 1
Divinely Sanctioned Foundational Lawgiver role_variant 1 1
First Ship Or First Warship functional_variant 1 1
Fugitive City Rebuilder Gains Veneration By Slaying A Ravaging Animal functional_variant 1 1
Hero As Liberator Through Wealth Or Battle functional_variant 1 1
Heroic Bearer Of Household Gods Into A New Land functional_variant 1 1
Heroic Removal Of Local Oppression functional_variant 1 1
Origin Of Society From Human Need functional_variant 1 1
Origin Of The City Through Specialization And Exchange functional_variant 1 1
Religious Founder Incorporating Prior Traditions role_variant 1 1
Religious Reverence For An Outside Cultural Hero role_variant 1 1
Shared Ancestry Explaining Language Affinity uncertain 1 1
Women's Sacred Procession Carrying Civilizing Symbols ritual_variant 1 1

Tradition Frequency

Relative bars compare traditions inside this family.
Roman 46 Finnish/Karelian 41 Celtic Irish 39 Greek 35 Greek/Roman 35 Hindu 21 Islamic 17 Norse 14 Japanese 12 Ainu 6 Celtic Welsh 6 Indigenous Australian 6 Daoist 3 Comparative 2 Islamicate Folklore 1 Mesopotamian 1 Persian 1

How Each Tradition Tells It

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Roman

How This Tradition Tells It

46 occurrences

In Roman, this family appears through Culture Hero (41), Flight From Incestuous Crime Followed By City Foundation (1), First Ship Or First Warship (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV and The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII. This is a deterministic summary of 46 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 980-1059 medium Culture Hero record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY / BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5161-5236 high Culture Hero record
The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY / BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5238-5331 high Culture Hero record
The Aeneid of Virgil PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 120-221 medium Culture Hero record
The Aeneid of Virgil PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 317-400 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV. / BOOK V.; lines 339-351 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11676-11770 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11772-11813 high Fugitive City Rebuilder Gains Veneration By Slaying A Ravaging Animal record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8229-8324 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11457-11570 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4522-4606 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SIXTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9444-9536 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4334-4419 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4421-4519 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD.; lines 4261-4331 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10597-10622 medium First Ship Or First Warship record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1564-1619 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2205-2222 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3677-3764 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3919-4011 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5796-5867 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8991-9085 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9088-9125 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII INTRODUCTION. / BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III.; lines 284-310 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII THE METAMORPHOSES. / BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 872-944 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13198-13289 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2748-2841 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2843-2927 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2929-3006 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3008-3100 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE ELEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6004-6101 low Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12858-12942 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12944-13014 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10447-10540 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12144-12220 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2235-2321 high Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2393-2473 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4104-4203 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH.; lines 12042-12141 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13704-13736 medium Heroic Bearer Of Household Gods Into A New Land record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3334-3411 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3485-3574 medium Flight From Incestuous Crime Followed By City Foundation record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3576-3652 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5127-5208 medium Culture Hero record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5127-5208 high Women's Sacred Procession Carrying Civilizing Symbols record
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6256-6345 high Culture Hero record
Finnish/Karelian

How This Tradition Tells It

41 occurrences

In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Culture Hero (41). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 41 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland BOOK II / EPILOGUE / THE END / GLOSSARY; lines 25330-25477 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland BOOK II / EPILOGUE / THE END / GLOSSARY; lines 25330-25477 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland BOOK II / EPILOGUE / THE END / GLOSSARY; lines 25478-25534 high Culture Hero record
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 433-517 high Culture Hero record
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 680-769 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14907-15087 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20223-20369 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20371-20542 medium Culture Hero record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20738-20913 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20738-20913 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20915-21098 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20915-21098 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 21100-21292 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 22275-22460 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 22655-22841 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 22843-23030 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 23748-23933 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 23935-24126 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 24521-24719 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 24923-25115 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 25117-25220 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10267-10454 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10456-10602 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10946-11134 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10946-11134 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 12401-12581 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1501-1670 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1501-1670 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1672-1830 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1832-2015 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 3687-3882 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4073-4266 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4656-4840 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4842-5023 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 5211-5401 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 5403-5596 high Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 5598-5794 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 5992-6167 low Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6368-6539 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8570-8763 medium Culture Hero record
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland Rune X, Ilmarinen forges the Sampo high Culture Hero record
Celtic Irish

How This Tradition Tells It

39 occurrences

In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Culture Hero (37), Hero As Liberator Through Wealth Or Battle (1), Heroic Removal Of Local Oppression (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Gods and Fighting Men and The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge. This is a deterministic summary of 39 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Gods and Fighting Men BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS; lines 15072-15088 high Hero As Liberator Through Wealth Or Battle record
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 high Culture Hero record
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 5978-5995 medium Culture Hero record
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 2206-2301 medium Culture Hero record
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 2303-2409 medium Culture Hero record
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 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT / CHAPTER III. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVE / CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT; lines 11053-11154 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT / CHAPTER III. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVE / CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT; lines 11156-11258 high Culture Hero record
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TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1089-1182 high Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1184-1265 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1267-1358 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1267-1358 high Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD / CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN. / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER. / CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA; lines 6278-6377 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE HIDDEN HOUSE OF LUGH / BOOK THREE: THE COMING OF THE GAEL. / CHAPTER I. THE LANDING / CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF TAILLTIN; lines 2823-2893 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER V. AINE / CHAPTER VI. AOIBHELL / CHAPTER VII. MIDHIR AND ETAIN / CHAPTER VIII. MANANNAN; lines 3788-3890 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER V. CAT-HEADS AND DOG-HEADS / CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN; lines 9388-9467 medium Heroic Removal Of Local Oppression record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT FIGHT / CHAPTER XIII. CREDHE'S LAMENT / BOOK FOUR: HUNTINGS AND ENCHANTMENTS. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF BRITAIN'S SON; lines 8361-8449 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER XV. THE HUNT OF SLIEVE CUILINN / BOOK FIVE: OISIN'S CHILDREN / BOOK SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID; lines 10465-10539 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men GODS AND FIGHTING MEN. / PART ONE: THE GODS. / BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE TUATHA DE DANAAN. / CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS; lines 841-858 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men PART TWO: THE FIANNA. / BOOK ONE: FINN, SON OF CUMHAL. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN / CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD; lines 5998-6089 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 265-327 medium Culture Hero record
Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 419-501 high Culture Hero record
Heroic Romances of Ireland FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3437-3584 medium Culture Hero record
Heroic Romances of Ireland LITERAL TRANSLATION / TEXT OF LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI / INTRODUCTION / TEXT WITH INTERLINEAR TRANSLATION; lines 12761-13012 high Culture Hero record
Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 118 / PAGE 121 / PAGE 124 / PAGE 126; lines 8308-8369 medium Culture Hero record
Heroic Romances of Ireland THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / EGERTON VERSION / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI VERSION; lines 1814-1914 medium Culture Hero record
Heroic Romances of Ireland THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI VERSION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR / INTRODUCTION; lines 1995-2030 low Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM / XXVII; lines 15481-15606 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE; lines 843-946 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 6066-6154 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 2775-2894 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3007-3083 low Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3166-3285 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3412-3489 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 4083-4199 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 6680-6831 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM; lines 4916-5021 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 366-469 medium Culture Hero record
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 1819-1952 low Culture Hero record
Greek

How This Tradition Tells It

35 occurrences

In Greek, this family appears through Culture Hero (30), Waters Regulated For Fertility And Settlement Prosperity (1), Divinely Sanctioned Foundational Lawgiver (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica and The Iliad. This is a deterministic summary of 35 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONS / THE WOMAN AND THE FARMER / PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MAN / THE SWALLOW AND THE CROW; lines 5283-5302 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica ENDNOTES / PREPARERS NOTE / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 1010-1106 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica ENDNOTES / PREPARERS NOTE / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 531-624 low Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS / THE DIVINATION BY BIRDS / THE ASTRONOMY; lines 2338-2416 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO; lines 6003-6078 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO; lines 6080-6145 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE; lines 4786-4884 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO / IV. TO HERMES; lines 6148-6247 medium Culture Hero record
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO / IV. TO HERMES; lines 6249-6341 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO / IV. TO HERMES; lines 6546-6640 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica INTRODUCTION / BIBLIOGRAPHY / HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS; lines 1532-1621 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE ASTRONOMY / THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS; lines 2439-2460 high Culture Hero record
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 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701; lines 3529-3639 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701; lines 3641-3768 high Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701; lines 3770-3893 high Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST; lines 8912-9016 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2738-2827 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Theogony ll. 507-616 high Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica XII. TO HERA / XIII. TO DEMETER / XIV. TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS / XV. TO HERACLES THE LION-HEARTED; lines 7133-7143 medium Culture Hero record
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica XVIII. TO HERMES / XIX. TO PAN / XX. TO HEPHAESTUS / XXI. TO APOLLO; lines 7229-7248 high Culture Hero record
Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 3550-3661 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1694-1762 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad THE ACTS OF DIOMED. / BOOK VI. / ARGUMENT. / THE EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.; lines 6917-7060 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XX. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES.; lines 18903-19042 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23328-23452 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23698-23815 medium Culture Hero record
The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24770-24894 medium Waters Regulated For Fertility And Settlement Prosperity record
The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25189-25329 high Culture Hero record
The Iliad The Iliad / CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 1079-1154 medium Culture Hero record
The Republic PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III.; lines 13198-13348 medium Culture Hero record
The Republic THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II.; lines 10980-11113 high Origin Of The City Through Specialization And Exchange record
The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1265-1334 high Origin Of Society From Human Need record
The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7874-7955 medium Divinely Sanctioned Foundational Lawgiver record
The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8316-8399 medium Shared Ancestry Explaining Language Affinity record
Greek/Roman

How This Tradition Tells It

35 occurrences

In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Culture Hero (35). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 35 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ASCLEPIAS (AESCULAPIUS). / AESCULAPIUS. / ROMAN DIVINITIES. / JANUS.; lines 5712-5790 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome BRAURONIAN ARTEMIS. / SELENE-ARTEMIS. / DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN).; lines 3109-3194 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines 7050-7143 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CEREALIA. / VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS.; lines 6563-6631 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN). / VULCAN. / POSEIDON (NEPTUNE).; lines 3296-3398 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN). / VULCAN. / POSEIDON (NEPTUNE).; lines 3296-3398 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome JUPITER. / HERA (JUNO). / JUNO. / PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA).; lines 1430-1518 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome LIBITINA. / LAVERNA. / COMUS. / THE CAMENAE.; lines 5955-5976 high Culture Hero record
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome MARS. / NIKE (VICTORIA). / VICTORIA. / HERMES (MERCURY).; lines 3746-3817 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1634-1698 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1776-1867 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON. / THESEUS.; lines 8404-8503 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON. / THESEUS.; lines 8505-8590 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON. / THESEUS.; lines 8505-8590 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY. / PRONOUNCING INDEX. / A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH. / NOTES; lines 11638-11773 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY. / PRONOUNCING INDEX. / A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH. / NOTES; lines 11638-11773 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN. / THIRD DYNASTY--OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES.; lines 1081-1171 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.; lines 746-830 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.; lines 832-898 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.; lines 832-898 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7587-7685 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7687-7783 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7687-7783 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7785-7884 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7886-7984 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7886-7984 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7986-8074 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 7986-8074 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9869-9911 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VENUS. / HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO.; lines 2279-2363 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VENUS. / HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO.; lines 2279-2363 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VENUS. / HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO.; lines 2441-2527 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS. / PERSEUS.; lines 6736-6832 medium Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS. / PERSEUS.; lines 6834-6902 high Culture Hero record
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome VICTORIA. / HERMES (MERCURY). / MERCURY. / DIONYSUS (BACCHUS).; lines 3954-4041 high Culture Hero record
Hindu

How This Tradition Tells It

21 occurrences

In Hindu, this family appears through Culture Hero (21). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki. This is a deterministic summary of 21 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Ramayan of Valmiki CONTENTS / INVOCATION.(1) / BOOK I.(6) / OM.(8); lines 864-991 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CIX. The Praises Of Truth. / Canto CXI. Counsel To Bharat. / Canto CXII. The Sandals. / Canto CXIX. The Forest.; lines 26143-26234 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CXIX. The Forest. / BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga.; lines 26886-27059 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX. / CAREY AND MARSHMAN.; lines 57286-57377 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CXXVI. Bharat Consoled. / Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX.; lines 57183-57268 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX. / CAREY AND MARSHMAN. / SCHLEGEL.; lines 57379-57463 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya.; lines 27704-27812 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LXXV. The Parle. / Canto LXXVI. Debarred From Heaven. / BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent.; lines 9795-9955 medium Culture Hero record
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya. / Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow.; lines 27980-28109 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto X. Rishyasring Invited. / Canto XI. The Sacrifice Decreed. / Canto XII. The Sacrifice Begun. / Canto XIII. The Sacrifice Finished.; lines 2946-3017 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XI. The Sacrifice Decreed. / Canto XII. The Sacrifice Begun. / Canto XIII. The Sacrifice Finished. / Canto XV. The Nectar.; lines 3155-3293 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XI. The Summons. / Canto XX. The Spies. / Canto XXI. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened.; lines 49985-50125 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XIX. The Birth Of The Princes. / Canto XXIV. The Spells. / Canto XXV. The Hermitage Of Love. / Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms.; lines 4527-4679 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30274-30458 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30754-30880 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 30975-31147 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIX. The Celestial Arms. / Canto XXXI. The Perfect Hermitage. / Canto XXXIII. The Sone. / Canto XXXIV. Brahmadatta.; lines 5006-5160 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64865-64999 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62332-62449 medium Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59299-59388 high Culture Hero record
The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 60016-60062 low Culture Hero record
Islamic

How This Tradition Tells It

17 occurrences

In Islamic, this family appears through Culture Hero (11), Armed Founder Succeeds Where Unarmed Founder Fails (1), Divinely Granted Cultural Emblems (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 17 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE, / BY GEORGE SALE. / ONE OF THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL. / MY LORD,; lines 68-146 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 2037-2091 medium Divinely Granted Cultural Emblems record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XLII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32852-32936 high Founding Ancestor Renounces Idolatry record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 23710-23808 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 25242-25306 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 39848-39924 medium Sacred Or Paradisal Origin Of Useful Metal Implements record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) LIFE OF GEORGE SALE. / R. A. DAVENPORT. / INTRODUCTION / TO THE READER.; lines 500-578 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 11070-11217 medium Culture Hero record
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 11219-11354 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 17322-17443 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 19679-19788 high Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 848-912 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2301-2352 medium Religious Founder Incorporating Prior Traditions record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2405-2456 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2864-2911 high Armed Founder Succeeds Where Unarmed Founder Fails record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) The Koran (Al-Qur'an) / INTRODUCTION; lines 201-285 medium Culture Hero record
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) The Koran (Al-Qur'an) / INTRODUCTION; lines 287-351 medium Development From Inspired Prophet To Political Founder record
Norse

How This Tradition Tells It

14 occurrences

In Norse, this family appears through Culture Hero (14). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas. This is a deterministic summary of 14 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI; lines 3819-3966 medium Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER IX: FREY / CHAPTER X: FREYA / CHAPTER XI: ULLER / CHAPTER XII: FORSETI; lines 5368-5476 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4487-4607 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4864-4983 medium Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER X: FREYA / CHAPTER XI: ULLER / CHAPTER XII: FORSETI / CHAPTER XIII: HEIMDALL; lines 5627-5758 medium Culture Hero record
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 10215-10329 medium Culture Hero record
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 9986-10091 high Culture Hero record
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 12542-12649 medium Culture Hero record
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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 12542-12649 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA; lines 1992-2120 medium Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA; lines 2123-2236 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA; lines 2238-2359 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN; lines 1709-1827 high Culture Hero record
Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN; lines 1830-1874 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese

How This Tradition Tells It

12 occurrences

In Japanese, this family appears through Culture Hero (12). The strongest concentration is currently in Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 12 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY / PREFACE / JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE; lines 262-377 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER; lines 1413-1523 high Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER; lines 1525-1574 high Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 5813-5924 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 6128-6233 high Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6236-6369 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6371-6508 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6510-6645 medium Culture Hero record
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6647-6752 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH / THE OGRE OF RASHOMON / HOW AN OLD MAN LOST HIS WEN; lines 7485-7562 medium Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 1834-1943 high Culture Hero record
Japanese Fairy Tales THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH / THE OGRE OF RASHOMON; lines 6883-6997 medium Culture Hero record
Ainu

How This Tradition Tells It

6 occurrences

In Ainu, this family appears through Culture Hero (5), Religious Reverence For An Outside Cultural Hero (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Aino Folk-Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 1811-1905 medium Culture Hero record
Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 2102-2199 high Culture Hero record
Aino Folk-Tales HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA.; lines 485-608 medium Culture Hero record
Aino Folk-Tales HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA.; lines 902-1009 medium Culture Hero record
Aino Folk-Tales LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE.; lines 266-349 medium Religious Reverence For An Outside Cultural Hero record
Aino Folk-Tales LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE.; lines 435-482 medium Culture Hero record
Celtic Welsh

How This Tradition Tells It

6 occurrences

In Celtic Welsh, this family appears through Culture Hero (5), Founding And Naming Of Roads, Castles, And Places (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mabinogion. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Mabinogion CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN; lines 1179-1240 medium Culture Hero record
The Mabinogion GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG; lines 8331-8429 high Founding And Naming Of Roads, Castles, And Places record
The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1858-1941 medium Culture Hero record
The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 6756-6841 medium Culture Hero record
The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 7019-7112 low Culture Hero record
The Mabinogion THE MABINOGION / TRANSLATED BY LADY CHARLOTTE GUEST / CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION; lines 245-338 medium Culture Hero record
Indigenous Australian

How This Tradition Tells It

6 occurrences

In Indigenous Australian, this family appears through Culture Hero (6). The strongest concentration is currently in Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies AS TOLD TO THE PICCANINNIES / COLLECTED BY MRS. K. LANGLOH PARKER / WITH INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW LANG, M.A. / CONTENTS; lines 67-124 low Culture Hero record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur the Kangaroo Rat, the Fire Makers high Culture Hero record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1021-1119 medium Culture Hero record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 3224-3258 medium Culture Hero record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 561-655 medium Culture Hero record
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 868-931 medium Culture Hero record
Daoist

How This Tradition Tells It

3 occurrences

In Daoist, this family appears through Culture Hero (3). The strongest concentration is currently in Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER XV. / SELF-CONCEIT. / CHAPTER XVI. / EXERCISE OF FACULTIES.; lines 6757-6895 medium Culture Hero record
Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer LANGUAGE. / CHAPTER XXVIII. / ON DECLINING POWER. / CHAPTER XXIX.; lines 12777-12905 medium Culture Hero record
Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer THE OLD FISHERMAN. / CHAPTER XXXII. / CHAPTER XXXIII. / THE EMPIRE.; lines 14207-14322 medium Culture Hero record
Comparative

How This Tradition Tells It

2 occurrences

In Comparative, this family appears through Culture Hero (2). The strongest concentration is currently in The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2). This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 6597-6671 high Culture Hero record
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 6725-6799 medium Culture Hero record
Islamicate Folklore

How This Tradition Tells It

1 occurrences

In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Culture Hero (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 4010-4107 medium Culture Hero record
Mesopotamian

How This Tradition Tells It

1 occurrences

In Mesopotamian, this family appears through Culture Hero (1). The strongest concentration is currently in An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic PENNSYLVANIA TABLET, TRANSLATION, Col. I-Col. III high Culture Hero record
Persian

How This Tradition Tells It

1 occurrences

In Persian, this family appears through Culture Hero (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.

TextLine RangeConfidenceChild MotifExtraction
The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XCIII / XCVIII / CVIII / CXIII; lines 4804-4835 medium Culture Hero record
Converges

Shared Structure

The strongest convergence is around Culture Hero. These child motifs recur across several tradition clusters and give the family its shared structure.

Diverges

Local Emphasis

Islamic leans toward Culture Hero; Finnish/Karelian leans toward Culture Hero; Roman leans toward Culture Hero; Greek leans toward Culture Hero; Ainu leans toward Culture Hero; Islamicate Folklore leans toward Culture Hero.

Comparison Mode

Reading Rule

structuralthematiccontact not inferred

Timeline

Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.
ca. 1800-1600 BCE

An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

Mesopotamian - Old Babylonian Gilgamesh tradition - 1 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-300 BCE

The Upanishads

Hindu - Vedic and early philosophical Sanskrit tradition - 21 tagged occurrences

ca. 750-400 BCE

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 35 tagged occurrences

ca. 750-650 BCE

The Iliad

Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 35 tagged occurrences

ca. 200 BCE-200 CE

The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita

Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 21 tagged occurrences

ca. 610-632 CE

The Koran (Al-Qur'an)

Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 17 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling

Gods and Fighting Men

Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 39 tagged occurrences

ca. 800-1270 CE

The Poetic Edda

Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 14 tagged occurrences

ca. 1100-1400 CE

The Mabinogion

Celtic Welsh - Medieval Welsh narrative and romance tradition - 6 tagged occurrences

1835-1849 CE compilation

Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland

Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 41 tagged occurrences