Battle Horse Oath Imagery
1
Battlefield Vow Restores Heroic Action
1
Bereaved Mother's Dying Curse
1
Blessing Against Widowhood Before Threatened Death
1
Blessing Of The Wedding Feast And Community
1
Curse Of Reciprocal Bereavement
1
False Oath Versus Required Obedience
1
Oath Bound Ally Promises Single Shot Deliverance
1
Oath Bound Heroic Combat
1
Oath Protected Secret Identity
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech
84 tagged occurrences across 13 traditions.
Curses, blessings, oaths, vows, geasa, taboo pronouncements, adjurations, and spoken words that bind or transform through their utterance. Distinct from storytelling_as_power because the power is in the single speech act, not the narrative.
84total occurrences
84child motifs
13traditions present
800 BCE to 1849 CEknown era range
These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.
Child Motifs
Tradition Frequency
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Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
20 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Battlefield Vow Restores Heroic Action (1), Blessing Against Widowhood Before Threatened Death (1), Curse Of Reciprocal Bereavement (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki and Maha-bharata. This is a deterministic summary of 20 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maha-bharata | BOOK IV / DYUTA / BOOK V / PATIVRATA-MAHATMYA; lines 2428-2568 | high | Blessing Against Widowhood Before Threatened Death | record |
| Maha-bharata | BOOK VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4216-4366 | high | Battlefield Vow Restores Heroic Action | record |
| Maha-bharata | BOOK VII / UDYOGA / BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA; lines 4511-4647 | high | Vow Bound Hero Made Vulnerable By His Own Oath | record |
| Maha-bharata | BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 4680-4828 | high | Vow And Counter Vow Over A King's Capture | record |
| Maha-bharata | BOOK VIII / BHISHMA-BADHA / BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA; lines 5114-5254 | high | Vow Bound Vengeance Before Sunset | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot.; lines 11445-11509 | high | Truth Bound Promise As Moral Constraint | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage.; lines 27191-27356 | high | Protector’s Vow To Defend Forest Ascetics | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage.; lines 27358-27417 | high | Ascetic Power Restrained To Preserve Merit | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi.; lines 38762-38925 | high | Curse Establishes A Forbidden Boundary | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | CAREY AND MARSHMAN. / SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE.; lines 57756-57837 | high | Hidden Strength Caused By A Curse | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack.; lines 54847-55004 | high | Vengeance Vow After Kin Loss | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LVII. Trisanku. / Canto LVIII. Trisanku Cursed. / Canto LIX. The Sons Of Vasishtha. / Canto LXI. Sunahsepha.; lines 8155-8318 | high | Curse Transformation And Delayed Release | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.; lines 38129-38274 | high | Armed Vow To Destroy The Ally's Oppressor | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees. / Canto XIV. The Challenge.; lines 39199-39290 | high | Oath Bound Ally Promises Single Shot Deliverance | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XI. Dundubhi. / Canto XII. The Palm Trees. / Canto XIV. The Challenge. / Canto XXVI. The Coronation.; lines 40837-40985 | medium | Vow Bound Hero Observing Paternal Command | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLII. The Army Of The West. / Canto XLIII. The Army Of The North. / Canto XLIV. The Ring. / Canto XLV. The Departure.; lines 43170-43265 | medium | Protected Refuge Created By A Curse Bound Boundary | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXI. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 29037-29175 | high | Boastful Vow To Kill Before Sunset | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19062-19231 | medium | Wrathful Sage’s Curse Threatened After Injury | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers. / Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled.; lines 19379-19551 | high | Curse Of Reciprocal Bereavement | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65969-66086 | medium | Curse Producing Peoples Or Lineages | record |
Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
18 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Oath Bound Heroic Combat (1), Ritual Speech Taboo Delaying Response To Crisis (1), Beloved's Vow Of Exclusive Attachment (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge and Gods and Fighting Men. This is a deterministic summary of 18 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12325-12415 | high | Champion's Protection Vow | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12417-12432 | high | Oath Of Revenge After Loss | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER II. THE CALL OF OISIN / CHAPTER III. THE LAST OF THE GREAT MEN / BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY; lines 14454-14544 | high | Taboo Against Touching The Ground During Return | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN / CHAPTER XIII. FINN AND THE PHANTOMS / CHAPTER XIV. THE PIGS OF ANGUS; lines 10074-10174 | medium | Curse Placed After Kin Slaying In Animal Form | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5480-5582 | high | Oath And Friendship Invoked To Avert Combat | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN (FOURTEENTH CENTURY); lines 12247-12408 | high | Prophetic Curse Of Future Harm To The Hero | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH / TAIN BO FRAICH / Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 10227-10274 | high | Beloved's Vow Of Exclusive Attachment | record |
| 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 12951-13083 | high | Ritual Speech Taboo Delaying Response To Crisis | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS / HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW; lines 12872-12949 | high | Conditional Cessation Oath Between Opponents | 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 15087-15213 | high | Hyperbolic Battle Oath Of Bodily Destruction | 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 5697-5824 | high | Head Taking Vow As Battle Trophy | 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 3592-3696 | high | Challenge Imposed By Taboo Or Geis | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW; lines 8283-8384 | high | Martial Vow To Return Only With Enemy's Head And Regalia | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 705-763 | medium | Binding Injunction Or Prohibition By Honour | 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 2257-2384 | medium | Pursuit Vow Requiring Immediate Bloodshed | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10618-10735 | high | Broken Oath And Friendship Before Duel | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 12332-12386 | medium | Widowed Or Bereaved Vow Not To Remarry | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 9568-9727 | high | Oath Bound Heroic Combat | record |
Islamic
How This Tradition Tells It
9 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamic, this family appears through Battle Horse Oath Imagery (1), False Oath Versus Required Obedience (1), Solemn Mutual Invocation To Expose Liars (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 9 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER X. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 19743-19816 | high | Divine Sign Animal With Taboo Against Harm | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 22673-22767 | low | Curse Transformed Into Blessing | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | ENTITLED, THE TRUE BELIEVERS; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXIV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 26589-26674 | medium | False Oath Versus Required Obedience | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER C. / ENTITLED, THE WAR-HORSES WHICH RUN SWIFTLY; WHERE IT WAS REVEALED IS DISPUTED. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38966-38988 | high | Battle Horse Oath Imagery | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXXVI. / ENTITLED, THE STAR WHICH APPEARED BY NIGHT; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38270-38295 | high | Cosmic Oath By Celestial And Terrestrial Signs | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 21243-21364 | medium | Solemn Mutual Invocation To Expose Liars | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 6133-6277 | medium | Social Exile Through Touch Taboo | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6508-6561 | medium | Adultery Ordeal By Ritual Drink And Oath | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6617-6669 | high | Oath As Decisive Proof When Material Evidence Is Absent | record |
Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
7 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Oath Protected Secret Identity (1), Ancestral Objects Triggering Curse (1), Deity Invoked To Enter And Bless A Song (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica and The Iliad. This is a deterministic summary of 7 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | FRAGMENTS OF THE EPIC CYCLE / THE WAR OF THE TITANS / THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID; lines 7639-7678 | medium | Ancestral Objects Triggering Curse | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | XXII. TO POSEIDON / XXIII. TO THE SON OF CRONOS, MOST HIGH / XXIV. TO HESTIA / XXV. TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO; lines 7271-7287 | high | Deity Invoked To Enter And Bless A Song | record |
| Phaedrus | PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 1675-1779 | medium | Divine Adjuration In A Philosophical Contest | record |
| The Iliad | ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21587-21727 | high | Oath Before Divine Witness To Test Fairness | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25331-25485 | medium | Oath Witnessed By An Underworld Deity | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 1762-1847 | high | Oath Protected Secret Identity | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8705-8786 | high | Secrecy Oath Under Threat In Household Crisis | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
7 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Ritual Restoration Through Plant, Wand, And Spoken Formula (1), Sacred Waters As Contest Stake And Oath Medium (1), Cursed Exile After Filial Or Household Offense (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII and The Aeneid of Virgil. This is a deterministic summary of 7 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING / BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END; lines 2391-2467 | high | Posthumous Haunting And Vengeance Oath | record |
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING / BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END; lines 2636-2708 | high | Dying Curse Creates Hereditary Enmity | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5004-5027 | medium | Irrevocable Oath Compels Destructive Compliance | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8101-8206 | medium | Sacred Waters As Contest Stake And Oath Medium | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH.; lines 7741-7823 | high | Sacred Space Violence And Dying Curse | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10987-11030 | high | Ritual Restoration Through Plant, Wand, And Spoken Formula | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5211-5307 | medium | Cursed Exile After Filial Or Household Offense | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
5 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Blessing Of The Wedding Feast And Community (1), Sea Monster Released After Vow Of Non Return (1), Magical Curse Of Barrenness And Failed Ripening (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 5 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 16516-16685 | high | Slighted Woman’s Curse And Revenge | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 17616-17811 | high | Magical Curse Of Barrenness And Failed Ripening | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 17994-18184 | high | Protective Cattle Charm | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 21682-21883 | high | Sea Monster Released After Vow Of Non Return | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 12037-12217 | high | Blessing Of The Wedding Feast And Community | record |
Norse
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Norse, this family appears through Vow Of Vengeance For A Fallen King/hero (1), Nearly Universal Invulnerability With One Overlooked Exception (1), Public Heroic Vow Before Future Deed (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas and The Poetic Edda. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI; lines 3968-3988 | high | Public Heroic Vow Before Future Deed | record |
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER; lines 7475-7592 | high | Nearly Universal Invulnerability With One Overlooked Exception | 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 9430-9545 | high | Revenge Oath After Kin Slaughter | record |
| The Poetic Edda | HELGAKVITHA HJORVARTHSSONAR / THE LAY OF HELGI THE SON OF HJORVARTH / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / OF HJORVARTH AND SIGRLIN; lines 11252-11299 | medium | Vow Of Vengeance For A Fallen King/hero | record |
Sufi
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Sufi, this family appears through Teacher’s Curse Or Prayer Fulfilled Through Disciple (1), Cursed Poetic Work Causing Madness In Readers (1), Healing Through Written Sacred Words Dissolved In Water (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mesnevi and Mystics and Saints of Islam. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystics and Saints of Islam | CHAPTER VIII / CHAPTER IX / CHAPTER X / CHAPTER XI; lines 3108-3198 | medium | Teacher’s Curse Or Prayer Fulfilled Through Disciple | record |
| Poems from the Divan of Hafiz | GERTRUDE LOWTHIAN BELL / LONDON / WILLIAM HEINEMANN / INTRODUCTION; lines 351-413 | high | Cursed Poetic Work Causing Madness In Readers | record |
| The Mesnevi | THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 2932-3050 | high | Healing Through Written Sacred Words Dissolved In Water | record |
| The Mesnevi | THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 2932-3050 | high | Personified Illness Commanded To Depart | record |
Indigenous Australian
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Indigenous Australian, this family appears through Bereaved Mother's Dying Curse (1), Ritual Authority Pronounces A Curse For Sacrilege (1), Withheld Food Leads To Hostile Weather Magic (1). 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 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies | CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1121-1234 | high | Withheld Food Leads To Hostile Weather Magic | record |
| Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies | CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2494-2588 | high | Ritual Authority Pronounces A Curse For Sacrilege | record |
| Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies | CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2689-2774 | high | Bereaved Mother's Dying Curse | record |
Buddhist
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Buddhist, this family appears through Protective Formula After A Sneeze Averts A Supernatural Predator (1), Clemency Toward Defeated Enemies Secured By Oath (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 and The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | END OF THE STORY OF THE DEER WHO WOULD NOT LEARN. / END OF THE STORY ON FOOD OFFERED TO THE DEAD. / END OF THE STORY OF THE KURUNGA ANTELOPE. / END OF THE STORY OF THE DOG.; lines 10751-10871 | high | Clemency Toward Defeated Enemies Secured By Oath | record |
| The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India | THE MOUSE AND THE FARMER / THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE / THE MONKEYS AND THE GARDENER / THE GOBLIN AND THE SNEEZE; lines 1130-1199 | high | Protective Formula After A Sneeze Averts A Supernatural Predator | record |
Celtic Welsh
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Welsh, this family appears through Cosmic Bounds Oath Formula (1), Vow Of Silence Until Love Is Returned (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mabinogion. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mabinogion | C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 4094-4141 | medium | Cosmic Bounds Oath Formula | record |
| The Mabinogion | INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1780-1856 | high | Vow Of Silence Until Love Is Returned | record |
Islamicate Folklore
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Legal Failure Through Lack Of Witnesses And Reliance On Oath (1), Magic Performed Through Water And Spoken Formula (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 8934-9035 | high | Magic Performed Through Water And Spoken Formula | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 9362-9470 | high | Legal Failure Through Lack Of Witnesses And Reliance On Oath | record |
Comparative
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Comparative, this family appears through Invulnerability Through Oaths With One Omitted Exception (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2). This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5484-5571 | high | Invulnerability Through Oaths With One Omitted Exception | record |
Shared Structure
The convergence is broad rather than concentrated in one child motif: traditions repeatedly tag passages into this family while emphasizing locally different scenes.
Local Emphasis
Islamic leans toward Battle Horse Oath Imagery; Greek leans toward Oath Protected Secret Identity; Hindu leans toward Battlefield Vow Restores Heroic Action; Celtic Irish leans toward Oath Bound Heroic Combat; Indigenous Australian leans toward Bereaved Mother's Dying Curse; Finnish/Karelian leans toward Blessing Of The Wedding Feast And Community.
Reading Rule
structuralthematiccontact not inferred
Timeline
Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.ca. 800-300 BCE
The Upanishads
Hindu - Vedic and early philosophical Sanskrit tradition - 20 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 7 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 7 tagged occurrences
ca. 300-100 BCE
Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses
Buddhist - Early Buddhist verse collection - 2 tagged occurrences
ca. 200 BCE-200 CE
The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita
Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 20 tagged occurrences
ca. 610-632 CE
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 9 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 18 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1270 CE
The Poetic Edda
Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 4 tagged occurrences
ca. 1100-1400 CE
The Mabinogion
Celtic Welsh - Medieval Welsh narrative and romance tradition - 2 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 5 tagged occurrences