Art As Enchantment, Illusion, And Moral Danger
1
Blood Like Atmospheric Omen Or Marvel
1
Buddha’s Appearance Marked By Cosmic Signs
1
Consulting Diviners Before An Undertaking
1
Cosmic Omens Confirming Spiritual Destiny
1
Cosmic Signs At The Death Of A Holy Person
1
Deceptive Image Mistaken For Reality
1
Departed Spirits Return To Warn The Living
1
Distant Perception Of Kin's Distress
1
Divine Approval By Lightning Sign
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception
134 tagged occurrences across 16 traditions.
Dreams, visions, and altered states as sources of sacred knowledge, prophecy, or revelation. Includes prophetic dreams, the dream-reality boundary, opened perception, and the idea that ordinary consciousness conceals a deeper reality.
134total occurrences
136child motifs
16traditions 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.
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Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
29 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Art As Enchantment, Illusion, And Moral Danger (1), Blood Like Atmospheric Omen Or Marvel (1), Deceptive Image Mistaken For Reality (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Iliad and The Republic. This is a deterministic summary of 29 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | THE AETHIOPIS / THE LITTLE ILIAD / THE SACK OF ILIUM / THE RETURNS; lines 8170-8221 | high | Prophetic Apparition Warning Travelers | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA / THE AETHIOPIS / THE LITTLE ILIAD; lines 7964-8081 | high | Ghost Of Dead Father Appears To Son | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA; lines 7817-7923 | medium | Mountain Vantage Reveals Hidden Figures | record |
| Phaedrus | Phaedrus / PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION.; lines 154-206 | high | Oracular Restraint And Required Recantation | record |
| The Iliad | ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 13397-13534 | medium | Prophecy Like Taunt Of City Fall And Hero Flight | record |
| The Iliad | JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14667-14798 | high | Prayer Answered By Ambiguous Divine Sign | record |
| The Iliad | JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15059-15181 | high | Divine Removal Of Obscuring Darkness | record |
| The Iliad | THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK II. / ARGUMENT. / THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.; lines 2972-3112 | high | Deceptive Divine Dream Sent To A Ruler | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Iliad | THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK II. / ARGUMENT. / THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.; lines 2972-3112 | high | False Promise Of Imminent Victory Preceding Suffering | record |
| The Iliad | THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES. / BOOK X. / ARGUMENT. / THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES.; lines 10446-10587 | high | Death Dream Sent To Doomed Sleeper | record |
| The Iliad | THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN. / BOOK XIX. / ARGUMENT. / THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON.; lines 18608-18748 | high | Prophetic Speaking Horse Warns Of Hero's Doom | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23817-23945 | medium | Deceptive Dream Sent From A Deity | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24770-24894 | high | Sleeping Victim Perceives Attacker As In A Dream | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24896-25075 | medium | Blood Like Atmospheric Omen Or Marvel | record |
| The Iliad | THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX. / BOOK VIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS.; lines 8560-8692 | high | Bird Of Prey Drops Sign At Altar | record |
| The Iliad | THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 16859-17004 | medium | Partial Knowledge Of Fate Concealed From A Hero | record |
| The Iliad | THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XII. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL.; lines 11778-11898 | medium | Ominous Serpent Carried By A Bird | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 2241-2286 | high | Divinely Sent Consolatory Dream Message | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX / BOOK XX; lines 8864-8959 | high | Prayer For Confirming Omens From Two Places | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8788-8861 | high | Ominous Dream With Internal Interpretation | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8788-8861 | high | True And False Dreams Distinguished By Gates | record |
| The Republic | BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 23365-23487 | high | Deceptive Image Mistaken For Reality | record |
| The Republic | BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 23489-23651 | medium | Deceptive Power Of Illusion | record |
| The Republic | THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II.; lines 11610-11780 | medium | Deceptive Dream Sent By A God | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5050-5130 | medium | Inner Beast Revealed In Sleep | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5259-5329 | high | Shadow Or Illusion Mistaken For Reality | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 6035-6121 | medium | Art As Enchantment, Illusion, And Moral Danger | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7392-7476 | medium | Failure To Read Signs Of Crisis | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7957-8055 | medium | Limited Vision Before Unveiled Future | record |
Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
25 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Distant Perception Of Kin's Distress (1), Enchanted Music That Brings Sleep And Relief (1), Personified Dream Figures Foretell Conquest And Strategy (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 25 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | Book V. The Fate of The Children of Lir / PART II. THE FIANNA / Book III. The Battle of the White Strand / Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments; lines 582-600 | low | Encounter With Apparitions | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S LAMENTS; lines 15091-15228 | high | Foretelling Fulfilled In Old Age | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. THE LANDING / CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF TAILLTIN / BOOK FOUR: THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES. / CHAPTER I. BODB DEARG; lines 2896-2982 | medium | Ominous Animal And Bloodshed At A Feast | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN; lines 1361-1459 | medium | Attempt To Evade Prophetic Disclosure By Changing The Murder Weapon | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER III. ANGUS OG / CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU / CHAPTER V. AINE / CHAPTER VI. AOIBHELL; lines 3343-3385 | high | Supernatural Foreknowledge Of Battlefield Death | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL / CHAPTER VI. THE WANDERERS / CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING AND PEACE / CHAPTER VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN; lines 12892-12983 | high | Dying Hero Foretells The War Band's Ruin | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9545-9644 | medium | Prophetic Or Warning Dream Before Conflict | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING AND PEACE / CHAPTER VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN / BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON; lines 13149-13246 | high | Prophetic Dream Of Danger With Corrective Interpretation | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS / CHAPTER XV. LAEGAIRE IN THE HAPPY PLAIN / BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR; lines 5245-5360 | high | Enchanted Music That Brings Sleep And Relief | 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 5584-5679 | medium | Ominous Transformation Of The Doomed Looking Opponent | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 10930-11027 | high | Prophetic Night Apparition Directs Conflict | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE; lines 10617-10737 | high | Personified Dream Figures Foretell Conquest And Strategy | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 118 / PAGE 121 / PAGE 124 / PAGE 126; lines 8308-8369 | high | Ominous Arrival Bringing Woe To A Watcher | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 81 / PAGE 82 / PAGE 83 / PAGE 85; lines 7854-7873 | high | Ominous Token Foretelling Hero's Destruction | 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 | Marvelous Chariot Apparition With Distorted Animal And Red Figures | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / PAGE 118 / PAGE 121 / PAGE 124; lines 8287-8305 | low | Forewarned Combat Injury | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK; lines 1318-1467 | high | Ominous Vision Of A Blood Bathed Host | 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 | medium | Distant Perception Of Kin's Distress | 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 13264-13440 | high | Prophetic Sleep And Dream Before Battle | 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 13442-13563 | high | Scout Observes Ominous Signs Before The Arrival Of An Army | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU / XXIII / HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN; lines 12389-12451 | medium | Battle Foretold By Druids | 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 8046-8157 | high | Ominous Bird Apparition | 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 | Forest Obstruction Removed For Supernatural Sight | 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 10006-10118 | high | Retainers’ Foreboding Before Lord’s Combat | 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 11289-11433 | medium | Battlefield Carrion Birds Foretold | record |
Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
21 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Moon As Guide And Comforter (1), Omens Before Combat (1), Ominous Bodily Sign Before Disaster (1). 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.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto CII. Lakshman Healed. / Canto CVI. Glory To The Sun. / Canto CVIII. The Battle. / Canto CIX. The Battle.; lines 55400-55568 | high | Victory Confirmed By Celestial Signs | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto I. The Hermitage. / Canto V. Sarabhanga. / Canto VIII. The Hermitage. / Canto XI. Agastya.; lines 27420-27561 | high | Mysterious Music From An Unseen Hidden Place | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March.; lines 48311-48458 | high | Auspicious Omens Before Battle | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LVIII. Trisanku Cursed. / Canto LIX. The Sons Of Vasishtha. / Canto LXI. Sunahsepha. / Canto LXVII. The Breaking Of The Bow.; lines 8463-8633 | medium | Supernatural Scale Sign Accompanies Heroic Deed | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs. / Canto LXXV. The Night Attack. / Canto CII. Lakshman Healed.; lines 55124-55282 | medium | Cosmic Portents During Heroic Combat | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXII. Dasaratha Consoled. / Canto LXVI. The Embalming. / Canto LXVII. The Praise Of Kings. / Canto LXVIII. The Envoys.; lines 20007-20169 | high | Ominous Dream Foretelling Royal Death | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787) / Canto III. The Guardian Goddess. / Canto IV. Within The City.; lines 45200-45277 | medium | Moon As Guide And Comforter | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXVII. The Breaking Of The Bow. / Canto LXX. The Maidens Sought. / Canto LXXII. The Gift Of Kine. / Canto LXXIII. The Nuptials.; lines 9219-9310 | high | Ominous Portents Before Confrontation | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXXV. The Parle. / Canto LXXVI. Debarred From Heaven. / BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent.; lines 10122-10301 | high | Celestial Omens Prompting Royal Action | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XI. The Banquet Hall. / Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.; lines 46432-46573 | medium | City Overwhelmed By The Sea As Omen Of Defeat | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XI. The Banquet Hall. / Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.; lines 46432-46573 | high | Prophetic Dream Of Enemy Downfall And Rescue | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXI. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight.; lines 29362-29521 | high | Ominous Portents Before Battle | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 34496-34610 | medium | Ominous Bodily Sign Before Disaster | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved.; lines 34613-34766 | high | Ominous Sign Before Discovery Of Loss | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat. / Canto LX. Lakshman Reproved. / Canto LXX. Kabandha.; lines 35841-35998 | high | Omens Before Combat | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest.; lines 32481-32639 | medium | Ominous Natural Stillness Before Danger | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 34188-34368 | high | Omens Announce Danger | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela. / Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night.; lines 51949-52118 | medium | Counter Vision Through Magic Concealment | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65705-65848 | medium | Ill Omens Before Battle | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 58194-58313 | high | Ominous Bodily Sign Before Separation | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | The Ramayan of Valmiki / CONTENTS; lines 476-658 | medium | Omens Before Conflict | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
14 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Divine Command Transmitted Through Dream Apparition (1), Dream Epiphany Of Protective Goddess (1), Dream Messenger Announces Death (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV and The Aeneid of Virgil. This is a deterministic summary of 14 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA / BOOK TWELFTH / THE SLAYING OF TURNUS; lines 8597-8651 | high | Dream Like Paralysis In Battle | record |
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6494-6567 | high | Divine Warning Before Battle | record |
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY / BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING; lines 1498-1588 | high | Founding Attempt Interrupted By Ominous Revelation | record |
| The Aeneid of Virgil | PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 402-491 | high | Murdered Dead Reveals Hidden Truth In Dream | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11973-12064 | medium | Disease Corrupts Divinatory Signs | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X. / BOOK XI.; lines 315-333 | medium | Dream Or Apparition In The Form Of A Loved One | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE ELEVENTH.; lines 5715-5795 | high | Ritual Frenzy Overcoming A Sacred Singer | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3334-3411 | high | Dream Revealing Or Intensifying Forbidden Love | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3655-3750 | high | Dream Epiphany Of Protective Goddess | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6594-6687 | high | Dream Messenger Announces Death | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6842-6918 | high | Divine Command Transmitted Through Dream Apparition | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6920-7009 | medium | Dream Apparition Announces Death | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7108-7175 | medium | Divine Or Supernatural Sleep Dwelling In A Dark Liminal Place | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7108-7175 | high | Fear Bringing Dream Figure | record |
Sufi
How This Tradition Tells It
8 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Sufi, this family appears through Cosmic Signs At The Death Of A Holy Person (1), Magical Mirror Used For Distant Vision (1), Moon As Witness To Future Absence (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mesnevi and Mystics and Saints of Islam. This is a deterministic summary of 8 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystics and Saints of Islam | CHAPTER XIV / JALALUDDIN RUMI / CHAPTER XV / CHAPTER XVI; lines 5075-5159 | medium | Saintly Presentiment Of Approaching Death | record |
| Poems from the Divan of Hafiz | XXXVIII / XXXIX / XLIII / NOTES; lines 3221-3341 | medium | Night As Pregnant With Future Events | record |
| The Mesnevi | CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III. / CHAPTER IV.; lines 4279-4412 | high | Dream Reveals The Hidden Corpse | record |
| The Mesnevi | CHAPTER V. / CHAPTER VI. / CHAPTER VII. / CHAPTER VIII.; lines 5084-5172 | high | Cosmic Signs At The Death Of A Holy Person | record |
| The Mesnevi | SELECTED ANECDOTES / FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I.; lines 593-714 | high | Protective Saint Warns Ruler In Dream | record |
| The Mesnevi | THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 2300-2425 | high | Distant Perception Of A Disciple’s Death | record |
| The Persian Mystics: Jámí | CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 359-469 | high | Magical Mirror Used For Distant Vision | record |
| The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam | STANZA / STANZA / STANZA / STANZA; lines 4988-5043 | medium | Moon As Witness To Future Absence | record |
Greek/Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
7 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Consulting Diviners Before An Undertaking (1), Departed Spirits Return To Warn The Living (1), Divine Approval By Lightning Sign (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 7 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | ERINYES, EUMENIDES (FURIAE, DIRAE). / MOIRAE OR FATES (PARCAE). / NEMESIS. / NYX (NOX).; lines 4548-4560 | medium | Night Procession With Stars | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | HELIOS (SOL). / EOS (AURORA). / PHOEBUS-APOLLO. / ROMAN APOLLO.; lines 2666-2715 | medium | Vanishing Prophetic Woman After Transaction | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | NAPAEAE AND OREADES. / THE WINDS. / PAN (FAUNUS). / FAUNUS.; lines 5585-5598 | high | Nocturnal Spirit Causing Dreams And Apparitions | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | OCEANUS. / NEREUS. / PROTEUS. / GLAUCUS.; lines 3469-3487 | high | Prophetic Sea Being Whose Approach Brings Dread | 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 900-984 | high | Divine Approval By Lightning Sign | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | SACRIFICES. / ORACLES. / SOOTHSAYERS (AUGURS). / AUGURS.; lines 6327-6339 | high | Consulting Diviners Before An Undertaking | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | SELENE (LUNA). / ARTEMIS (DIANA). / ARCADIAN ARTEMIS. / EPHESIAN ARTEMIS.; lines 2926-2974 | high | Departed Spirits Return To Warn The Living | record |
Islamic
How This Tradition Tells It
6 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamic, this family appears through Divine Sign Of Temporary Silence (1), Miraculous Sign In The Heavens (1), Mirage As Deceptive Water Appearance (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16186-16261 | medium | Ominous Choice Among Supernatural Signs | 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 | Mirage As Deceptive Water Appearance | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLVIII. / ENTITLED, THE VICTORY; REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 33986-34065 | high | Prophetic Dream Verified By Later Fulfillment | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 40056-40155 | medium | Miraculous Sign In The Heavens | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 20575-20701 | high | Revelatory Dream Altering Courage | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 7240-7394 | high | Divine Sign Of Temporary Silence | record |
Buddhist
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Buddhist, this family appears through Buddha’s Appearance Marked By Cosmic Signs (1), Cosmic Omens Confirming Spiritual Destiny (1), Universal Stilling And Suspension At A Decisive Moment (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 and Jataka tales. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 3350-3445 | high | Buddha’s Appearance Marked By Cosmic Signs | record |
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 3664-3798 | high | Cosmic Omens Confirming Spiritual Destiny | record |
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 3664-3798 | medium | Universal Stilling And Suspension At A Decisive Moment | record |
| Jataka tales | THE SANDY ROAD / THE QUARREL OF THE QUAILS / THE MEASURE OF RICE / THE FOOLISH, TIMID RABBIT; lines 847-946 | high | Misheard Natural Sound As Cosmic Disaster | record |
Norse
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Norse, this family appears through Dream Imagery Of Animals Foreshadowing Or Associated With Violent Consumption (1), Death Or Misfortune Apparition (1), Divine Instruction By Vision (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 XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF; lines 11845-11957 | high | Divine Instruction By Vision | record |
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA; lines 2362-2458 | high | Death Or Misfortune Apparition | record |
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN; lines 1163-1296 | high | Ominous Supernatural Sound Before Calamity | record |
| The Poetic Edda | INTRODUCTORY NOTE / GUTHRUNARKVITHA II, EN FORNA / THE SECOND, OR OLD, LAY OF GUTHRUN / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 17752-17772 | medium | Dream Imagery Of Animals Foreshadowing Or Associated With Violent Consumption | record |
Celtic Welsh
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Welsh, this family appears through Recognized Hall Tableau From A Prior Vision (1), Guide Interprets Visionary Procession (1), Prolonged Dream Vision Followed By Awakening (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mabinogion. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mabinogion | GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG; lines 8240-8329 | high | Recognized Hall Tableau From A Prior Vision | record |
| The Mabinogion | THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5543-5640 | medium | Guide Interprets Visionary Procession | record |
| The Mabinogion | THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5809-5878 | high | Prolonged Dream Vision Followed By Awakening | record |
Daoist
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Daoist, this family appears through Dream Appearance Of The Dead Or Absent Speaker (1), Dream Identity Crossing Human And Animal Forms (1), Dream Revelation Of A Hidden Captive Being (1). 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.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | CHAPTER XXIV. / CHAPTER XXV. / CHAPTER XXVI. / CONTINGENCIES.; lines 11748-11888 | high | Dream Revelation Of A Hidden Captive Being | record |
| Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | ON SWORDS. / CHAPTER XXXI. / THE OLD FISHERMAN. / CHAPTER XXXII.; lines 13653-13807 | medium | Dream Appearance Of The Dead Or Absent Speaker | record |
| Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | TRANSCENDENTAL BLISS. / B.C. 1766. / CHAPTER II. / THE IDENTITY OF CONTRARIES.; lines 1931-2013 | high | Dream Identity Crossing Human And Animal Forms | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Rejected Ominous Dream (1), Animal Alarm Before Strangers Arrive (1), Landscape And Birds As Warning Voices (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10075-10265 | high | Animal Alarm Before Strangers Arrive | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 13318-13509 | high | Landscape And Birds As Warning Voices | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6169-6366 | high | Rejected Ominous Dream | record |
Islamicate Folklore
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Daydream Ending In Self Caused Loss (1), Idle Poor Man Invests Inheritance And Daydreams Over Fragile Goods (1), True Magical Event Mistaken For Dream Or Madness (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 3 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 4983-5074 | high | Idle Poor Man Invests Inheritance And Daydreams Over Fragile Goods | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5076-5166 | high | Daydream Ending In Self Caused Loss | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5939-6063 | high | True Magical Event Mistaken For Dream Or Madness | record |
Ainu
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Ainu, this family appears through Punishment For Withholding A Dream (1), Bird Omens Of Wealth, Disease, And Fire (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Aino Folk-Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aino Folk-Tales | AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 1811-1905 | medium | Punishment For Withholding A Dream | record |
| Aino Folk-Tales | I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / V.--SCRAPS OF FOLK-LORE.; lines 2201-2329 | high | Bird Omens Of Wealth, Disease, And Fire | record |
Comparative
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Comparative, this family appears through Red Sky As Sign Of Supernatural Death (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 2971-3035 | high | Red Sky As Sign Of Supernatural Death | record |
Indigenous Australian
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Indigenous Australian, this family appears through Celestial Sign At The Death Of A Powerful Doctor (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 1 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 2199-2299 | high | Celestial Sign At The Death Of A Powerful Doctor | 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
Finnish/Karelian leans toward Rejected Ominous Dream; Greek leans toward Art As Enchantment, Illusion, And Moral Danger; Celtic Irish leans toward Distant Perception Of Kin's Distress; Hindu leans toward Moon As Guide And Comforter; Ainu leans toward Punishment For Withholding A Dream; Buddhist leans toward Buddha’s Appearance Marked By Cosmic Signs.
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 - 21 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 29 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 29 tagged occurrences
ca. 300-100 BCE
Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses
Buddhist - Early Buddhist verse collection - 4 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 - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 25 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 - 3 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 3 tagged occurrences