Appearance Of Christ In Human Form With Identity Proclamation
1
Ascetic Command Summons Divine Manifestation
1
Divine Call From Fire And Mountain Side
1
Divine Recognition Through Revealed Beauty And Scent
1
Divine Vision Shatters The Mountain
1
Forty Night Divine Appointment
1
Humility Before Divine Presence
1
Manifestation Of Heavenly Prototypes
1
Miraculous Sign Demanded Or Imagined
1
Radiant Arrival Of A Holy Teacher
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Theophany and Divine Manifestation
76 tagged occurrences across 11 traditions.
The direct manifestation or revelation of the divine to a human witness. Includes cosmic visions, burning bushes, universal forms, and overwhelming encounters with sacred presence.
76total occurrences
77child motifs
11traditions 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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Islamic
How This Tradition Tells It
23 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamic, this family appears through Appearance Of Christ In Human Form With Identity Proclamation (1), Divine Call From Fire And Mountain Side (1), Forty Night Divine Appointment (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 23 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9486-9548 | medium | Universal Divine Presence Across Prayer Directions | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER LVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35739-35815 | high | Revelation So Weighty That A Mountain Would Split | record |
| 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 16684-16758 | high | Divine Manifestation On A Mountain | record |
| 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 19819-19916 | medium | Hospitality Encounter With Non Eating Heavenly Visitors | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 21077-21165 | high | Miraculous Sign Demanded Or Imagined | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24397-24462 | medium | Theophanic Fire At Mountain | 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 22770-22861 | medium | Universal Cosmic Praise | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 23869-23958 | high | Temporary Muteness As Divine Sign | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27602-27686 | high | Divine Encounter At A Mysterious Fire | 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 | high | Universal Creaturely Praise | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 10353-10500 | high | Divine Encounter At A Fire | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 14253-14381 | high | Divine Call From Fire And Mountain Side | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 16949-17067 | high | Forty Night Divine Appointment | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 21966-22110 | high | Cosmic Praise Of God | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 998-1141 | medium | Visionary Revelation Through An Angelic Speaker On A Mountain | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5283-5332 | medium | Humility Before Divine Presence | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 7483-7537 | medium | Denied Vision Of The Deity In Paradise | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 7939-7987 | high | Anthropomorphic Or Corporeal Deity | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 7939-7987 | medium | Divine Manifestation In Human Form | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 8310-8360 | medium | Claimed Angelic Revelation As Authority For A Rival Leader | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 8413-8461 | medium | Veiled Holy Or Radiant Claimant | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 8515-8561 | medium | Appearance Of Christ In Human Form With Identity Proclamation | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2608-2661 | medium | Revelation In A Cave Or Mountain Retreat | record |
Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
13 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Divine Recognition Through Revealed Beauty And Scent (1), Armed Goddess Manifests With Cosmic Response (1), Artistic Image Modeled On Divine Poetic Epiphany (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica and The Iliad. This is a deterministic summary of 13 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS / THE HOMERIC HYMNS / I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER; lines 5265-5347 | high | Encounter With Disguised Deity At A Water Source | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS / THE HOMERIC HYMNS / I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER; lines 5349-5443 | high | Divine Epiphany In Transformed Radiant Body | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER / III. TO DELIAN APOLLO / TO PYTHIAN APOLLO; lines 6003-6078 | high | Fiery Divine Epiphany At A Sanctuary | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS; lines 6991-7049 | high | Recognition Of Hidden Divinity | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS; lines 6991-7049 | high | Unrecognized Deity Seized By Mortals | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | TO PYTHIAN APOLLO / IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE; lines 6969-6988 | high | Divine Adornment Before Presentation | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | XXV. TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO / XXVI. TO DIONYSUS / XXVII. TO ARTEMIS / XXVIII. TO ATHENA; lines 7330-7346 | high | Armed Goddess Manifests With Cosmic Response | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | XXVIII. TO ATHENA / XXIX. TO HESTIA / XXX. TO EARTH THE MOTHER OF ALL / XXXI. TO HELIOS; lines 7390-7410 | high | Radiant Solar Deity Blessing Worshipper | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Iliad | THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5684-5812 | high | Mortal Granted Perception Of Gods | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23698-23815 | medium | Artistic Image Modeled On Divine Poetic Epiphany | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24168-24311 | medium | Divine Recognition Through Revealed Beauty And Scent | record |
| The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25331-25485 | high | Danger Of Beholding A Deity | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII; lines 8074-8175 | high | Divine Adornment Before Public Appearance | record |
Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
10 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Ascetic Command Summons Divine Manifestation (1), Divine Descent Into Visible Or Corporeal Form (1), Divine Descent Or Incarnation (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki and The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita. This is a deterministic summary of 10 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto CXXVI. Bharat Consoled. / Canto CXXIX. The Meeting With Bharat. / Canto CXXX. The Consecration. / APPENDIX.; lines 57270-57284 | high | Fourfold Divine Manifestation | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto L. The Enchanted Cave. / Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council.; lines 44554-44719 | high | Gigantic Expansion Revealing Latent Power | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 22609-22779 | high | Ascetic Command Summons Divine Manifestation | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head.; lines 51281-51416 | high | Divine Manifestation In Heroic Form | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 31892-31975 | medium | Enchanted Gaze At Wondrous Apparition | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 66273-66368 | high | Divine Incarnation In Multiple Forms | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62817-62940 | high | Divine Descent Or Incarnation | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59844-59934 | high | Hero's Hidden Divine Identity Revealed By Gods | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 58112-58192 | high | Divine Descent Into Visible Or Corporeal Form | record |
| The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita | CHAPTER XI | medium | Theophany Of Many Forms | record |
Sufi
How This Tradition Tells It
8 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Sufi, this family appears through Divine Vision Shatters The Mountain (1), Manifestation Of Heavenly Prototypes (1), Covered Sacred Image Remains Visible (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Mystics and Saints of Islam and Poems from the Divan of Hafiz. 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 | APPENDIX I / MOHAMMEDAN CONVERSIONS / APPENDIX II / APPENDIX III; lines 5638-5700 | medium | Covered Sacred Image Remains Visible | record |
| Mystics and Saints of Islam | CHAPTER II / CHAPTER III / RABIA, THE WOMAN SUFI / CHAPTER IV; lines 1300-1396 | medium | Hidden Or Uncertain Saintly Tomb With Heavenly Announcement | record |
| Mystics and Saints of Islam | III.--THE LOVE OF GOD AND ECSTASY / CHAPTER II / CHAPTER III / RABIA, THE WOMAN SUFI; lines 921-1016 | high | Divine Vision Shatters The Mountain | record |
| Mystics and Saints of Islam | THE CLAY OF WHICH MAN IS MADE. / THE DEAD CRIMINAL. / ANECDOTE OF BAYAZID BASTAMI. / CHAPTER XIII; lines 3957-4027 | high | Manifestation Of Heavenly Prototypes | record |
| Poems from the Divan of Hafiz | GERTRUDE LOWTHIAN BELL / LONDON / WILLIAM HEINEMANN / INTRODUCTION; lines 792-859 | medium | Divine Speech Through A Tree Or Burning Bush | record |
| The Mystics of Islam | CHAPTER V / SAINTS AND MIRACLES / CHAPTER VI / THE UNITIVE STATE; lines 3596-3711 | medium | Divine Image And Incarnate Manifestation | record |
| The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-dín Rúmí | BE LOST IN THE BEAUTY OF THE BELOVED / THE LOVER'S CRY TO THE BELOVED / SORROW TURNED TO JOY / THE GIFTS OF THE BELOVED; lines 1951-2004 | high | Hidden Divine Source Manifested Through Visible Effects | record |
| The Persian Mystics: Jámí | FINITE AND INFINITE BEAUTY / HOW TO OBTAIN UNION WITH THE DIVINE / TRUTH / THE GOD BEHIND THE VEIL; lines 1197-1212 | medium | Divine Radiance Mediated By Concealment | record |
Buddhist
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Buddhist, this family appears through Radiant Arrival Of A Holy Teacher (1), Radiant Sacred Body Sign Of The Awakened Teacher (1), Angelic Proclamation Of A Coming Sacred Age Or Figure (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1. 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 4436-4521 | medium | Supernatural Expansion Or Accommodation Of An Immense Assembly | record |
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 5145-5241 | high | Angelic Proclamation Of A Coming Sacred Age Or Figure | record |
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 6793-6896 | medium | Radiant Sacred Body Sign Of The Awakened Teacher | record |
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 7332-7443 | medium | Radiant Arrival Of A Holy Teacher | record |
Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through War Goddess Apparition To A Hero (1), Encounter With A Divine Being In Strange Form (1), Recognition Of A Supernatural Or Otherworldly Figure (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Heroic Romances of Ireland. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | END OF VOL. I. / VOL. II / PREFACE TO VOL. II / INTRODUCTION IN VERSE; lines 8630-8686 | medium | Encounter With A Divine Being In Strange Form | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 57 / PAGE 58 / PAGE 59 / PAGE 60; lines 7281-7348 | medium | War Goddess Encounter At A Stronghold | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 63 / PAGE 65 / PAGE 66 / PAGE 67; lines 7493-7528 | medium | Recognition Of A Supernatural Or Otherworldly Figure | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION; lines 12213-12244 | medium | War Goddess Apparition To A Hero | record |
Comparative
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Comparative, this family appears through Animal Embodiment Of A Deity (1), Deity Incarnate In A Human Medium Or Avatar (1), Divine Or Numinous Stranger (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) and The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2). This is a deterministic summary of 4 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. 1 of 2) | MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 8339-8394 | medium | Divine Or Numinous Stranger | record |
| The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) | PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1128-1210 | high | Deity Incarnate In A Human Medium Or Avatar | record |
| The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) | PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 442-515 | medium | Man God Through Divine Incarnation | record |
| 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 1508-1544 | medium | Animal Embodiment Of A Deity | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Cosmic Order Falls Silent Before Supreme Divine Speech (1), Divine Storm Apparatus Accompanying Epiphany (1), Hidden Hero Revealed In Luminous Epiphany (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Aeneid of Virgil and The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6315-6410 | high | Cosmic Order Falls Silent Before Supreme Divine Speech | record |
| The Aeneid of Virgil | PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 572-657 | high | Hidden Hero Revealed In Luminous Epiphany | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5004-5027 | high | Divine Storm Apparatus Accompanying Epiphany | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRD. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4608-4685 | medium | Loss Of Speech After Divine Encounter | record |
Greek/Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Deity Causing Sudden Panic By Terrifying Voice (1), Deity Embodied In Boundary Marker (1), Human Mariner Beholds Dancing Sea Spirits (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | NYMPHS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. / NAPAEAE AND OREADES. / THE WINDS. / PAN (FAUNUS).; lines 5499-5583 | high | Deity Causing Sudden Panic By Terrifying Voice | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | PICUS. / PICUMNUS AND PILUMNUS. / SILVANUS. / TERMINUS.; lines 5897-5913 | high | Deity Embodied In Boundary Marker | record |
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | WATER NYMPHS. / OCEANIDES, NEREIDES, AND NAIADES. / OCEANIDES. / THE NEREIDES.; lines 5342-5365 | medium | Human Mariner Beholds Dancing Sea Spirits | record |
Indigenous Australian
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Indigenous Australian, this family appears through Fatal Sight Of A Powerful Being (1), Supernatural Presence In Whirlwind (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 2 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 | ANDREW LANG. / APPENDIX / DINEWAN BOOLLARHNAH GOOMBLEGUBBON / GLOSSARY; lines 3375-3525 | low | Supernatural Presence In Whirlwind | record |
| Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies | CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2776-2889 | high | Fatal Sight Of A Powerful Being | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Fatal Distraction By Supernatural Radiance (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 1 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 15818-16007 | medium | Fatal Distraction By Supernatural Radiance | 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
Buddhist leans toward Radiant Arrival Of A Holy Teacher; Comparative leans toward Animal Embodiment Of A Deity; Islamic leans toward Appearance Of Christ In Human Form With Identity Proclamation; Greek leans toward Divine Recognition Through Revealed Beauty And Scent; Hindu leans toward Ascetic Command Summons Divine Manifestation; Roman leans toward Cosmic Order Falls Silent Before Supreme Divine Speech.
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 - 10 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 13 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 13 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 - 10 tagged occurrences
ca. 610-632 CE
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 23 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 4 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 1 tagged occurrences