Communal Spouses And Property In Imagined Early Society
1
Declining Ages Of Humankind
1
Divine Peace Stead And Golden Age
1
Former Existence Of Mankind
1
Four Ages Of The World
1
Decline Through Successive Metallic Ages
1
Distinct Heroic Age Of Demi Gods
1
Four Age Decline Of The World Period
1
Lost Age Of Magic And Decline Of The World
1
Primeval Age Followed By Degeneration
1
Comparative mythology corpus
World Ages and Cosmic Decline
12 tagged occurrences across 7 traditions.
The recurring schema of successive world ages, yugas, golden ages, metallic ages, and cosmic decline, where a primordial or divine order decays across time.
12total occurrences
12child motifs
7traditions present
800 BCE to 1270 CEknown era range
Child Motifs
| Child Motif | Relationship | Occurrences | Traditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communal Spouses And Property In Imagined Early Society | symbolic_variant | 1 | 1 |
| Declining Ages Of Humankind | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Divine Peace Stead And Golden Age | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Former Existence Of Mankind | broader_label | 1 | 1 |
| Four Ages Of The World | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Decline Through Successive Metallic Ages | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Distinct Heroic Age Of Demi Gods | child | 1 | 1 |
| Four Age Decline Of The World Period | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Lost Age Of Magic And Decline Of The World | symbolic_variant | 1 | 1 |
| Primeval Age Followed By Degeneration | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| Primordial Innocence Followed By Loss Of Effortless Abundance | child_motif | 1 | 1 |
| World Supported Or Framed By Cosmic Bulls | heuristic_keyword_match | 1 | 1 |
Tradition Frequency
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Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Communal Spouses And Property In Imagined Early Society (1), Former Existence Of Mankind (1), Four Ages Of The World (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Republic and The Iliad. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Iliad | CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1633-1692 | high | Distinct Heroic Age Of Demi Gods | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 6419-6504 | high | Four Ages Of The World | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 6914-6987 | medium | Communal Spouses And Property In Imagined Early Society | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8057-8096 | medium | Former Existence Of Mankind | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
3 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Decline Through Successive Metallic Ages (1), Primeval Age Followed By Degeneration (1), Primordial Innocence Followed By Loss Of Effortless Abundance (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII. This is a deterministic summary of 3 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 947-1039 | high | Decline Through Successive Metallic Ages | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 947-1039 | medium | Primordial Innocence Followed By Loss Of Effortless Abundance | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1042-1088 | high | Primeval Age Followed By Degeneration | record |
Ainu
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Ainu, this family appears through Lost Age Of Magic And Decline Of The World (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Aino Folk-Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lost Age Of Magic And Decline Of The World | record |
Greek/Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Declining Ages Of Humankind (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | high | Declining Ages Of Humankind | record |
Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Four Age Decline Of The World Period (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62216-62330 | medium | Four Age Decline Of The World Period | record |
Norse
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Norse, this family appears through Divine Peace Stead And Golden Age (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas. This is a deterministic summary of 1 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 | CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 739-863 | high | Divine Peace Stead And Golden Age | record |
Sufi
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Sufi, this family appears through World Supported Or Framed By Cosmic Bulls (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam | E.H. WHINFIELD, M.A. / INTRODUCTION / E.H. WHINFIELD / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 9428-9661 | high | World Supported Or Framed By Cosmic Bulls | 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
Greek leans toward Communal Spouses And Property In Imagined Early Society; Roman leans toward Decline Through Successive Metallic Ages; Greek/Roman leans toward Declining Ages Of Humankind; Norse leans toward Divine Peace Stead And Golden Age; Hindu leans toward Four Age Decline Of The World Period; Ainu leans toward Lost Age Of Magic And Decline Of The World.
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 - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 4 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 4 tagged occurrences
ca. 200 BCE-200 CE
The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita
Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1270 CE
The Poetic Edda
Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 1 tagged occurrences