cultural motif
C12785
concept
A cultural motif is a recurring symbolic element, theme, or pattern within a culture’s art, stories, rituals, or practices that conveys shared meanings and values.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| literary motif | 25 |
| folklore motif | 8 |
| biblical motif | 6 |
| cultural archetype | 4 |
| cultural theme | 4 |
| European folklore motif | 2 |
| art motif | 2 |
| cultural motif canonical | 2 |
| motif in folklore | 2 |
| poetic motif | 2 |
| Basque cultural symbol | 1 |
| Folklore motif | 1 |
| art historical motif | 1 |
| cultural heritage symbol | 1 |
| decorative motif | 1 |
| folk art motif | 1 |
| folkloric motif | 1 |
| iconographic form | 1 |
| legendary motif | 1 |
| motif | 1 |
| motif in Greek mythology | 1 |
| motif in Greek tragedy | 1 |
| motif in Jewish mystical literature | 1 |
| motif in biblical literature | 1 |
| motif in visual art | 1 |
| nautical folklore motif | 1 |
| symbolicMotif | 1 |
| tema iconografico | 1 |
| textile motif | 1 |
| traditional textile motif | 1 |
| ulos motif | 1 |
| 文化象征 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: cultural motif
Generated description
A cultural motif is a recurring symbolic element, theme, or pattern within a culture’s art, stories, rituals, or practices that conveys shared meanings and values.
Instances (77)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Will-o-the-Wisp | folklore motif |
| Faust legend | — |
| Oculist Witnesses | art motif |
|
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.
surface form:
"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice"
|
literary motif |
| Fountain of Youth | motif in folklore |
| Aphrodite and Artemis | literary motif |
| Turkmen gul patterns | textile motif |
|
Italian name "Testa di Moro"
surface form:
Testa di Moro
|
decorative motif |
| Enkidu’s curse and lament | literary motif |
| Council of the Gods | literary motif |
| The Machine of the World | literary motif |
| Heathcliff's revenge | literary motif |
| Barcelos rooster | folk art motif |
|
“Green Man”
surface form:
Green Man
|
folklore motif |
| Wilde Jagd | motif in folklore |
| Wütende Heer | folklore motif |
| Wildes Heer | European folklore motif |
| Mesnie Hellequin | folkloric motif |
| Herlaþing | folklore motif |
| Man and His World | cultural theme |
| Holy Grail legends | literary motif |
| Pastor Bonus | biblical motif |
| Flying Phoenix | symbolicMotif |
| Bacon’s screaming figures | motif in visual art |
| Begampura | poetic motif |
| Begampura as a city without sorrow | poetic motif |
|
So it goes.
surface form:
"So it goes."
|
literary motif |