Motif
animal embodiment of the corn-spirit
animal_embodiment_of_the_corn_spirit
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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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 774-848 confidence: high
At Neuautz, pig chine and tail are boiled for first barley sowing; the sower eats some and sticks the tail in the field. The passage identifies the pig as corn-spirit and links it to the Esthonian Rye-boar last sheaf.
The passage repeatedly states that the corn-spirit is embodied in pig, boar, and other animal forms and links these forms to sowing, harvest, and Yule practices.
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