Motif
apotropaic plant against evil spirits
apotropaic_plant_against_evil_spirits
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 15521-15650 confidence: medium
Frazer says Virgil represents Aeneas taking the mistletoe to Hades, perhaps because the mistletoe was supposed to repel evil spirits.
The mistletoe is explicitly said to have been supposed to repel evil spirits.
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