Motif
awakening of love with brightening season
awakening_of_love_with_brightening_season
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIII: HEIMDALL / CHAPTER XIV: HERMOD / CHAPTER XV: VIDAR / CHAPTER XVI: VALI; lines 6151-6159 confidence: medium
Early Christians dedicate the month to St. Valentine, described as a skillful archer and, like Vali, as harbinger of brighter days, awakener of tender sentiments, and patron of all lovers.
St. Valentine, compared to Vali, is described as awakener of tender sentiments and patron of all lovers in the context of the light-bringing month.
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