Motif
battle-associated female ritual specialists
battle_associated_female_ritual_specialists
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 XIV: HERMOD / CHAPTER XV: VIDAR / CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS; lines 6291-6393 confidence: high
Prophetesses called Idises, Dises, or Hagedises officiate at forest shrines and sacred groves, accompany armies, urge warriors to victory, perform bloody-eagle rites on captives, use tubs of blood in a dance, receive sacrifices, and later are degraded to witches.
The Dises accompany armies, urge warriors to victory, and perform bloody post-battle rites on captives.
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