Motif
beating a captive supernatural being through a container
beating_a_captive_supernatural_being_through_a_container
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country THE STEPMOTHER. / THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE. / HOW THE SEA BECAME SALT. / THE TWO BROTHERS AND THE FROST.; lines 10636-10698 confidence: high
The soldier takes the knapsack containing the Devil to a smith friend, asks him to beat it soft on the anvil, and has him hammer it repeatedly and harder.
The smith hammers the knapsack with the Devil inside until the Devil is later shown flattened and weakened.
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