Motif
benevolent aerial nature spirits tending plants and animals
benevolent_aerial_nature_spirits_tending_plants_and_animals
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Healing and Provision. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES; lines 9042-9171 confidence: high
Light or white elves inhabit the air between heaven and earth, are governed by Frey from Alf-heim, and are described as lovely, beneficent, pure, and innocent.
The passage describes light elves as tiny beneficent beings in the air who care for flowers, birds, and butterflies.
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