Motif
bird associated with obtaining or transmitting sacred drink
bird_associated_with_obtaining_or_transmitting_sacred_drink
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER IV. / MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 12252-12398 confidence: medium
Garuda is described as the Indian original of the Roc and as connected with Amrita; the note also cites the Vedic falcon that brings Soma down to earth.
Garuda is connected with Amrita, and the Vedic falcon is said to bring Soma down to earth.
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