Motif
Blood of the slain god marked in landscape and flower
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A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 6100-6145 confidence: medium
The Byblus celebration is linked to spring discoloration of the river Adonis, when red earth from the mountains tinges the river and sea blood-red, believed to be the blood of Adonis wounded by the boar on Mount Lebanon.
The blood-red river and the red anemone are interpreted in the passage as signs or products of Adonis's blood after his death.
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