Motif
Body part transformed into a star
body_part_transformed_into_a_star
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.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
germanic
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Teutonic Mythology, Volume 1 GEAT. SCILD, BEOWULF. 369 / SCEAF. GIBIKA. WELIS. SIGOFRID. 371 / IRMANRIH. ETICIIO. DIETRICH. 373 / BILLUNG. OEENTIL. 375; lines 18384-18481 confidence: high
Groa works a magic spell for Thor's cure. Thor tells her he carried Orvandill from Jotunheim in a basket, broke off Orvandill's frozen toe, threw it into the sky, and made the star called Orvandils-ta; Groa forgets the spell and the stone in Thor's head remains.
Orvandill's frozen toe is broken off, thrown into the sky, and made into the star Orvandils-ta.
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norse
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The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda AFTERWORD / EXTRACTS FROM / THE POETICAL DICTION. / THOR AND HRUNGNER.; lines 3753-3895 confidence: high
Thor tells Groa that he waded over the Elivogs and carried Orvandel from Jotunheim in a basket; Orvandel's frozen toe was broken off, cast into the sky, and made into the star called Orvandel's toe; Thor says Orvandel will come home, and Groa becomes so glad that she forgets her magic songs.
Orvandel's frozen toe is broken off by Thor, cast into the sky, and made into the star called Orvandel's toe.
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