Motif
Boundary river before divine dwelling
boundary_river_before_divine_dwelling
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 594-736 confidence: medium
Odin leads the gods to Idawold, a broad plain above earth beyond the great stream Ifing, whose waters never freeze.
Odin leads the gods to Idawold beyond Ifing, a stream that separates regions and never freezes.
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