Motif
catalogued mythic geography of homes and bridge
catalogued_mythic_geography_of_homes_and_bridge
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Poetic Edda INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES / PRONOUNCING INDEX OF PROPER NAMES / PRONOUNCING INDEX; lines 21171-21488 confidence: low
"Alf-heim, home of the elves"; "s-garth, home of the gods"
The index groups named mythic locations such as Alf-heim as home of the elves, s-garth as home of the gods, Breith-a-blik as Baldr's home, Bil-skirn-ir as Thor's dwelling, and Bif-rost/Bil-rost as the rainbow bridge.
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