Motif
cock as embodiment of the corn-spirit in the last sheaf
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A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 258-329 confidence: high
The passage states that the corn-spirit often assumes the cock form; in Austria children are warned that the Corn-cock sits in the corn-fields and will peck out their eyes.
The passage repeatedly connects the cock with the last sheaf or last corn and explicitly states that the corn-spirit assumes cock form.
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