Motif
cosmic mourning after a divine death
cosmic_mourning_after_a_divine_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER; lines 7698-7821 confidence: medium
The burning funeral ship drifts toward the western horizon, disappears beneath the waves, and the last spark vanishes as darkness covers the world in mourning for Balder.
After the funeral ship vanishes, the world is covered in darkness as a sign of mourning for Balder.
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