Motif
Cosmic nourishment by milk-giving animal
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A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Divine Food, Nectar, Milk, and Immortality. 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 328-454 confidence: high
Ymir finds the gigantic cow Audhumla, created by the same agency and materials as himself; four streams of milk flow from her udder and nourish him.
Audhumla, a primordial cow, produces four streams of milk that nourish Ymir.
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