Motif
Cursed treasure or ring brings bloodshed
cursed_treasure_or_ring_brings_bloodshed
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 13084-13166 confidence: medium
The ring Andvaranaut is compared with Venus's cestus, and its curse is compared with Helen's tragedy and the bloodshed linked to her.
Andvaranaut is described as cursed for its possessor and compared to a figure whose story brings bloodshed to those connected with her.
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