Motif
dangerous divine child fostered away
dangerous_divine_child_fostered_away
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. 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 I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR; lines 2461-2608 confidence: medium
Because Thor sometimes flies into dangerous rages, his mother sends him away to Vingnir and Hlora; the foster-parents are associated with sheet-lightning and raise him wisely.
Thor's mother cannot control his rages and sends him to Vingnir and Hlora, who control and raise him.
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