Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

deathless happy northern land

deathless_happy_northern_land

A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 63550-63687 confidence: medium

    A remote northern happy land is described as having natural perfection and complete happiness, with no decrepitude, death, fear, moral inequality, or change from the four Yugas.

    A remote northern land is described as perfectly happy and free from death, fear, decrepitude, inequality, and Yuga-related change.

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  • The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 63548-63685 confidence: high

    A note describes a happy land in the remote north where inhabitants have no vicissitude, decrepitude, death, fear, moral inequality, or change from the succession of the four Yugas.

    The note describes a remote northern happy land without decrepitude, death, fear, moral inequality, or Yuga change.

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