Motif
Defeat by destruction or possession of the external life-token
defeat_by_destruction_or_possession_of_the_external_life_token
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Fatal Attacks on External Life-Tokens and Life-Sites. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7106-7174 confidence: high
Kabyl story: an ogre’s fate is in an egg inside a pigeon, camel, and the sea; the hero crushes the egg and the ogre dies.
Opponents lose power, die, become vulnerable, or abandon combat when their external life-token is destroyed, stolen, or controlled.
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