Motif
defeat of a powerful enemy by cutting a vulnerable sinew
defeat_of_a_powerful_enemy_by_cutting_a_vulnerable_sinew
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 2971-3035 confidence: high
"Oh, my son! cut, cut the sinew of the leg." Fireless and Homeless cuts the sinew, and the wicked giant falls and is slain; the passage says this is why the Indians do not eat the leg sinew.
The kind giant instructs Fireless and Homeless to cut the leg sinew; once cut, the wicked giant falls and is slain.
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