Motif
Destroying or manipulating the external object harms or kills the owner
destroying_or_manipulating_the_external_object_harms_or_kills_the_owner
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. 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 6847-6926 confidence: high
Koshchei says his death is under an oak in a casket, hare, duck, and egg; the prince squeezes and shatters the egg, killing him.
Koshchei bends or dies when the egg is squeezed or broken; the witch dies when the egg-light is put out; Soulless dies when the soul is removed; the German warlock weakens and dies when the bird is squeezed and killed.
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