Motif
destroying the life-token kills or weakens the being
destroying_the_life_token_kills_or_weakens_the_being
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 7106-7174 confidence: high
Kabyl story: an ogre’s fate is in an egg inside a pigeon inside a camel in the sea; the hero crushes the egg and the ogre dies.
Crushing the egg kills the ogre; killing beetles removes the witch’s power and life; overcoming golden animals defeats the Dwarf-king; destroying hearts kills warlocks; killing birds or the serpent enables the death of Bulat or the demon.
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