Motif
divine game testing invulnerability
divine_game_testing_invulnerability
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Contests, Games, and Formal Challenges. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER; lines 7475-7592 confidence: high
At Idavold the gods throw golden disks, then begin throwing weapons, stones, and other objects at Balder because the objects have sworn not to injure him; the objects glance aside or fall short, and the gods laugh.
The gods amuse themselves by throwing weapons, stones, and other objects at Balder because the objects cannot injure him.
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