Motif
Divine helper appears as mysterious extra passenger
divine_helper_appears_as_mysterious_extra_passenger
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. 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 IX: FREY / CHAPTER X: FREYA / CHAPTER XI: ULLER / CHAPTER XII: FORSETI; lines 5368-5476 confidence: high
The twelve jurists pray to Forseti for help reaching land, and immediately perceive a thirteenth passenger in the vessel.
After the jurists pray to Forseti while lost at sea, a thirteenth passenger appears, takes the rudder, and guides them to land.
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