Motif
Earthly sanctuary as image of divine hall
earthly_sanctuary_as_image_of_divine_hall
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. 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 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN; lines 1830-1874 confidence: medium
"Upsal's temple, where the North / Saw Valhal's halls fair imag'd here on earth."
The quoted verse says Upsal's temple saw Valhal's halls fairly imaged on earth.
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