Motif
elemental vulnerability through soul in snow and death by fire
elemental_vulnerability_through_soul_in_snow_and_death_by_fire
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 6695-6769 confidence: medium
Legend of the origin of Gilgit: a fairy king has his soul in the snows and can only perish by fire.
The Gilgit fairy king’s soul is said to be in the snows, and he can only perish by fire.
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