Motif
enclosure of souls by a chthonic dragon
enclosure_of_souls_by_a_chthonic_dragon
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
gnostic
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Pistis Sophia THE FIFTH DOCUMENT ... 193 / INDEX OF PSALMS AND ODES ... 201 / GENERAL INDEX ... 203 / INTRODUCTION; lines 8746-8820 confidence: high
The Saviour lists sinful and unrepentant souls, including those who complete their cycles in the Sphere without repentance, and says they are taken through the mouth of the dragon’s tail into the chambers of outer Darkness.
The dragon receives souls through the mouth of its tail, brings its tail into its own mouth, and shuts the souls inside the outer Darkness.
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