Motif
etiology of sea salt and whirlpool from sunken magic mill
etiology_of_sea_salt_and_whirlpool_from_sunken_magic_mill
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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 V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4864-4983 confidence: high
The millstones sink into the sea, forming a deep round hole and whirlpool known as the Maelstrom; the salt dissolves and makes all sea water salty.
The sunken millstones produce the Maelstrom, and the salt they ground permeates the sea.
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