Motif
externalized life, strength, or soul
externalized_life_strength_or_soul
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Souls, Life, or Strength Outside the Body. 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) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14992-15134 confidence: high
Tzetzes is cited for Nisus's strength being in his golden hair, whose removal leads to weakness and death by Minos; Hyginus is cited for a purple lock determining the duration of Nisus's reign.
Several cited tales link a figure's vitality, reign, strength, or soul to a removable lock, animals, a phial, or a box.
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