Motif
fatal loss or capture of reflection-soul in water
fatal_loss_or_capture_of_reflection_soul_in_water
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Reflections and Reflected Bodily Substances. 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. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 3606-3684 confidence: high
Zulu, Basuto, and Saddle Island examples describe dangerous pools, crocodiles, or a malignant spirit that can take, drag under, or seize a person’s reflection or life, causing death.
Water-beings or powers are said to take, drag under, or seize a reflection, causing the person to die; related taboos warn against looking at reflections in water.
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