Motif
Four sky-bearers and the ordered directions
four_sky_bearers_and_the_ordered_directions
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. 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 CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING; lines 456-592 confidence: high
Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Westri are set at the four corners to support the heavenly vault, and North, South, East, and West receive their names from them.
Four dwarfs are stationed at the four corners to support the sky, and the compass directions receive their names from them.
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