Motif
generic crop-mother or maiden spirit without individualized myth
generic_crop_mother_or_maiden_spirit_without_individualized_myth
A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Crops, Animals, and Milk Abundance. 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) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 7594-7681 confidence: medium
Marks of primitive religion are listed: no priests, no temples, and spirits rather than gods; spirits have general names and generic attributes, unlike individualized gods such as Ceres, Proserpine, and Bacchus.
Names such as Barley-mother, Old Woman, and Maiden are described as general names for spirit classes, without proper names or individual histories.
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