Motif
immortality substance withheld and destroyed
immortality_substance_withheld_and_destroyed
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Divine Food, Nectar, Milk, and Immortality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 3062-3176 confidence: high
Moon beings in a chariot hold a coat of wings and a phial of the Elixir of Life; the Princess drinks a little and is prevented from giving the rest to the old man.
The Elixir of Life is partly drunk by the Princess, not allowed to be given to the old man, later feared by the Emperor, and burned on Mount Fuji.
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