Motif
Inexhaustible container of sacred food
inexhaustible_container_of_sacred_food
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container 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 CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN; lines 3991-4133 confidence: high
The apples keep the gods vigorous, beautiful, and young; Idun treasures them in a magic casket that remains full; only the gods taste them, though dwarfs and giants want them.
Idun's casket continues to hold the same number of apples no matter how many she draws out for the gods.
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