Motif
Invulnerability dependent on a hidden or external life-object
invulnerability_dependent_on_a_hidden_or_external_life_object
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family External Life-Tokens, Invulnerability, and Decoys. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6498-6584 confidence: high
“Balder could be killed by nothing in heaven or earth except the mistletoe”; while it remained on the oak, he was “immortal” and “invulnerable.”
Balder, the oak, and the human representative are described as unkillable so long as the mistletoe remains on the oak and uninjured.
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