Motif
Killing through an object and time outside opposed categories
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A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Divine unity, infinity, and transcendence of opposites. 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 8043-8129 confidence: high
In an Indian legend presented as parallel to Balder, Indra promises not to kill Namuci by day or night or with wet or dry things, then kills him in morning twilight by sprinkling sea foam on him; Frazer treats sea foam as an intermediate object.
Indra kills Namuci at morning twilight with sea foam after promising not to kill him by day or night or with wet or dry materials.
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