Motif
life-token hidden in animals or nested containers
life_token_hidden_in_animals_or_nested_containers
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Nested Containers and Guarded Hiding Places. 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. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6771-6845 confidence: high
Greek stories describe an enchanter, ogre, or monster whose life or strength is in doves or singing birds, sometimes inside a wild boar or behind a chamber door; killing the birds weakens or kills the figure.
The passage describes doves or birds inside a boar, and a stone inside a bird, inside a leveret, inside a hydra's head.
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