Motif
Loss and restoration of strength through cutting and regrowth of hairs
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A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Hair Holding Life or Strength. 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 7255-7309 confidence: medium
In Zacynthus, people think the strength of the ancient Greeks resided in three hairs on their breasts, vanished when the hairs were cut, and returned if the hairs grew again.
The Zacynthus belief says strength vanishes when three breast hairs are cut and returns when they grow again.
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