Motif
loss of sustaining divine object causes aging or decline
loss_of_sustaining_divine_object_causes_aging_or_decline
A motif of the Immortality Without Renewal family, within the sub-family Fading Youth, Failed Restoration, and Aging Through Loss. 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 young and free from age and disease; Idun's magic casket remains replenished, and only the gods receive the fruit though dwarfs and giants desire it.
When Idun and the apples are absent, the gods lose the beneficent effect of the apples and begin to grow old and less beautiful.
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