Motif
magical inanimate objects grant power to their possessor
magical_inanimate_objects_grant_power_to_their_possessor
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 874-988 confidence: high
The drum summons a fourfold army, the milk-bowl produces a mighty river that traps the king’s forces, and the hatchet brings the king’s head to the man’s feet.
The narrator explicitly says the tale concerns inanimate objects endowed with magical powers; the hatchet, drum, and milk-bowl perform supernatural actions.
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