Motif
Mistletoe as healing and hunting-luck plant
mistletoe_as_healing_and_hunting_luck_plant
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. 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) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14848-14990 confidence: medium
Hunters believe that mistletoe heals all wounds and brings luck in hunting.
The passage reports that hunters believe mistletoe heals wounds and brings hunting luck.
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