Motif
nested containers protecting a life-token
nested_containers_protecting_a_life_token
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.
2 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 6928-6980 confidence: high
In a Norse tale, a giant says his heart is in an egg inside a duck in a well in a church on an island in a lake; the hero obtains and breaks the egg, and the giant bursts.
The life-token is repeatedly hidden inside chains of animals, buildings, stones, bodies, or a chest before the hero can reach it.
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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 7106-7174 confidence: high
Kabyl story: an ogre’s fate is in an egg inside a pigeon inside a camel in the sea; the hero crushes the egg and the ogre dies.
Several examples place the life-token inside sequences of animals, boxes, caskets, bags, or remote places before it can be reached.
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