Motif
No return from death
no_return_from_death
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians CHAPTER XIII / MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE / CHAPTER XIV / EGYPTIAN POETICAL COMPOSITIONS; lines 8184-8290 confidence: high
The poem says none of the departed comes from where they are and no one can describe their condition or guide the living to their place; it advises the addressee to comfort the heart and follow the heart's desire while alive.
The poem states that none of the departed comes back, that no one can describe or guide to their place, and that no departed person has been able to return.
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germanic
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Teutonic Mythology, Volume 4 VOL. IV. T / SOULS. / CHAPTER XXVII. / DEATH.; lines 13511-13554 confidence: medium
Examples describe Death taking or bringing people away, a person not coming back, and Death allowing no flight back to friends.
Death brings people to a place where they remain, there is no return, and Death allows no flight back to friends.
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