Motif
opposed elements as soul location and means of death
opposed_elements_as_soul_location_and_means_of_death
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Fatal Attacks on External Life-Tokens and Life-Sites. 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) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6695-6769 confidence: medium
Gilgit origin legend: a fairy king has his soul in the snows and can perish only by fire.
The Gilgit fairy king's soul is in the snows, while fire is the only stated means by which he can perish.
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