Motif
ordeal by ritual draught
ordeal_by_ritual_draught
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Sacred Calling, Conversion, and Faith Tests. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 9394-9534 confidence: high
"Pausanias ... mentions the draught of bull's blood as an ordeal to test the chastity of the priestess."
A draught of bull's blood is described as an ordeal for testing the chastity of a priestess.
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