Motif
plant fruit as external strength vessel
plant_fruit_as_external_strength_vessel
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Plants and Trees Holding Life. 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. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6771-6845 confidence: high
A dervish tells a queen that the strength of her three sons will reside in pumpkin fruit planted at their births; cutting or losing pumpkins weakens the sons, and the youngest recovers the lost pumpkins.
The Greek pumpkin story places the strength of three sons in pumpkin fruit planted at their births.
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