Motif
Shadow as vulnerable extension of a being
shadow_as_vulnerable_extension_of_a_being
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Shadows as Vulnerable Life-Parts. 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. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10349-10471 confidence: medium
A cited Latin passage says that when a hyaena treads on the moon-cast shadow of a dog on a roof, the dog falls to it and is devoured.
The cited hyaena passage links an action on the dog's shadow with the dog falling and being devoured.
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