Motif
Subterranean little people formed from a giant's body
subterranean_little_people_formed_from_a_giant_s_body
A motif of the Primordial Sacrifice and Dismemberment family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS; lines 8803-8940 confidence: high
Dwarfs or black elves are said to have been bred in Ymir's flesh, given form by the gods, described physically, ordered underground to avoid becoming stone by daylight, and characterized as highly intelligent and future-knowing.
The dwarfs or black elves originate in Ymir's slain flesh, receive form from the gods, and are ordered to live underground.
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