Motif
Sunlight petrifies beings of darkness or fog
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Cosmic, Celestial, and Solar Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8535-8655 confidence: high
German legends attribute uneven ground to giant footprints and streams to giantesses' tears; giants are linked to mountains, darkness, fog, and petrification by sunlight.
Giants are said to move in darkness or fog and become petrified when sunlight appears.
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