Motif
Supreme ruler descends/appears from above to rule all lands
supreme_ruler_descends_appears_from_above_to_rule_all_lands
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family, within the sub-family Descending and Embodied Supreme Rulers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Poetic Edda LAYS OF THE GODS / VOLUSPO / THE WISE-WOMANS PROPHECY / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 1099-1112 confidence: medium
A mighty lord comes from on high to hold all power and rule all lands (with ellipses in the text).
A 'mighty lord' comes 'on high' and is said to hold all power and rule all lands.
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