Motif
thunder deity with fiery weapon and chariot
thunder_deity_with_fiery_weapon_and_chariot
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Storm, Thunder, and Cosmic Combat. 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 CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR; lines 2461-2608 confidence: high
Thor owns the magic hammer Miölnir, hurls it at frost-giants with destructive power, and it always returns to his hand.
Thor is god of thunder, bears a red-hot returning hammer, and thunder is interpreted as the roll of his goat-drawn chariot.
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