Motif
transformative ingestion of a dragon’s heart
transformative_ingestion_of_a_dragon_s_heart
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Esoteric and Hidden Knowledge. 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 XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10215-10329 confidence: high
Sigurd gives Gudrun some of Fafnir’s heart to eat; after tasting it, her nature changes and she grows cold and silent to all except him.
Gudrun eats some of Fafnir’s heart, after which her nature changes and she becomes cold and silent except toward Sigurd.
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