Motif
weather explained as actions of a goddess
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA; lines 2123-2236 confidence: high
In Southern Germany, goddesses such as Holda, Hulda, or Frau Holle are described as having attributes like Frigga’s; Holda gives gifts, presides over weather, is linked with snow, rain, clouds, weaving, spinning, housekeeping, and gives flax to mankind and teaches its use.
Snow, rain, and cloud formations are explained as Holda shaking her bed, washing clothes, bleaching linen, or weaving.
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