Motif
wine as blood of divine enemies
wine_as_blood_of_divine_enemies
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Wine as Blood and Ruby. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 confidence: high
Plutarch is cited for Egyptian kings avoiding wine because it was held to be the blood of beings who fought the gods; intoxication was explained as being filled with that blood.
In the Plutarch example, wine is held to be the blood of beings who fought against the gods, and intoxication is explained as being filled with that blood.
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