μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Soul (or life) kept in special part of body.

The dead. · The soul. · External soul. · view the constellation · filed as E714

Filed across the traditions
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Filed under External soul. A person (often a giant or ogre) keeps his soul or life separate from the rest of his body.

13 finer motifs beneath it
Soul (life) in the blood Serpent's life in its gold crown Soul in head Soul (life) in the heart Soul (life) in the liver Soul (life) in the breath Soul (life) in left hand Monster with life in his neck. (One vulnerable place.) Giant's soul in a mole in the hollow of his palm Ogre's soul in "pale spot" below his right ear. (Cf. Z311.2.) Life (soul) in entrails Soul in hair Soul fastened to spine
Filed beside it
Ferocious animal guardian of separable soul of ogress External soul avenges murder Soul kept in object. (Cf. E765.) Hidden soul (life) Soul hidden in a series of coverings. This motif is combined with several others. Usually the soul will be hidden in an egg, in a duck, in a well, in a church, or a similar series Separable soul kept in animal Multiple separable souls: ogre's separable spirits live in a tree (plant), fish, honey bee
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morally Magic hair Person with wings on feet (head) Labyrinth. Series of rooms so confusing that one cannot find the way out Daughter pulls out father's magic life-containing hair. As soon as it is taken out he dies Treacherous daughter Child sacrificed to gain favor of gods Sacrifice to offended gods, who hold ship back

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