μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Life token: comb drips blood.

The dead. · The soul. · Life index. · view the constellation · filed as E761.1.7

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““Ukko, thou O God above me, Thou the father of creation, Thou that speakest through the thunder, Thou whose weapon is the lightning, Thou whose voice is borne by ether, Grant me now thy mighty fire-sword, Give me here thy burning arrows, Lightning arrows for my quiver, Thus protect me from all danger, Guard me from the wiles of witches, Guide my feet from every evil, Help me conquer the enchanters, Help me drive them from the…”

The Kalevala, Rune XII · served from our shelf

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  • FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XIIThompson cites: Kalevala runes 12, 15.
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Filed under Blood as life token.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Life token: gloves drip bloodLife token: scissors (razor, knife) drip blood
Filed beside it
Life token: water turns to blood. (Cf. F961.3.1, V211.2.3.2.)Life token: horn fills with bloodLife token: track fills with bloodLife token: blood of fish calls outLife token: blood boilsLife token: blood changes colorLife token: cloth becomes bloodyLife token: hero's horse stands in stable in blood up to his kneesLife token: milk becomes bloodyLife token: roof spouts of castle run with bloodLife token: meal ground in mill is the color of bloodBlood stops flowing from wound when captives escape
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Magic swordMagic song kills person. (Cf. D1275.)

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