Water of death — Mythoi

Motif

Water of death.

The dead. · Resuscitation. · Water of Life. · view the constellation · filed as E84

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter X X. Relics of Tree Worship in Modern Europe
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXIX XXIX. The Myth of Adonis
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXVIII XXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Water of Life. Resuscitation by water.

Filed beside it

Resuscitation by bathing Resuscitation by wet cloth over corpse Resuscitation by water (in basket, overnight) Resuscitation by holy water Water of life and death. One water kills, the other restores to life

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