Comparative mythology corpus

Dangerous Reflected Image Pierced Or Harmed

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative 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 3606-3684 medium The reflection-soul is described as external and vulnerable like the shadow-soul; an Aztec practice places water with a knife behind a door so a sorcerer sees his reflection transfixed and flees. record