Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
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| Comparative | The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) | The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6928-6980 | high | In an Icelandic parallel to Meleager, spae-wives foretell Gestr’s destiny; one says he will live no longer than a candle burns, the chief sybil extinguishes and preserves it, and Gestr dies after lighting it three hundred years later. | record |