Comparative mythology corpus

Lifespan Tied To A Combustible Object

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
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