Comparative mythology corpus

Mirror As Soul And Heart Index

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Japanese Japanese Fairy Tales THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 3178-3288 high The husband explains that the disk is a mirror showing the viewer’s own form, says mirrors are necessary for women in the capital, quotes a proverb comparing a woman’s mirror to a samurai’s sword, says it indexes the heart, and says it is among the Emperor’s insignia. record