Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Purification By Salted Water

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23698-23815 high Salt water is described as chiefly used in lustrations because of supposed fiery particles; salt may be added to fresh water for the rite. record