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Cult, holy, myth, legend, history
Description of this motif: High places are places of worship or the goal of pilgrimage, a shrine. To such locations are often atttached stories: myths, legends, stories of miracles. The historic element is the core of Andersen's usual use of the motif; these places carry stories about something sacred – but now they are waste. The motif induces a feeling of the presence of past times and a combination of wonder and awe at the encounter with the sacred attached to a location.
Overview
The tales are sorted by year. The leading numbers refer to the number of occurrences of the motif in the respective texts.
- 4 The Bond of Friendship (1842)
- 1 A Rose from Homer's Grave (1842)
- 1 The Phoenix Bird (1850)
- 1 Thousands of Years from Now (1852)
- 1 A Leaf from Heaven (1853)
- 2 The Psyche (1861)