Results for "metaphor"
4 entries found.
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreAmritaअमृत (Sanskrit)
A Sanskrit concept of immortality and the nectar that grants it across Indian religionsBelief · Healing · Power and authority Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreWheel of the Year
An annual cycle of eight seasonal festivals observed by modern pagans.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇩🇪 GermanyPied Piper of Hamelinder Rattenfänger von Hameln
A medieval legend about a piper who leads children away from the town of HamelinFigure · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreSilver bullet
A folk weapon for monsters and a metaphor for simple solutionsCharm · Cursing and harm Historical
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- Amrita: http://picasaweb.google.com/injamaven, CC BY 3.0, source
- Wheel of the Year: Sunblade1500, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pied Piper of Hamelin: Edmund Evans, Public domain, source
- Silver bullet: Smithsonian Institution, CC0, source