The Golden Bough

What metaphors are used in The Golden Bough by James Frazer?

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Examples of Metaphor:

“Pliny tells us that if you have wounded a man and are sorry for it, you have only to spit on the hand that gave the wound, and the pain of the sufferer will be instantly alleviated.”

“... when the god is a corn-god, the corn is his proper body; when he is a vine-god, the juice of the grape is his blood; and so by eating the bread and drinking the wine the worshipper partakes of the real body and blood of his god.”

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The Golden Bough