The constellation
M306 Enigmatical prophecy
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Prophecies · M300 entry
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- Enigmatical prophecy: what thou sowest thou shalt not reap, etc. (Thou shalt have children and they shall not die, etc.) · M306.1 entry
- Two sons: one a purse cutter and the other a killer. Wife tells husband that they will make a purse designer of one, and a butcher of the other · M306.2 entry
- Enigmatical prophecy: princess will wed physician, fisherman and prince all in one. Man puts on the guise of all three, one on top of another · M306.3 entry
- Enigmatical prophecy: "He that is to kill you shall grow up in Braja (a place) · M306.4 entry
- Enigmatical prophecy: "He who will kill your child is not here, but in the village." · M306.5 entry