The constellation
M370 Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)
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- Prophecy of death fulfilled · M370.1 entry
- Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy · M371 entry
- Confinement in tower to avoid fulfillment of prophecy · M372 entry
- Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy · M373 entry
- Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy · M375 entry
- God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears · M376 entry
- Sword that is to kill one is weighted and sunk so as to avoid the prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.) · M377 entry
- Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag · M381 entry
- Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him · M382 entry
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- Prophecy: death from bite of stone lion. Man killed by scorpion concealed in the statue · M341.2.10 entry
- Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father · M343 entry
- Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother · M344 entry
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