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S260 Sacrifices. (Cf. S255.)
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- Human sacrifice · S260.1 entry
- Foundation sacrifice. A human being buried alive at base of the foundation of a building or bridge · S261 entry
- Periodic sacrifices to a monster · S262 entry
- Sacrifice to appease spirits (gods). (Cf. K1603, T211.1.1.) · S263 entry
- Sacrifice to rivers and seas · S264 entry
- Sacrifice of strangers · S265 entry
- Burial of live girl to banish plague · S266 entry
- Flood stopped by sacrifice of boy and girl · S267 entry
- Child sacrificed to provide blood for cure of friend. (Cf. S260.1.4.) · S268 entry
- Sacrifice of child to remove barrenness · S271 entry
- Sacrifice of brothers promised if girl is born · S272 entry
- Child bought to serve as sacrifice to demon · S273 entry
- Sacrifice as an agricultural rite · S274 entry
- Sacrifice as protection against disease · S276 entry
- [First Edition: S290. Cruel sacrifices – miscellaneous motifs.] · S290[1st ed.] entry
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