μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Origin of human sacrifice.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of religious ceremonials. · view the constellation · filed as A1545.5

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Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 370.
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Filed under Origin of sacrifices.

1 finer motif beneath it
Origin of the custom of wife self-sacrifice (suttee)
Filed beside it
Regulations for sacrifices Animal substituted for human sacrifice Origin of animal sacrifices Custom of sacrifice begun at harvest and sowing times Why animal bones only are used in sacrifice

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