Origin of lamentations for the dead.
Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of religious ceremonials. · view the constellation · filed as A1547.3
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLVII XLVII. Lityerses
- Greek The Iliad , Book 23
- Irish Old Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic , Tale 13 THE FATE OF THE SONS OF USNA.[CLXIX.]
- Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter IV
- Depth Commentary Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion , EXCURSUS
Filed across the traditions
- India Thompson-Balys.
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