Old god slain by young god.
Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Gods – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as A192.1.1
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 5
- Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Paradise 17
- Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LVII LVII. Public Scapegoats
- Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XL XL. The Nature of Osiris
- Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XLIII XLIII. Dionysus
Filed across the traditions
- Irish myth Cross.
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