Tabu: killing animals for sacrifice. (Cf. C57.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: killing animals for sacrifice. (Cf. C57.1.)

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Other tabus in connection with sacred beings. · view the constellation · filed as C92.1.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 461, II 577.

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: killing sacred animals.

Filed beside it

Tabu: killing raven (Odin's bird) Tabu: killing sacred calf Tabu: killing shrew-mouse, sacred to the gods Tabu: killing stork Tabu: killing scald-crow (goddess of war) Tabu: killing other sacred bird

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Tabu: neglect of sacrifice to deity

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