μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sacrifice of one son to get another. A woman plans to sacrifice her only son so that the gods will permit her to give birth to another son.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Absurd plans. · view the constellation · filed as J2067.1

Cited in the index
  • general Penzer V 94.
Within the index

Filed under Sacrifice equal to the reward.

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