Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father — Mythoi

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Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Unfavorable prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M343

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Greek Fox 33, 48f., 63, Grote I 6, 9, 85, 206, 243, 263, 466
Jewish Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas 2d ed. I 166, 372
India Thompson-Balys
Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 34, 698, II 286, 924
N. Am. Indian Thompson CColl II 414.
general *Type 931
general *Krappe Balor 11 n. 37
general *Baum PMLA XXXI 481
general Krappe Neuphilologische Mitteilungen XXIV 11ff.
general Saintyves Saints Successeurs 268–70
general Chauvin VI 36 No. 206

Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable prophecies.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Parricide prophecy: king's successors will be parricides Prophecy: mother will be killed by children Prophecy: murder by son-in-law Prophecy: murder by grandson Prophecy: murder by nephew Prophecy: wicked couple to be killed by own child Prophecy: death at hands of parents

Filed beside it

Prophecy of grief fulfilled by death of relative (friend, etc.) Forced prophecies are unfavorable Prophecy of general misfortune to newborn child Bridegroom to meet with disaster if he rides a certain elephant which comes to meet him Prediction of danger Prophecy of great misfortune Death prophesied Prophecy of downfall of kingdom Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother Prophecy: daughter shall commit murder and incest and be sentenced to death Prophecy: child to be abducted at certain time Murderer warned by God's voice that murder will be avenged Prophecy that youth shall abandon his religion and become Christian. (Baarlam and Josaphat.) Prophecy of particular perils to prince on wedding journey Prediction by bird that girl will have dead husband. (She disenchants him from magic sleep) Prophecy that child will have external soul

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)

Carried in tale types

Oedipus · ATU 931 1 recorded variant

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