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Unfavorable prophecies – miscellaneous.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Unfavorable prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M359

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Jewish Neuman.
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Filed under Unfavorable prophecies.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: weapons with which man is killed will recount deed to his son Prophecy: prince's marriage to common woman Prophecy: unborn child to kill enemy in revenge Prophecy: torture "with varied tortures." Prophecy: poverty from birth Prophecy: all flocks will perish and family die Prophecy: rich man will have a son but the son will marry a poor girl Deluge prophesied Prophecy of famine Thievery a predestined lot
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 Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father 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)

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