Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit

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Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Other prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M361

Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross
IcelandicSturlaugs saga Starfsama
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general Dickson 132 n. 108

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Filed under Other prophecies.

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Prophecy: certain hero to achieve Holy Grail

Filed beside it

Prophecy: death of ruler to insure victory Coming of religious leader prophesied. (Cf. M300.1.)Various prophecies connected with saints (or holy men)Prophecy: eternal peace in an early death or long troublesome life. (Cf. M369.7.)Prophecy: hero may win lady's love but die early. Chooses this rather than long life without her Prophecy: immunity from certain types of death Prophecy: punishment for misappropriation of property Miscellaneous prophecies

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