Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy — Mythoi

Motif

Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M371.0.1

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy.

Filed beside it

Father throws boy of boy-girl twin birth into river to avoid evil effects of twin birth Exposure (murder) of child to avoid fulfillment of prophecy of future greatness. Parent fears that the child will overcome him Exposure of child to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy Murder of child to prevent fulfillment of prophecy of ruin she will bring upon kingdom

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