All male children killed for fear that they will overcome parent

Motif

All male children killed for fear that they will overcome parent.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M375.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Africa (Zulu)Callaway 41.

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Filed under Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy.

Filed beside it

Slaughter of children to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy Child mutilated to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Wooers slain to avoid fulfillment of prophecy

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