Slaughter of children to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy — Mythoi

Motif

Slaughter of children to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M375.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
India Thompson-Balys
Hindu Keith 171.

Within the index

Filed under Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy.

Filed beside it

All male children killed for fear that they will overcome parent Child mutilated to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Wooers slain to avoid fulfillment of prophecy

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