Exposure of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy concerning future child — Mythoi

Motif

Exposure of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy concerning future child.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M376.1

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears.

Filed beside it

Murder of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Children swallowed one after the other as they are born for fear one of them will overcome father Delivery of child fated to rule retarded in order to avoid fulfillment of prophecy

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