Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag — Mythoi

Motif

Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M381

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)

Filed beside it

Prophecy of death fulfilled Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Confinement in tower to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears Sword that is to kill one is weighted and sunk so as to avoid the prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.) Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him

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