Son killed because mistaken for someone else. (Cf. N321.)
Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N338.3
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Scholars’ trail — 5references
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- IcelandicBoberg
- Italian NovellaRotunda (N366)
- GreekGrote I 242
- JewishNeuman
- Philippine (Tinguian)Cole 98.
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