Cruel father, learning that he is to be killed by his son, puts to death all children born to him. (Cf. M375.)

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Cruel father, learning that he is to be killed by his son, puts to death all children born to him. (Cf. M375.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Cruel parents. · view the constellation · filed as S11.3.4

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Father kills child.

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Man who doubts his children's paternity kills them. Murders wife and paramour Father kills deformed children. (Cf. S325.0.1.)Father kills son Cruel king slays brother and brother's son Father throws boy into river (sea)Father orders son assassinated. (Cf. K512.)Father eats own children. (Cf. G10.)

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Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy

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