μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Child sacrifice as religious rite.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S260.1.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish *Cross, Beal XXI 329, O'Suilleabhain 90
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • general N. Am. Indian (Aztec): Alexander Lat. Am. 72.
Within the index

Filed under Human sacrifice.

Filed beside it
Sacrifice of sister on advice of yogi Prisoners sacrificed to goddess Sacrifice of child to save life of another. (Cf. S268.)

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