μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

One man disappears each night.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S262.0.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • English Beowulf
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Periodic sacrifices to a monster.

Filed beside it
Woman given to devastating monster as wife to appease it Tribute of youths regularly sent to foreign king Sacrificial victim chosen by lot. (Cf. N126.) Girl offers to sacrifice herself to dragon in place of her parents

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