Woman given to devastating monster as wife to appease it — Mythoi

Motif

Woman given to devastating monster as wife to appease it.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S262.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Japanese Ikeda
general N. Am. Indian (Creek): Alexander N. Am. 71.

Within the index

Filed under Periodic sacrifices to a monster.

Filed beside it

One man disappears each night 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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