μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Tribute of youths regularly sent to foreign king.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S262.2

Filed across the traditions
  • English Wells 80 (Sir Tristrem).
Within the index

Filed under Periodic sacrifices to a monster.

1 finer motif beneath it
Youths and maidens as yearly tribute to monsters (Fomorians)
Filed beside it
One man disappears each night Woman given to devastating monster as wife to appease it Sacrificial victim chosen by lot. (Cf. N126.) Girl offers to sacrifice herself to dragon in place of her parents

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