Gods furnish substitute for child sacrifice. (Cf. S255.) — Mythoi

Motif

Gods furnish substitute for child sacrifice. (Cf. S255.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S263.2.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Greek Frazer Apollodorus II 192 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
Jewish *Neuman.

Within the index

Filed under Child sacrificed to gain favor of gods.

Filed beside it

Daughters sacrificed to avert famine Man shows himself willing to sacrifice his child to prove his desire to follow God. He is prevented by abbot

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Deity saves person about to be sacrificed. (Cf. S263.2.1.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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