Sacrifice to river-god who has stopped boat in mid-stream — Mythoi

Motif

Sacrifice to river-god who has stopped boat in mid-stream.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Sacrifices. · view the constellation · filed as S263.4

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Africa (Basuto) Jacottet 152ff. No. 22.

Within the index

Filed under Sacrifice to appease spirits (gods). (Cf. K1603, T211.1.1.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Sacrifice to offended gods, who hold ship back

Filed beside it

Highest ranking man in land to be sacrificed for good crops Child sacrificed to gain favor of gods Person sacrificed to water spirit to secure water supply Sacrificial suicide. (Cf. S264.1.2.) Man sacrifices his wife to procure wealth in jars

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