μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • N. Am. Indian (Zuñi)Benedict 337.
Within the index

Filed under Sacrifices. (Cf. S255.)

Filed beside it
Human sacrificeFoundation sacrifice. A human being buried alive at base of the foundation of a building or bridgePeriodic sacrifices to a monsterSacrifice to appease spirits (gods). (Cf. K1603, T211.1.1.)Sacrifice to rivers and seasSacrifice of strangersBurial of live girl to banish plagueChild sacrificed to provide blood for cure of friend. (Cf. S260.1.4.)Sacrifice of child to remove barrennessSacrifice of brothers promised if girl is bornChild bought to serve as sacrifice to demonSacrifice as an agricultural riteSacrifice as protection against disease[First Edition: S290. Cruel sacrifices – miscellaneous motifs.]

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