Murder of stepbrother (foster brother) — Mythoi

Motif

Murder of stepbrother (foster brother).

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Other cruel relatives. · view the constellation · filed as S73.1.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Fratricide.

Filed beside it

Fratricide in order to gain control of kingship Brother kills and eats brother. (Cf. G10.) Elder brother threatens to kill younger as soon as he is born Fratricide motivated by love-jealousy. (Cf. T257.)

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