Brother kills and eats brother. (Cf. G10.) — Mythoi

Motif

Brother kills and eats brother. (Cf. G10.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Other cruel relatives. · view the constellation · filed as S73.1.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Tonga Gifford 27, Mono: Wheeler No. 22.

Within the index

Filed under Fratricide.

Filed beside it

Murder of stepbrother (foster brother) Fratricide in order to gain control of kingship Elder brother threatens to kill younger as soon as he is born Fratricide motivated by love-jealousy. (Cf. T257.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

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