Fratricide motivated by love-jealousy. (Cf. T257.) — Mythoi

Motif

Fratricide motivated by love-jealousy. (Cf. T257.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Other cruel relatives. · view the constellation · filed as S73.1.4

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Fratricide.

Filed beside it

Murder of stepbrother (foster brother) 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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Jealous wife or husband

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