Man cuts off own head.
Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies: logical absurdities. · Absurd disregard of anatomy. · view the constellation · filed as X1726
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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XLVIIIXLVIII. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal
- ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XXIVXXIV. The Killing of the Divine King
- Greco-RomanThe Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 1
- Greco-RomanThe Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 5
- NorseThe Poetic Edda, HELGAKVITHA HUNDINGSBANA IIHELGAKVITHA HUNDINGSBANA II
Within the index
Filed under Absurd disregard of anatomy. (Cf. X1202, X1203, X1204.)
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