Motif
animal taboo based on mythic death
animal_taboo_based_on_mythic_death
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 355-440 confidence: high
Virbius is identified with Hippolytus, killed by horses, restored by Aesculapius, hidden by Diana at Nemi from Jupiter, and worshipped as a forest king; horses are excluded from the sanctuary because they killed Hippolytus.
Horses are excluded from the sanctuary because horses had killed Hippolytus.
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