Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

contested animal trophy as quarrel object

contested_animal_trophy_as_quarrel_object

A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


comparative

  • The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14992-15134 confidence: medium

    Frazer notes that both Greek and Italian stories have a quarrel between nephew and uncles over a boar skin that the nephew gave to his lady-love and the uncles took from her.

    Frazer states that in both a Greek and an Italian story the quarrel between nephew and uncles concerns a boar skin given to the nephew's lady-love and taken by the uncles.

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