Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

funeral worship of deities for deceased progenitors

funeral_worship_of_deities_for_deceased_progenitors

A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Food, Drink, and Worship for the Dead. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63467-63548 confidence: high

    Note 332 describes deities, five or ten in number, worshipped particularly at funeral obsequies in honour of deceased progenitors.

    A class of deities is described as worshipped particularly at funeral obsequies in honour of deceased progenitors.

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