Motif
Son avenges murdered father
son_avenges_murdered_father
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
arctic inuit (1) · zoroastrian (1)
arctic inuit
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The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay, Part I CUMBERLAND SOUND. / WEST COAST OF HUDSON BAY. / V. TRADITIONS. / TALES FROM CUMBERLAND SOUND.; lines 7454-7551 confidence: high
The mother tells the boy to avenge his father. She sets up a dead dog as if alive and says they will go if it stands but stay if it falls; the dog stands, and they depart.
The mother tells the boy to avenge his father; he confronts the killers and kills them after they exhaust their arrows.
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zoroastrian
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The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sirozahs, Yasts, and Nyayis A BAN VAST. 55 / ABAN YA5T. ' 59 / VIII. / ABAN YA,ST. 6 I; lines 3342-3366 confidence: high
Syavakhsh is revenged by his son Kai Khosrav, who is Afrasyab's grandson.
Syavakhsh is revenged by his son Kai Khosrav, who is also Afrasyab's grandson.
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