Comparative mythology corpus

Abstention From Animal Slaughter Because Animals May Contain Human Souls

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12563-12665 high Everything in heaven and earth changes form; humans are bodies and fleeting souls that may enter beasts or cattle, so animal bodies may contain the souls of kin or humans and should be unmolested. record