Comparative mythology corpus

Eclipse Monster Catching Heavenly Bodies

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 5315-5379 medium Another Cambodian account says a maiden at puberty enters the shade, follows rules such as not being seen by a strange man and not eating flesh or fish, but leaves retirement during eclipses to worship the monster said to catch heavenly bodies between its teeth. record