Comparative mythology corpus

Festival Myth Explains Calamity The Rite Averts

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 2649-2713 high The Daedala story of Hera’s quarrel with Zeus and retirement is interpreted as possible crop failure; Demeter’s anger and seclusion after Proserpine’s loss are cited as a parallel, and festival myth is used to infer a rite meant to avert famine through divine marriage drama. record