Comparative mythology corpus

Jealous Stepmother Demands Child's Heart

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Ainu Aino Folk-Tales AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 2006-2100 high In 'The Wicked Stepmother,' the older wife becomes enraged after the younger wife bears a daughter, pretends grave illness, and declares that only eating her stepchild's heart can cure her. record