Comparative mythology corpus

Punitive Sword Sent For Suicide After Incestuous Pregnancy

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3576-3652 high Æolus had six sons and gave them their sisters as wives; in Canace's case, pregnant by her brother Macareus, he sent her a sword for suicide. record