Comparative mythology corpus

Released Animal As Possible Remover Of Death

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) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13371-13494 low Footnote 452 cites customs of letting a bullock go loose after a death; one cited case says the animal is let loose 'to become a pest,' and the note suggests that perhaps the older idea was that the animal carried away death from survivors. record