Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Punishment Through Dismemberment

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2999-3129 medium Orpheus is said to have been torn apart by Maenads on Hæmus; Cithæron is famous for Bacchus’ orgies, and Pentheus is said to have been torn apart by Maenads for slighting Bacchus’ worship. record