Comparative mythology corpus

Wine As Blood Of Divine Enemies

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 high Plutarch is cited for Egyptian kings avoiding wine because it was held to be the blood of beings who fought the gods; intoxication was explained as being filled with that blood. record