Comparative mythology corpus
Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance
2 tagged occurrences across 2 traditions.
The dead remain active after death through haunting, return, or vengeance when social, familial, or ritual order is unresolved.
2total occurrences
2child motifs
2traditions present
800 CE to 1200 CEknown era range
These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.
Child Motifs
| Child Motif | Relationship | Occurrences | Traditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vengeful Phantom Kin | child | 1 | 1 |
| Restless Dead Haunting Former Homes | narrower_than | 1 | 1 |
Tradition Frequency
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Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Vengeful Phantom Kin (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Gods and Fighting Men. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER X. THE SHADOWY ONE / CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN / CHAPTER XIII. FINN AND THE PHANTOMS; lines 9960-10071 | high | Vengeful Phantom Kin | record |
Greek/Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek/Roman, this family appears through Restless Dead Haunting Former Homes (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | THE CAMENAE. / GENII. / MANES. / LEMURES (LARVAE) AND LARES.; lines 6006-6046 | high | Restless Dead Haunting Former Homes | record |
Shared Structure
The convergence is broad rather than concentrated in one child motif: traditions repeatedly tag passages into this family while emphasizing locally different scenes.
Local Emphasis
Greek/Roman leans toward Restless Dead Haunting Former Homes; Celtic Irish leans toward Vengeful Phantom Kin.
Reading Rule
structuralthematiccontact not inferred
Timeline
Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 1 tagged occurrences