Sacrificial Victim

5 books featuring this archetype

The Sacrificial Victim is offered to maintain or restore balance. This figure mediates exchange between human and divine economies.

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The Descent of Ishtar

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

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Brahmanas

Anonymous • Indian

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Florentine Codex

Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators • Mesoamerican

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Samguk Yusa

Iryeon • East Asian

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The Illuyanka Myth

Anonymous • Levantine