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.
The Descent of Ishtar
Anonymous
1800-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Brahmanas
Anonymous
800-500 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Florentine Codex
Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators
1540-1577 CE
Mesoamerican, Aztec
Samguk Yusa
Iryeon
1281-1285 CE
East Asian, Korean
The Illuyanka Myth
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite