[{"n": "Alcyoneus (son of Diomos)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/alcyoneus-son-of-diomos/", "s": "Youth saved from sacrifice by a lover who slays the monster."}, {"n": "Androcleia and Alcis", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/androcleia-and-alcis/", "s": "Sisters who died willingly to save their city."}, {"n": "Andromeda (mythology)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/andromeda-mythology/", "s": "Princess of Aethiopia rescued by Perseus from a sea monster."}, {"n": "Binding of Isaac", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/binding-of-isaac/", "s": "God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac; a ram is substituted."}, {"n": "Binding of Ishmael", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/binding-of-ishmael/", "s": "Islamic narrative of Abraham's sacrifice of his son Ishmael."}, {"n": "Blood libel", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/blood-libel/", "s": "False accusation that Jews murder Christians for ritual blood use."}, {"n": "Book of Abraham", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/book-of-abraham/", "s": "Latter Day Saint scripture attributed to Abraham."}, {"n": "Bridge of Arta", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/bridge-of-arta/", "s": "Stone bridge rebuilt many times since Roman foundations."}, {"n": "Callirhoë (Calydonian woman)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/callirho-calydonian-woman/", "s": "Calydonian maiden whose rejection caused a Dionysian plague."}, {"n": "Cleostratus (mythology)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/cleostratus-mythology/", "s": "Thespian youth saved from dragon by his lover Menestratus."}, {"n": "Comaetho (priestess)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/comaetho-priestess/", "s": "Priestess whose love brought plague and sacrifice."}, {"n": "Coresus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/coresus/", "s": "Two mythological figures: a founder and a tragic priest."}, {"n": "Crom Cruach", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/crom-cruach/", "s": "Pre-Christian Irish god associated with human sacrifice."}, {"n": "Demophon of Elaeus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/demophon-of-elaeus/", "s": "King who sacrificed maidens and whose daughters were killed in revenge."}, {"n": "Domalde", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/domalde/", "s": "Legendary Swedish king sacrificed to restore good harvests."}, {"n": "Eubule (mythology)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/eubule-mythology/", "s": "Athenian maiden who sacrificed herself for her city."}, {"n": "Idomeneus (son of Deucalion)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/idomeneus-son-of-deucalion/", "s": "Cretan king who led eighty ships to Troy and sacrificed his son."}, {"n": "Iphigenia", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/iphigenia/", "s": "Daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed or rescued by Artemis at Aulis."}, {"n": "Macaria (daughter of Heracles)", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/macaria-daughter-of-heracles/", "s": "Daughter of Heracles who sacrificed herself for her kin."}, {"n": "Melanippus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/melanippus/", "s": "A name shared by many figures in Greek myth and history."}, {"n": "Menippe and Metioche", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/menippe-and-metioche/", "s": "Daughters of Orion who sacrificed themselves to end a plague."}, {"n": "Menoeceus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/menoeceus/", "s": "Two Theban figures, one a grandfather, one a sacrificial prince."}, {"n": "Moloch", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/moloch/", "s": "Biblical figure or term linked to child sacrifice and later figurative usage."}, {"n": "Nyctimus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/nyctimus/", "s": "Arcadian prince and youngest son of King Lycaon."}, {"n": "Palinurus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/palinurus/", "s": "Coxswain sacrificed so Trojans could reach Italy."}, {"n": "Pelops", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/pelops/", "s": "King of Pisa whose cult inspired the Olympic Games."}, {"n": "Phrixus", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/phrixus/", "s": "Son of Athamas, rescued by a golden-fleeced ram."}, {"n": "Polyxena", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/polyxena/", "s": "Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles' tomb after the war."}, {"n": "Praxithea", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/praxithea/", "s": "One name, five women — all from Greek myth."}, {"n": "Theodore the Varangian and his son John", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/theodore-the-varangian-and-his-son-john/", "s": "Varangian Christian father and son martyred in Kievan Rus'."}, {"n": "Theope", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/theope/", "s": "Two mythological women: a sacrificed Athenian and a Maenad."}, {"n": "Threefold death", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/threefold-death/", "s": "A Proto-Indo-European theme of death by three means."}, {"n": "Tōxcatl", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/t-xcatl/", "s": "Aztec month and festival dedicated to Tezcatlipoca."}, {"n": "Wicker man", "u": "/e/human-sacrifice-in-folklore-and-mythology/wicker-man/", "s": "A disputed ancient Gaulish sacrificial figure of wickerwork and wood."}]