The Indo-European Dog Myth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mythology
comparative mythology topic
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Proto-Indo-European_mythology
gptkbp:category gptkb:Indo-European_studies
gptkbp:describes motif of dogs as guardians of the afterlife
gptkbp:documentedIn Comparative Mythology (Puhvel, 1987)
Indo-European Mythology (Lincoln, 1991)
gptkbp:features two dogs guarding the path to the afterlife
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Indo-European Dog Myth
gptkbp:influenced later European folklore
gptkbp:parallelTo Greek Cerberus
Hindu Sarama and Sarameya
Norse Garmr
Zoroastrian two four-eyed dogs
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Bruce_Lincoln
gptkb:Jaan_Puhvel
gptkb:David_W._Anthony
gptkbp:theme dogs as guardians of the dead
dogs as judges of souls
dogs as psychopomps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7