The Golden Bough

A Study in Magic and Religion

By

James George Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D.

Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge

Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Liverpool

Third Edition.

Vol. IV.

Part III

The Dying God

New York and London

MacMillan and Co.

1911

Contents

• Preface.
• Chapter I. The Mortality Of The Gods.
• Chapter II. The Killing Of The Divine King.
• § 1. Preference for a Violent Death.
• § 2. Kings killed when their Strength fails.
• § 3. Kings killed at the End of a Fixed Term.
• § 4. Octennial Tenure of the Kingship.
• § 5. Funeral Games.
• § 6. The Slaughter of the Dragon.
• § 7. Triennial Tenure of the Kingship.
• § 8. Annual Tenure of the Kingship.
• § 9. Diurnal Tenure of the Kingship.
• Chapter III. The Slaying Of The King In Legend.
• Chapter IV. The Supply Of Kings.
• ...