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Jiang's reading of the Proto-Indo-European heroic requirement that the founder prove the mission by killing the person he loves most.
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Beloved sacrifice
Jiang's reading of the Proto-Indo-European heroic requirement that the founder prove the mission by killing the person he loves most.
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Jiang interprets Genghis Khan's killing of Jamukha as the mythic sacrifice of the beloved, comparable to Achilles and Patroclus or Rome's founding fratricide.
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"...It's to make me strong and committed. Okay? And he will sacrifice his beloved to prove his commitment to his divine mission. Okay? This..."
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"...myth. You have to show your commitment by making the ultimate sacrifice, which means killing the person you love the most. And once he..."
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Genghis Khan is not explained by saying the Mongols were uniquely evil.
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