Virgin sacrifice - Revision history

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2010-06-07T18:06:23Z

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	* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' (1981) in which the virgins sacrificed to a dragon are chosen via a (rigged) lottery system.		* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' (1981) in which the virgins sacrificed to a dragon are chosen via a (rigged) lottery system.
	* ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]'' (1984) in which the princess must be a virgin for the final ceremony		* ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]'' (1984) in which the princess must be a virgin for the final ceremony

			== Counterexamples==
			* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode, first season; preying mantis woman seeks young virgin males

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2008-04-16T03:02:22Z

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	Sacrifice of young women, regardless of virginity, is also a related trope. For instance, in the Buffy episode "[[Reptile Boy]]", a local college fraternity has been engaged in secretly sacrificing young women to a demon for decades. Similarly, in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[Singer from the Sea]]'', wealthy men routinely sacrifice young women in order to maintain their own immortality.		Sacrifice of young women, regardless of virginity, is also a related trope. For instance, in the Buffy episode "[[Reptile Boy]]", a local college fraternity has been engaged in secretly sacrificing young women to a demon for decades. Similarly, in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[Singer from the Sea]]'', wealthy men routinely sacrifice young women in order to maintain their own immortality.

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2008-04-16T02:47:13Z

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	'''Virgin sacrifice''' - A common theme in fantasy.		'''Virgin sacrifice''' - A common theme in fantasy.

	The virgins in question are usually female.		The virgins in question are usually female. The sacrifice is usually unsuccessful (although it is usually indicated that there have been a long line of previously successful sacrifices).

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

2008-04-16T02:46:36Z

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	Sacrifice of young women, regardless of virginity, is also a related trope. For instance, in the Buffy episode "[[Reptile Boy]]", a local college fraternity has been engaged in secretly sacrificing young women to a demon for decades. Similarly, in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[Singer from the Sea]]'', wealthy men routinely sacrifice young women in order to maintain their own immortality.		Sacrifice of young women, regardless of virginity, is also a related trope. For instance, in the Buffy episode "[[Reptile Boy]]", a local college fraternity has been engaged in secretly sacrificing young women to a demon for decades. Similarly, in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[Singer from the Sea]]'', wealthy men routinely sacrifice young women in order to maintain their own immortality.

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2008-02-14T16:46:02Z

related tropes

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	* ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]'' (1984) in which the princess must be a virgin for the final ceremony		* ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]'' (1984) in which the princess must be a virgin for the final ceremony

			==Related tropes==
			Monsters that devour or despoil virgins are related, and frequently the sacrifice is to such monsters (as in ''[[Dragonslayer]]''). While in fairy tale, myth, religion, and modern pop culture/horror, "virgins" continue to be considered predominantly as young women who have not yet had sex, occasionally male virgins or sexual "purity" more generally are used. For instance, in "[[Teacher's Pet]]", a first-season episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', [[Xander]] and other boys are sought out by a female preying mantis, because they are virgins.

			Sacrifice of young women, regardless of virginity, is also a related trope. For instance, in the Buffy episode "[[Reptile Boy]]", a local college fraternity has been engaged in secretly sacrificing young women to a demon for decades. Similarly, in [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[Singer from the Sea]]'', wealthy men routinely sacrifice young women in order to maintain their own immortality.

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2008-02-14T15:56:14Z

some more examples

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	'''Virgin sacrifice''' - A common theme in fantasy.		'''Virgin sacrifice''' - A common theme in fantasy.

	* [[Guise Will Be Guise]] (Angel episode)		The virgins in question are usually female.

			== Examples ==
			=== Television ===
			* "[[Guise Will Be Guise]]" (Angel episode)

			=== Film ===
			* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' (1981) in which the virgins sacrificed to a dragon are chosen via a (rigged) lottery system.
			* ''[[Conan the Destroyer]]'' (1984) in which the princess must be a virgin for the final ceremony


	[[Category:Themes]]		[[Category:Themes]]

2008-02-14T05:46:15Z

themes

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'''Virgin sacrifice''' - A common theme in fantasy.

* [[Guise Will Be Guise]] (Angel episode)

[[Category:Themes]]