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Author: Chabal2

Aug 31st 2016 at 11:27:15 PM

* WarhammerFantasy and Warhammer40K: Prisoners captured by Chaos can expect to be killed in the name of the god(s) held in particular devotion by their captor. Devotees of Khorne prefer killing their enemies on the battlefield, and while killing large amounts of innocents gets the gods' attention, it's a very bad idea to claim yourself a great warrior if that's your only offer.
* GreekMythology:
** In addition to stealing fire, Prometheus once advised mankind to make two piles from slaughtered animals: one containing meat, the other containing bones and grease wrapped up in the skin, then setting fire to them and asking Zeus which he wanted. The pile of skins looked bigger and smelled better, so Zeus was tricked into choosing the less valuable part of the animal as sacrifice.
** During the TojanWar, the Greek fleet was trapped by winds until Agammemnon learned he had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis. He did so, and while some versions have Artemis take pity at the last second and spirit Iphigenia away, replacing her with a doe, Agammemnon's wife Clytemnestra ends up murdering him in retaliation.
** Minos once found a magnificent bull intended for sacrifice to Poseidon. In order to keep it, he offered a common bull instead. In revenge, the gods made his wife feel an unnatural passion for the bull, giving birth to the Minotaur.
* One of LaFontaine's fables has a man caught in a storm  promise a hundred bulls to Jupiter if he makes it out alive. The storm ends, but the man only burns a few bones as thanks. In revenge, Jupiter sends him a dream about a buried treasure, but the man finds only bandits there who don't believe him and kill him.
* AztecMythology: The Aztecs believed their gods needed to be fed the hearts of humans in order to continue their eternal battle against the darkness, thus they considered it an honor to have one's heart ripped out with an obsidian knife. The neighboring tribes among who the sacrifices were taken felt differently, and happily allied with the Spanish against them.
* DawnOfWar: In Winter Assault, one of the Disorder missions has you mind control Imperial Guardsmen and lead them back to your base to sacrifice them until you can summon a Bloodthirster.
* GoldenSunTheLostAge: Kibombo raiders steal the orb needed to control Piers' ship, so your party goes after it. It turns out the Kibombo intend to sacrifice it to the Great Gabomba statue, but the statue is broken and continuously rejects it. After your party fixes the statue, the gem goes inside where it is taken back.