The sacrifices offered to the badnjak were meant to guarantee the fertility of fields, the health and happiness of the family.

The sacrifices offered to her consisted of white goats.

The sacrifices offered to Silvanus consisted of grapes, ears of grain, milk, meat, wine and pigs.

They do not think of him as a sacrifice offered to God.

After the great flood, Manu the only surviving human, offers a sacrifice from which Ida is born.

The cold voice of Othin, fosterer of battle, betrayer of warriors, the god who took the sacrifices offered to Dead Man's Strand.

Damien Camolli, the Director of Football, is widely reported to be scapegoat-in-waiting, a sacrifice offered to appease the angry Spurs support.

Finally, the male's sacrifice may offer some nutritional value to the female, helping to insure that she lays a large batch of eggs.

As mentioned above, sacrifices offered to Shangdi by the king are claimed by traditional Chinese histories to predate the Xia dynasty.

Just as the priests have been offering unacceptable sacrifices, so the people have been neglecting to offer their full tithe to Elohim.