The constellation
Q512 Punishment: performing impossible task. (Cf. H1010.)
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Tedious punishments · Q500 entry
beneath it
- Performing impossible task as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) · Q512.0.1 entry
- Punishment: filling leaky vessels with water from a bottomless jar. (Cf. H1023.2.) · Q512.1 entry
- Punishment: binding together sand and string. (Cf. H1021.1.) · Q512.2 entry
- Punishment: ridding country of pests · Q512.3 entry
cross-ref
- Impossible tasks · H1010 entry