The constellation
T327 Mutilation to repel lover. (Cf. S160, T333.)
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Escape from undesired lover · T320 entry
beneath it
- Maiden sends to her lecherous lover (brother) her eyes (hands, breasts) which he has admired · T327.1 entry
- Woman successfully prays for disease to repel lover · T327.2 entry
- Saint plucks out her eye when urged to marry · T327.3 entry
- Maidens befoul selves with blood to escape rape · T327.4 entry
- Woman raises sores on her body to preserve chastity · T327.5 entry
- Princess takes on loathsome disguise to avoid unwelcome demon-lover · T327.6 entry
- Girl escapes from undesired lover by cutting off her plaits of hair · T327.7 entry
cross-ref
- Mutilations · S160 entry
- Man mutilates himself to remove temptation · T333 entry