μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal characteristics punishment for meddling.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2237

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Filed under Animal characteristics as punishment.

1 finer motif beneath it
Animal reveals mistress's adultery: punished by master. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5, A2422.1.1.)
Filed beside it
Animal characteristics: punishment for impiety. (Cf. A2221, A2311.8, A2422.2, A2302.2, A2355.1.2, A2542.1.) Animal characteristics: punishment for immoderate request. Dissatisfied animal finds that when his request is granted he is worse off than before Animal characteristics: punishment for laziness Animal characteristics: punishment for disobedience Animal characteristics caused by animal's lateness at distribution of qualities. (Cf. A2378.2.5.) Animal characteristics: punishment for planning man's downfall Animal characteristics: punishment for greed Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments

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