Woman slandered as adulteress is thrown into lion pit. Lions do not harm her — Mythoi

Motif

Woman slandered as adulteress is thrown into lion pit. Lions do not harm her.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B522.3

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Animal saves man from death sentence.

Filed beside it

Serpent shows condemned man how to save prince's life. Bites the prince and then shows the man the proper remedy (cf. B512). By thus ingratiating himself the man is freed from false accusation Kite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves him Eagle carries off condemned child

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