Continual pricking with pin in order to remain awake — Mythoi

Motif

Continual pricking with pin in order to remain awake.

Tests. · Other tests. · Tests of vigilance. · Accomplishment of vigilance test. · view the constellation · filed as H1484

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Accomplishment of vigilance test.

1 finer motif beneath it

Large fire and water for washing eyes as device of expectant lover

Filed beside it

Thumb cut and salt put on it in order to remain awake Dirk stuck into thigh in order to keep from sleeping Grains slowly munched in order to keep from sleeping. (Cf. H1471.)

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