Chastity ordeal: passing under magic rod. Unchaste woman bears twins. (Cf. D1254.2.) — Mythoi

Motif

Chastity ordeal: passing under magic rod. Unchaste woman bears twins. (Cf. D1254.2.)

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Chasity tests. · Chastity test by magic objects or ordeals. · view the constellation · filed as H412.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Welsh MacCulloch Celtic 96.

Within the index

Filed under Chastity tested by ordeal.

Filed beside it

Chastity ordeal: holding shaven and greased tail of bull Chastity ordeal: feather over door; if girl who enters blushes she is not a virgin Chastity ordeal: passing through fire Chastity ordeal: poisonous snake around girl's neck Chastity ordeal: drawing lover out of wall with single thread rope Chastity ordeal: jumping

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic rod. (Cf. D1254.1.)

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