Wife tests – miscellaneous motifs — Mythoi

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Wife tests – miscellaneous motifs.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Wife tests. · view the constellation · filed as H479

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Widow prepared for suttee can lift by little finger heavy stone by temple

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Test of wife's patience. Griselda. Children stolen and attendance at wedding to another demanded Test of wife's endurance. Haughty princess married to beggar and must endure poverty and menial work Feigned death to test wife's faithfulness Other tests of wife's love or faithfulness Test of wife's ability to keep secret Test of wife's obedience Complacent wife agrees with all of husband's absurd statements Husband tests false wife by sleeping on her hair. Had always done so with true bride