Tasks imposed on pain of death — Mythoi

Motif

Tasks imposed on pain of death.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Assignment and performance of tasks. · Assignment of tasks. · Tasks imposed. · view the constellation · filed as H901

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 53, 83–84, 179, *Boberg
French Canadian Sister Marie Ursule
India Thompson-Balys
Chinese Graham.
general Types 306, 851
general BP I 188

Within the index

Filed under Tasks imposed. A person's prowess is tested by assigning him certain tasks (usually impossible or extremely difficult) to be performed either to escape punishment or to receive a valuable reward.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Tasks imposed on pain of death of relative (friend, hostage, etc.) Bird must bring orphan to king or bird will be killed Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task. Unsuccessful youths are beheaded and heads exposed. Hero sees them when he sets out to accomplish his task

Filed beside it

Task assigned the Gods

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