Making wife beautiful by burning her — Mythoi

Motif

Making wife beautiful by burning her.

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Deception through false doctoring. · view the constellation · filed as K1013.2.1

Filed across the traditions

S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano) Métraux RMLP XXXIII 175
Africa (Cameroon) Rosenhuber 79.

Within the index

Filed under "Painting" on the haycock. The fox persuades the wolf to lie on the hay in order to be painted. He sets fire to it.

Filed beside it

Burning children on promise of giving them fawn's beautiful spots

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “beautiful” · wander