μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Various kinds of treacherous murder. · view the constellation · filed as K951.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 38 No. 285A*
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • Indonesia DeVries's list No. 33
  • Papua Ker 103
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 324 n. 167
  • Africa (Wachaga) Gutmann 188.
Within the index

Filed under Murder by choking.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Murder by hot iron in mouth Murder by thrusting spear (tongs) into mouth Murder by throwing hot fruit into victim's mouth
Filed beside it
Deserted wife chokes departing husband. Asks for one last kiss Murder by feeding with bread full of pins Murder by throwing poisoned bread into mouth Murder by putting clod into person's windpipe Animal killed by forcing ball (of hide, wax, etc.) into throat Murder by feeding with honey-covered sharpened cross-pieces of wood

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