μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Murder by throwing poisoned bread into mouth.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Various kinds of treacherous murder. · view the constellation · filed as K951.3

Cited in the index
  • general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 334b.
Within the index

Filed under Murder by choking.

Filed beside it
Deserted wife chokes departing husband. Asks for one last kiss Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth Murder by feeding with bread full of pins 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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