Saint's (prophet's) curse

Motif

Saint's (prophet's) curse.

Ordaining the future. · Curses. · Pronouncement of curses. · view the constellation · filed as M411.8

Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross
Jewish*Neuman
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general *Loomis White Magic 100f.

Within the index

Filed under Deliverer of curse.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Saints curse by ringing bells against offender Hermit curses men who kill his pet bear and all the men die Curses on places because of offensive answer to saint Animals cursed by saint. (Cf. M471.)Saint curses books hidden by inhospitable host: no man shall read them

Filed beside it

Curse by oneself. The person in despair curses himself to sink with palace into the earth Curse by parent Beggar's curse. Beggar is refused request. "May your bread turn to stones!"Dying man's curse Man pursued by hatred of the gods Old woman's curse (satire)Druid's curse Curse by spirit Giantess lays a curse on the one on earth who eventually hears her Curse by berserk, giant (ogre)Curse by girl in revenge of the murdering of her foster father Curse by witch. (Cf. G269.4.)Curse by thrall Curse by priest Curse by monk Fairy lays curse on village

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