Woman dies of sorrow for death of brother — Mythoi

Motif

Woman dies of sorrow for death of brother.

Society. · The family. · Brothers and sisters. · view the constellation · filed as P253.9

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , XI XI.
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 6, Canto 32
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter VII VII. Incarnate Human Gods
Literary Crystallization Ulysses , 9 Scylla and Charybdis
Yoruba The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa , Chapter 13

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Sister and brother.

Filed beside it

Sister's son One sister and two brothers One sister and three (four) brothers One sister and ten brothers One sister and six (seven, eleven, twelve) brothers Brother about to drink blood of seemingly guilty sister Sister faithful to transformed brother Brother chosen rather than husband or son. Only one can be saved; he alone is irreplaceable Girl comes to brother's aid when he is attacked. She slays the assailant and is eventually acquitted Sister avenges brother's death Sister warns brothers Brothers persecute sister's lover and are in return killed by him Clever sister saves life of brother

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