μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Ungrateful children punished. (Cf. Q551.1, Q557.1, Q557.2, Q588.)

Rewards and punishments. · Deeds punished. · Unkindness punished. · view the constellation · filed as Q281.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish Cross, O'Suilleabhain 46, Beal XXI 317
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Ingratitude punished. (Cf. Q551.6.3, Q597.2.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
Devils carry off girl who abuses her mother Girl cruel to her mother is slain by God
Filed beside it
Ungrateful ruler is deposed Woman eats flesh and leaves cat only bones of fish cat has caught for them. Cursed by cat Ungrateful king raises old woman's rent; miraculous punishment. (Cf. W154.2.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Undutiful son punished by toad clinging to face. (Cf. Q281.1.) Poisonous toad sits on food of undutiful children. (Cf. Q281.1.) Serpent chokes woman's undutiful son. (Cf. Q281.1.) Ungrateful son punished by having a son equally ungrateful. (Cf. Q281.1.)
Carried in tale types

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