μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • IrishCross, O'Suilleabhain 46, Beal XXI 317
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-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 motherGirl cruel to her mother is slain by God
Filed beside it
Ungrateful ruler is deposedWoman eats flesh and leaves cat only bones of fish cat has caught for them. Cursed by catUngrateful king raises old woman's rent; miraculous punishment. (Cf. W154.2.)
Travels with
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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