μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish Beal XXI 331
  • Spanish Keller, Espinosa III No. 264, Espinosa Jr. No. 41
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 1159
  • Africa Woodson 64, (Wakweli): Bender 50, Sieber 89ff., (Bantu): Einstein 148, (Lokele): Grenfell 820, (Jaunde): Heepe 89, (Fang): Tessman 188
  • West Indies Flowers 568
  • Jamaica Beckwith MAFLS XVII 267 No. 76.
  • general Maori, Samoa, Tonga: *Beckwith Myth 504f.
Within the index

Filed under Unkindness punished.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Ungrateful children punished. (Cf. Q551.1, Q557.1, Q557.2, Q588.) 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.)
Filed beside it
Irreverent young people punished by outraged old man Reproach concerning physical deformity (blemish) punished. (Cf. Q411.9.) Cruelty punished. (Cf. E501.3.1, Q415.3.1.) Uncharitableness punished. (Cf. Q494.1.1, Q552.3.0.1, Q571.2, Q572.2, Q574.2, Q585.1, Q595.3.) Refusal to grant request punished. (Cf. Q499.4.) Punishment for mockery. (Cf. Q556.8, Q583.1.) Hard-heartedness punished. (Cf. Q415.2.) Inhospitality punished. (Cf. P320, Q45, Q551.6.7, Q556.7, W158.) Monkey destroys nest of bird who has made sport of him Injustice punished. (Cf. Q265, Q552.1.6.) Slander punished
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic sickness as punishment for ingratitude. (Cf. Q281.) Creditor in former existence comes to confiscate riches of unkind man in next existence. (Cf. Q281.) Birds take back their feathers from ungrateful wolf to whom they have lent them. (Cf. Q281.)

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