μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • IrishO'Suilleabhain 61, 130, Beal XXI 324, 337
  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Unkindness punished.

2 finer motifs beneath it
St. Peter's mother dropped from heaven because of hardheartedness. She is permitted to go to heaven on a stalk, but is weighted down by people holding to her skirts. She shakes them off. (Cf. Q172.)Punishment of hard-hearted masters in other world. (Cf. Q285.4.)
Filed beside it
Ingratitude punished. (Cf. Q551.6.3, Q597.2.)Irreverent young people punished by outraged old manReproach 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.)Inhospitality punished. (Cf. P320, Q45, Q551.6.7, Q556.7, W158.)Monkey destroys nest of bird who has made sport of himInjustice punished. (Cf. Q265, Q552.1.6.)Slander punished
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Mice devour hard-hearted man. (Hatto and the Mouse Tower.) (Cf. Q291.)

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