μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Threat to cut off hand or foot.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.0.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Mutilation as punishment. (Cf. S160.)

Filed beside it
Hands and feet cut off as punishment Strong girl breaks impudent suitor's right hand and left foot Hands and feet cut off as punishment for robbery. (Cf. Q212.) Hands cut off as punishment. (Cf. S161.) Laming as punishment. (Cf. S162.) Loss of speech as punishment Tongue cut off as punishment Nose cut off as punishment Ears cut off as punishment Blinding as punishment Punishment: thong of leather cut from back Punishment: woman's breasts cut off Punishment: genitalia cut off Piecemeal mutilation as punishment Lips sewed together as punishment for slander. (Cf. Q263.) Punishment: head split into many pieces

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