Piecemeal mutilation as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Piecemeal mutilation as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.11

Filed across the traditions

Marquesas Handy 78
Tonga Gifford 67.

Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it

Deception punished by piecemeal mutilation

Filed beside it

Hands and feet cut off as punishment Threat to cut off hand or foot 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 Lips sewed together as punishment for slander. (Cf. Q263.) Punishment: head split into many pieces

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