μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Laming as punishment. (Cf. S162.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Jewish Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

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

7 finer motifs beneath it
Limbs cut off (drop off) as punishment Boring hole through heel as punishment Hamstringing as punishment Youth lamed by man whose daughter he refuses to marry. (Cf. Q245.) Feet cut off as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.) Foot cut off as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Legs cut off as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.)
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.) 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
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet)
Carried in tale types

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