μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Loss of speech as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Jewish *Neuman.
  • general *Type 710
  • general *BP I 13ff.
Within the index

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

4 finer motifs beneath it
Dumbness as punishment for hiding children Dumbness as punishment for lying. (Cf. Q263.) Dumbness as punishment for opposition to holy person. (*Cf. Q227.) Dumbness as punishment for blasphemy
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.) 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.)
Man stricken dumb for surly speech. (Cf. Q327, Q451.3.)
Carried in tale types

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