Man pulls out his own tongue in remorse — Mythoi

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Man pulls out his own tongue in remorse.

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Tongue cut off as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.) Tongue cut out as punishment for gossip. (Cf. Q314.) Tongue cut off as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.) Tongue cut off as punishment for treachery. (Cf. Q261.) Tongue cut out as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Tongue cut out as punishment for fault-finding (satire). (Cf. Q312.) Tongue cut off as punishment for alleged adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Hanging by tongue as punishment Punishment: stretching tongue to enormous length

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