Hanging by tongue as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Hanging by tongue as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.4.9

Filed across the traditions

Cheremis Sebeok-Nyerges.

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Filed under Tongue cut off as punishment.

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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.) Man pulls out his own tongue in remorse Tongue cut off as punishment for alleged adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Punishment: stretching tongue to enormous length

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