Ears cut off as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Ears cut off as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q451.6

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Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Missouri French Carrière
India *Thompson-Balys
Africa Frobenius Atlantis IV 196.

Within the index

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

3 finer motifs beneath it

Girl (fairy) bites off ear of ravisher. (Cf. F304.4.1, Q244.) Ears cut off as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Ear cut off as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.)

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 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

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