μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish mythCross.
Within the index

Filed under Blinding as punishment.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Miraculous blindness as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q227, Q571.1.)Miraculous blindness as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.)Miraculous blindness as punishment for disobedience. (Cf. Q325.)Miraculous blindness as punishment for criminal intent. (Cf. Q210.1.)Miraculous blindness as punishment for spying (on druids, fairies, witches, etc.)
Filed beside it
Loss of one eye as punishmentBlinding as punishment for perjury. (Cf. Q263.)Blinding as punishment for ravisher. (Cf. Q244.)Blinding as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.)Blinding as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.)Wicked son blinded
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Magic manifestation: eyes fall out of head of blasphemer. (Cf. Q451.7.0.2.)Man's eye bursts forth when he urges saint to marry. (Cf. Q227, Q451.7.0.2.)Punishment: man stricken blind. (Cf. Q451.7.0.2.)Magic blindness as punishment remitted. (Cf. Q451.7.0.2.)Man who laughs at blind made blind. (Cf. Q288, Q451.7.0.2.)

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