μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • ScotchCampbell Tales I lxxxix–xc. See also Peele's "King Edward the First".
  • general Zupitza Zs. f. Vksk. XI 91
  • general Child Nos. 5, 80, 81
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Punishment: woman suspended by her breasts
Filed beside it
Hands and feet cut off as punishmentThreat to cut off hand or footStrong girl breaks impudent suitor's right hand and left footHands 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 punishmentTongue cut off as punishmentNose cut off as punishmentEars cut off as punishmentBlinding as punishmentPunishment: thong of leather cut from backPunishment: genitalia cut offPiecemeal mutilation as punishmentLips sewed together as punishment for slander. (Cf. Q263.)Punishment: head split into many pieces

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