Flaying alive as punishment for contesting with a god — Mythoi

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Flaying alive as punishment for contesting with a god.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q457.1

Filed across the traditions

Greek *Frazer Apollodorus I 30 n. 1 (Apollo and Marsyas). → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IV

Within the index

Filed under Flaying alive as punishment.

Filed beside it

Devil flays impious person. (Cf. G303, Q220.) Flaying alive as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Flaying alive as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q227.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: mortal lusting after goddess Giant. A person of enormous size. (For giants who are primarily ogres see G100 and G400–G599.) Giant wades the ocean Giant throws a great rock Blindness healed by sun's rays Ogre made drunk and overcome Prophecy: future greatness of unborn child. (Cf. M301.2.2, M301.5.1, M301.12, M359.3, M371.1.) God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears Birth from person's head

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