Punishment: millstone hung around neck. Woman has had desire to kill frog. (Cf. Q211.8.) — Mythoi

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Punishment: millstone hung around neck. Woman has had desire to kill frog. (Cf. Q211.8.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Cruel punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q469.4

Cited in the index

general Tobler 28.

Within the index

Filed under Other cruel punishments.

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Adulteress caused to fall down stairs from which steps have been removed. (Cf. Q241.) Punishment: climbing red-hot rod. (Cf. S112.2.) Punishment: grinding up in a mill Punishment: choking with smoke. This given a lawyer who has "sold smoke", i.e., idle words Heart and liver of murderer torn out. (Cf. Q211.) Punishment: twisting entrails from body Punishment: sawing in twain Punishment: boring hot irons through ears. (Cf. S112.2.) Scalding as punishment Baby son hurled into battle as punishment for desertion of fairy mistress. (Cf. Q247, Q411.3.) Murderer torn limb from limb. (Cf. Q211, Q416.) Hands in cleft log as punishment. (Cf. K1111, Q435.)

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Punishment for desire to murder. (Cf. Q210.1, Q469.4, Q552.19.2.)

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