μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Spitting in face as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Humiliating punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q471

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 138
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Humiliating punishments.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Persecuted queen meanly clothed and set where all are commanded to spit on her Beggar avenges self on queen who spits at him by disguising as prince and spitting in her face
Filed beside it
Branding as punishment. (Cf. H55.) Punishment: disgraceful journey through streets. (Cf. Q432.2.) "Cucking-stool" as punishment. (Cf. Q467.3, Q467.1.) Victim is suspended in a basket over filth and thrown in Tar and feathers as punishment. (Cf. K31.1, K216.2.) Exposing mistress's person (excepting face) to her husband (paramour's friends) Frightful meal as punishment Princess (queen) compelled to keep an inn. (Cf. Q523.5.) Punishment: noble person must do menial service. (Cf. A181, H465.) Princess must sell goods on market as punishment Husband fondles second wife in presence of first as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.) Noble person must live in hovel Criminal's property destroyed as punishment Adulteress forced to wear symbolic dress. Husband makes her dress in coarse cloth except for her undefiled parts which are covered with gold brocade. (Cf. Q241.) Cutting hair as punishment Indignity to corpse as punishment. (Cf. Q271.1.) Woman must relight magic fires as punishment. Magician in revenge for ill-treatment causes the lights of the city to go out. They can be relighted only from the naked body of the woman in the public square. None can be relighted until all have applied their torches

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