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.

  • SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 138
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-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 herBeggar 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 inTar and feathers as punishment. (Cf. K31.1, K216.2.)Exposing mistress's person (excepting face) to her husband (paramour's friends)Frightful meal as punishmentPrincess (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 punishmentHusband fondles second wife in presence of first as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.)Noble person must live in hovelCriminal's property destroyed as punishmentAdulteress 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 punishmentIndignity 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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