Branding as punishment. (Cf. H55.) — Mythoi

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Branding as punishment. (Cf. H55.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Humiliating punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q472

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
Spanish Espinosa III No. 192
India *Thompson-Balys
Hindu Meyer Hindu Tales 110.
general BP III 114 n. 1
general Cosquin Études 428ff.
general *Fischer-Bolte 215
general Child II 240ff., 513a, III 514, IV 476, V225b

Within the index

Filed under Humiliating punishments.

Filed beside it

Spitting in face as punishment 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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Recognition through branding

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