μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 597.
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Filed under Humiliating punishments.

5 finer motifs beneath it
The Eaten Heart. Adulteress is caused unwittingly to eat her lover's heart. (Sometimes other parts of his body.) (Cf. Q241.) Adulteress compelled to eat with dog. (Cf. Q241, Q478.) Adulteress compelled to eat a dog's leavings. (Cf. Q241, Q523.3.) Punishment: using fat rendered from daughter's mutilated corpse to cook with and to light candles Punishment: eating ashes instead of food
Filed beside it
Spitting in face as punishment 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) 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
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Adulteress compelled to eat with dog. (Cf. Q241, Q478.) Frightful meal. (Cf. Q478.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Snake paramour. (Cf. B604.1.) Maiming by magic Magic sickness. (Cf. D1837.) Adultery punished. (Cf. Q411.0.1, Q413.2, Q414.0.2, Q416.1.1, Q418.1, Q421.0.2, Q421.0.6, Q424.2, Q428.1, Q431.8, Q432.2, Q434.1, Q451.1.5, Q451.2.4, Q451.4.8, Q451.5.1, Q451.6.1, Q451.14, Q455.2, Q456.0.1, Q457.3, Q458.0.1, Q461.3, Q466.1, Q469.1, Q473.0.2, Q473.1.1, Q473.2.1, Q478.1, Q478.2, Q478.3, Q484, Q493.1, Q499.2.1, Q537.1, Q552.3.0.3, Q555.2, Q587.) Pursuit by rolling object

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