μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

  • Irish*Cross, Beal XXI 319f., O'Suilleabhain 53
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • GreekGrote I 54
  • JewishNeuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • TuamotuStimson MS (z-G. 13/48, z-G. 3/1386).
Within the index

Filed under Humiliating punishments.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Princess serves as menialQueen placed in kitchen and abused by butcherNobleman after death must serve as menialCast-forth wife must sit at horse-block of palace and tell story to each newcomer and offer to carry him insideQueen made to scare crows away in fieldsPunishment: man must do women's work
Filed beside it
Spitting in face as punishmentBranding 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.)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
Travels with
God serves as menial on earthTest of wife's endurance. Haughty princess married to beggar and must endure poverty and menial work

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