μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Humiliating punishments.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Disgraceful burial as punishmentDebtor's corpse flogged. (Cf. Q271.)Devil beats wicked man's corpseToads and snakes devour corpse of rich man in his graveSkull used as drinking cup. (Cf. Q478.1.2.)Corpse of murderer mutilated. (Cf. Q211.)Punishment: throwing dead body into river
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.)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 punishmentWoman 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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Debtor deprived of burial. (Cf. Q421.0.1, Q491.)

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