Punishment of Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continually — Mythoi

Motif

Punishment of Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continually.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Tedious punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q501.5

Filed across the traditions

Greek Fox 144, *Frazer Apollodorus II 148 n. 1. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33

Within the index

Filed under Unremitting torture as punishment.

Filed beside it

Punishment of Sisyphus. Must keep rolling a great stone up hill. It continually falls down Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall Punishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his face Punishment of Prometheus. Chained to a mountain with eagle preying on his vitals, which are restored nightly. (Punishment for theft of fire.) Punishment of Io. Transformed to cow with gadfly ceaselessly pursuing Unremittent thirst as punishment Ceaseless humming (singing) as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) Spirit in hell must bathe people endlessly. (Cf. Q578.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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