μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Unremitting torture as punishment.

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

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Filed under Tedious punishments.

9 finer motifs beneath 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 Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continually 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.)
Filed beside it
Wandering as a punishment Wandering after death as punishment Punishment: carrying corpse of murdered man. (Cf. Q211.) Punishment: performing impossible task. (Cf. H1010.)

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