μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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  • Irish mythCross.
Within the index

Filed under Penances.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Penance: spending lonely night in cavePenance: lying the first night with every corpse brought to certain church
Filed beside it
Substitutions for penancesMurderer does penance. (Cf. Q171.1.1, Q211.)Robber does penance. (Cf. Q212.)Life-long penance for brother-sister marriageKing who loved to give death sentence accepts penance of always postponing sentence until thirty days period of examination has passedPenance in wilderness as punishment for men who left holy orders to marry. (Cf. Q226.)Warrior retires to a cloister which he later defends against robbersTedious penances. (Cf. H1110, Q500.)Self-torture as penanceHumiliating penances. (Cf. Q470.)Dangerous penancesPilgrimage as penancePenance: inviting one Brahmin for dinner every WednesdayNegative penancesPenance: resisting temptation. (Cf. T330.)Sitting (standing) in uncomfortable position as penance

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