Refraining from sexual intercourse as penance. (Cf. C110.) — Mythoi

Motif

Refraining from sexual intercourse as penance. (Cf. C110.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Penances. · view the constellation · filed as Q535.3

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Negative penances.

Filed beside it

Penance: not to speak Penance: lioness foregoes meat. Her two cubs are killed. The jackal tells her that he has had the same experience. She gives up eating meat and lives on grass Lone fasting as penance

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Tabu: sexual intercourse

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