μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Punishment: transformation of lovers into lion and lioness for desecrating temple. They have had sexual relations in the temple. It was believed that lions do not mate with each other; hence their sin could not be repeated.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q551.3.1

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Filed under Punishment: transformation. (Cf. D661.)

Filed beside it
Punishment: transformation into animal. (Cf. Q226.2.) Punishment: calf's head in murderer's hand turns to corpse's head. (Cf. Q211.) Transformation to stone as punishment Punishment: transformation into other object
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned child Lions do not mate with their fellows, but prefer leopards. (Cf. Q551.3.) Golden apple
Carried in tale types

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