Transformation to stone as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Transformation to stone as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q551.3.4

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

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

3 finer motifs beneath it

Scoffers turned to stone by saint. (Cf. Q225.) Man curses wind; he is turned to stone, along with sack from which he is sowing. (Cf. Q221.) Nun breaks her vow. She is turned to stone. (Cf. Q226.)

Filed beside it

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 Punishment: transformation into animal. (Cf. Q226.2.) Punishment: calf's head in murderer's hand turns to corpse's head. (Cf. Q211.) Punishment: transformation into other object

Carried in tale types

The Giant as Master Builder · ATU 1099 1 recorded variant

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