μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Punishment: transformation. (Cf. D661.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
Punishment: transformation into falling starPunishment: transformation into tree
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 repeatedPunishment: 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

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