μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic sickness as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212, Q557.4, Q572.1.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q551.6.4

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross.
  • general *Loomis White Magic 98
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Filed under Magic sickness as punishment.

Filed beside it
Punishment: men stricken with leprosy Punishment: death from unknown disease before end of three days for having obtained food by force from monastery Magic sickness as punishment for lying (perjury). (Cf. Q263, Q583.4.) Magic sickness as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q227, Q572.3.) Magic sickness as punishment for ingratitude. (Cf. Q281.) Magic sickness as punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.). (Cf. Q222.) Emaciation caused by envy. (Cf. Q302.) Magic sickness (death) as punishment for inhospitality. (Cf. Q292.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Theft punished. (Cf. Q221.8, Q413.1, Q428.2, Q431.15, Q451.0.4, Q451.1.1, Q451.2.2, Q451.4.1, Q451.5.2, Q451.6.2, Q451.7.0.2.2, Q458.0.3, Q458.2.2, Q467.2, Q469.10.2, Q520.2, Q551.2.3.ff., Q551.6.4, Q551.7.2, Q552.4, Q552.6, Q552.19.3, Q554.1, Q558.6, Q559.10, Q597.3.) Mouse causes hair of thief to fall out. (Cf. Q551.6.4.) Magic sickness as punishment for theft remitted. (Cf. Q212.)

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