Magic sickness as punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.). (Cf. Q222.) — Mythoi

Motif

Magic sickness as punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.). (Cf. Q222.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q551.6.5

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Magic sickness as punishment.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Magic manifestation: blood flows suddenly from mouth of blasphemer. (Cf. Q221.3.) Magic manifestation: eyes fall out of head of blasphemer. (Cf. Q451.7.0.2.)

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 theft. (Cf. Q212, Q557.4, Q572.1.) Emaciation caused by envy. (Cf. Q302.) Magic sickness (death) as punishment for inhospitality. (Cf. Q292.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.) (Cf. Q411.11, Q415.7, Q431.13, Q491.1.2, Q499.3, Q551.6.5, Q551.8.2, Q552.17, Q556.6, Q557.7, Q558.5, Q558.14, Q558.17, Q558.18, Q559.9.)

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