μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Prodigy as punishment.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Storm as punishment for affront to disguised supernatural spirit. (Cf. Q221.)Fortress built on Sunday destroyed by tempest. (Cf. C631, Q223.6.)Punishment: flood of mud after which crops of corn come up with black (smutted) earsMass of sand advances like a tidal wave upon cityRain of stones as punishmentHail as punishment
Filed beside it
Death from elements as punishment for unjust judgment (by poets)Death by thunderbolt as punishmentSinking of earth as punishmentFailure of crops during reign of wicked king. (Cf. Q552.10.1.)Ear of stolen animal protrudes from thief's mouth. (Cf. Q212.)Monstrous births as punishment for girl's pride. (Cf. M437, Q331, T550.)Rich lord who robs poor widow of her cow chokes on first mouthful. (Cf. Q212.)Mary-image descends and chastises clerk who scoffs at its rude carving. (Cf. Q225.)Dead cock rises, crows, and spatters scoffers so that they become leprous. (Cf. Q225.)Punishment: woman who has prevented birth of children casts no shadow. (Cf. Q251.)Plague as punishmentPunishment: meeting frightful apparition. (Ghost, mysterious animal, devil.)Punishment: shipwreckFire from heaven as punishment. (Cf. F797, F962.2.)Punishment: cloud cuts off view of man promised all he can see for expelling saint. (Cf. Q227.)Food and drink refused saint miraculously become putrid. (Cf. D2096, Q227.)
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