Earth swallows man who opposes saint (holy man). (Cf. Q227.)

Motif

Earth swallows man who opposes saint (holy man). (Cf. Q227.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.2.3.1.1

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

Irish myth*Cross
Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 798, II 1220.
general Loomis White Magic 44

Within the index

Filed under Girl sinks into earth for dancing in church. (Cf. C51.1.5, Q386.)

Filed beside it

Earth swallows man as punishment for sacrilege (blasphemy, heresy, etc.). (Cf. Q221.3.)Man who angers saint sinks into earth to his knees. (Cf. Q227.)

Travels with

Punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q286.1, Q421.2, Q428.3, Q451.3.3, Q451.7.0.2.1, Q457.4, Q494.1, Q551.2.1, Q551.6.2, Q551.7.1, Q551.8.4, Q551.9.1, Q552.1.0.1.1, Q552.1.4, Q552.2.0.1.1, Q552.2.3.1.1, Q552.2.3.1.3, Q552.2.3.2.1, Q552.2.3.2.3, Q552.13.1.1, Q552.13.2.1, Q552.13.2.2, Q552.13.3, Q552.15, Q552.16, Q552.18.1, Q552.18.2, Q552.19.1, Q556.4, Q556.5, Q557.6, Q558.13, Q559.5, Q559.7, Q571.1, Q572.3, Q575, Q576.1, Q582.7, Q591, Q595.1.)

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