Earth swallows object as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Earth swallows object as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.2.3.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Earth swallowings as punishment. (Cf. F940, Q221.4.3.)

3 finer motifs beneath it

Earth swallows mill in which saint's grain was refused grinding. (Cf. Q227.) Earth swallows heretical city. (Cf. Q225.1.) Island sinks for man's offense to saint. (Cf. Q227.)

Filed beside it

Girl sinks into earth for dancing in church. (Cf. C51.1.5, Q386.) Saint causes parricide to sink into earth to his knees. (Cf. D1713, Q211.1.) Earth swallows man intending treachery. (Cf. Q261.1.)

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