Earth swallows man intending treachery. (Cf. Q261.1.)

Motif

Earth swallows man intending treachery. (Cf. Q261.1.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.2.3.4

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 mythCross.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

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

Travels with

Intended treachery punished. (Cf. Q210.1, Q552.2.3.4.)

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