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

Motif

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

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.2.3

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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*Cross, Beal XXI 327, O'Suilleabhain 79
LithuanianBalys Index Nos. 3610, 3748, Legends Nos. 467f., 470f
Jewish*Neuman
India*Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Sinking of earth as punishment.

4 finer motifs beneath 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.)Earth swallows man intending treachery. (Cf. Q261.1.)

Filed beside it

Quaking of earth as punishment. (Cf. D2148.)Land sinks and lake appears as punishment Grave sinks so that grave-robbers cannot get out. (Cf. Q212.2.)

Travels with

Extraordinary underground (underwater) disappearance Party of horsemen detained by bad weather vow to reach town whether God will or no. The earth swallows them up. (Cf. Q552.2.3.)

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