Monstrous births as punishment for girl's pride. (Cf. M437, Q331, T550.) — Mythoi

Motif

Monstrous births as punishment for girl's pride. (Cf. M437, Q331, T550.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.5

Cited in the index

general Child I 210
general Ireland, U.S.: Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Prodigy as punishment.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man who cuts off tongue of swallow has dumb children. (Cf. Q285.1.1.)

Filed beside it

Death from elements as punishment for unjust judgment (by poets) Death by thunderbolt as punishment Sinking of earth as punishment Failure of crops during reign of wicked king. (Cf. Q552.10.1.) Ear of stolen animal protrudes from thief's mouth. (Cf. Q212.) 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 punishment Punishment: meeting frightful apparition. (Ghost, mysterious animal, devil.) Punishment: shipwreck Fire from heaven as punishment. (Cf. F797, F962.2.) Storm as punishment. (Cf. D905.) 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.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Curse: monstrous birth Pride punished. (Cf. Q552.19.5.) Monstrous births

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