Cheaters visited by god in animal form. Frightened into restitution — Mythoi

Motif

Cheaters visited by god in animal form. Frightened into restitution.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q554.6

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Mysterious visitation as punishment.

Filed beside it

Punishment: devil carries off thief. (Cf. Q212.) Devil in roof of church into which he thrusts voices of loud singers. (Cf. Q223.) Mysterious stranger blows ashes into face of scoffer and chokes him to death. (Cf. Q225.) Mysterious wolf enters church and kills blaspheming priest. (Cf. Q225.) Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) Creditor in former existence comes to confiscate riches of unkind man in next existence. (Cf. Q281.)

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