Curse as punishment — Mythoi

Motif

Curse as punishment.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q556

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 83, Beal XXI 328
Jewish *Neuman
India Thompson-Balys.
general Roberts 217

Within the index

Filed under Miraculous punishments.

14 finer motifs beneath it

Curse threatened to enforce demand Voice from heaven pronounces curse of destruction on city Curse for participation in Crucifixion. (Cf. Q221.2.) Mark of Cain. Permanent mark as curse on a murderer. (Cf. Q211.) Curse for leaving home Man has color of the dead as result of saint's curse for disobedience. (Cf. Q227.) Saint decrees offenders will not be able to fortify their dwellings. Fences fall, earth gapes when dug. (Cf. D2192, Q227, Q552.) Curse for plundering church: king loses battles. (Cf. Q222.) Curse for inhospitality. (Cf. Q292.) Curse for mockery. (Cf. Q288.) Curse for banishing wife at wish of paramour. (Cf. Q248.) Curse for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Curse for uncharitableness. (Cf. Q286.1.) Curse for stealing. (Cf. Q212.)

Filed beside it

Supernatural manifestations at death of wicked person Magic manifestations as punishments Prodigy as punishment Divine favor withdrawn as punishment Mysterious visitation as punishment Madness as punishment. (Cf. D2065.) Miraculous punishment through animals. (Cf. Q415, Q552.4, Q554.5, Q582.6, Q589.1, Q589.1.0.1, Q597.) Mysterious death as punishment. (Cf. Q411, Q574, Q591.1.) Other miraculous punishments

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Curse as punishment remitted. (Cf. Q556.) Man goes forth naked: cursed with nakedness throughout life. (Cf. Q556.)

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