μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Serpent chokes woman's undutiful son. (Cf. Q281.1.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q557.2

Cited in the index
  • general Alphabet No. 359.
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Filed under Miraculous punishment through animals. (Cf. Q415, Q552.4, Q554.5, Q582.6, Q589.1, Q589.1.0.1, Q597.)

Filed beside it
Poisonous toad sits on food of undutiful children. (Cf. Q281.1.) Eagle (ape) carries off ill-gotten gain. Makes away with the receipts of a merchant who had watered his wine. (Cf. Q274.) Mouse causes hair of thief to fall out. (Cf. Q551.6.4.) Saint's pet crane pecks out eye of spying person. (Cf. Q342, Q580.) Snake strikes person for opposing saint. (Cf. Q227.) Tiger seizes bride and bridegroom at threshold of house because groom has failed to worship deity before ceremony. (Cf. Q223.) People given charm to dispel flies grumble: flies return a thousandfold. (Cf. Q312.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Ungrateful children punished. (Cf. Q551.1, Q557.1, Q557.2, Q588.)

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