μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Snake strikes person for opposing saint. (Cf. Q227.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q557.6

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross.
Within the index

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.) Serpent chokes woman's undutiful son. (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.) 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.)
Punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q286.1, Q421.2, Q428.3, Q451.3.3, Q451.7.0.2.1, Q457.4, Q494.1, Q551.2.1, Q551.6.2, Q551.7.1, Q551.8.4, Q551.9.1, Q552.1.0.1.1, Q552.1.4, Q552.2.0.1.1, Q552.2.3.1.1, Q552.2.3.1.3, Q552.2.3.2.1, Q552.2.3.2.3, Q552.13.1.1, Q552.13.2.1, Q552.13.2.2, Q552.13.3, Q552.15, Q552.16, Q552.18.1, Q552.18.2, Q552.19.1, Q556.4, Q556.5, Q557.6, Q558.13, Q559.5, Q559.7, Q571.1, Q572.3, Q575, Q576.1, Q582.7, Q591, Q595.1.)

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