μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Miraculous punishment through animals. (Cf. Q415, Q552.4, Q554.5, Q582.6, Q589.1, Q589.1.0.1, Q597.)

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

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Filed under Miraculous punishments.

8 finer motifs beneath 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.) 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.)
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manifestations at death of wicked person Magic manifestations as punishments Prodigy as punishment Divine favor withdrawn as punishment Mysterious visitation as punishment Madness as punishment.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.) Curse as punishment Mysterious death as punishment. (Cf. Q411, Q574, Q591.1.) Other miraculous punishments
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Punishment: being eaten by animals. (Cf. Q453, Q557.) Ear of stolen animal protrudes from thief's mouth. (Cf. Q212.) 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.) Woman killed by horse got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338, Q557.) Horses fail when owner refuses load to saint. (Cf. Q286.1, Q557.) Man cannot drive cow by himself which he refused to share. (Cf. Q272.) Animals avenge injury. (Cf. Q557.)

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