Murderer killed by his own spear. (Cf. Q211.) — Mythoi

Motif

Murderer killed by his own spear. (Cf. Q211.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Punishment fitted to crime. · view the constellation · filed as Q582.3

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Fitting death as punishment. (Cf. Q411, D2060.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Man killed by piece of stone flying from rock his victim dies upon

Filed beside it

Sisters throw unique jewel into lake; killed and thrown after it Man who brings fire to his house at devil's instigation burns to death. (Cf. Q233.) Man dies from drop of blood of pet hound he has killed. (Cf. Q211.6.) Man boasts he fears saint no more than hornless sheep; killed by hornless sheep. (Cf. Q333.1.) Woman killed by horse got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338, Q557.) Boy who threw stones at clerics killed by thrown stone. (Cf. Q227.) Person drinks poison he prepared for another Man falls dead when he sees his sons whom he has reared in sin all killed

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Murder punished. (Cf. Q411.6, Q413.4, Q414.0.12, Q416.0.2, Q417.1, Q421.0.4, Q424.0.1, Q431.1, Q431.9, Q450.1.1, Q451.1.4, Q451.2.3, Q451.4.5, Q451.7.4, Q469.6, Q469.12, Q491.6, Q497, Q511, Q511.1, Q512.0.1, Q520.1, Q545, Q551.3.3, Q551.8.3, Q552.3.0.2, Q556.2, Q556.10, Q558.9, Q582.3.)

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