Father plans child's death — Mythoi

Motif

Father plans child's death.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Cruel parents. · view the constellation · filed as S11.4

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Cruel father.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Jealous father vows to kill daughter's suitors Father kisses son while planning to kill him Cruel fathers threaten to kill their children if they are of undesirable sex Cruel father seeks to kill infant son

Filed beside it

Father mutilates children. (Cf. S160.) Jealous father sends son to upper world on stretching tree Father kills child Father banishes son at request of fairy wife. (Cf. F302, S322.4.3.) Father flogs child

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