Boiling to death. Often in pitch or oil — Mythoi

Motif

Boiling to death. Often in pitch or oil.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S112.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Boggs FFC XC 83 No. 711A*
Greek *Frazer Apollodorus I 321 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. IV
India Thompson-Balys
Japanese Ikeda.
general *Cosquin Études 360ff.

Within the index

Filed under Burning to death. (See notes to K955 and Q414.)

Filed beside it

City burned with all inhabitants House (hostel) burned with all inside Murder with hot iron. Bored through eye or nose Murder by hot lead poured into ear. (Cf. S115.1.) Attempted murder by live coals in garments Murder by feeding on over-hot food. Person forced to eat Murder by roasting alive in oven furnace) Son takes mother to woods and tries to burn her up while she sleeps

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Origin of Hyades Men created from sown dragon's teeth City founded on spot where cow lies down Transformation: man to kid Transformation to seduce Magic plant Power of prophecy a gift Power of prophecy lost by spitting. When possessor of power on request spits into mouth of man who has taught him, he loses the power Resuscitation by herbs (leaves) Missile thrown among enemies causes them to fight one another Punishment: transformation to deer which is devoured by dogs Child incubated in man's thigh

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