Mother feeds newly-born illegitimate child to dog. (Cf. S312.) — Mythoi

Motif

Mother feeds newly-born illegitimate child to dog. (Cf. S312.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Cruel parents. · view the constellation · filed as S12.2.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Cruel mother kills child.

Filed beside it

Mother throws children into fire Mother forces child to break eating tabu: child dies

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.)

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