μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Cruel mother kills child.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Cruel parents. · view the constellation · filed as S12.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 139, 151, 157
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Cruel mother.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Mother feeds newly-born illegitimate child to dog. (Cf. S312.) Mother throws children into fire Mother forces child to break eating tabu: child dies
Filed beside it
Treacherous mother marries ogre and plots against son Mother orders son's death Cruel mother blinds son Cruel mother expels (drives away) child Cruel mother refuses children food Mother tells healthy sons to wipe soiled hands on lame son

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