Murder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chest — Mythoi

Motif

Murder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chest.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S121

Filed across the traditions

Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 6
Icelandic *Boberg.
general *Type 720
general *BP I 412ff., 422
general *Cox 479
general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 91b n. 36

Within the index

Filed under Murders.

Filed beside it

Old people killed in famine Man kills all guests, hoping some day to kill rival Princess builds tower of skulls of unsuccessful suitors Prince resolves to drive relatives from his domain. Kills many Murderer kills all who come to certain spot Murder by poisoning Burning to death. (See notes to K955 and Q414.) Murder by strangling. See references to Q424 Murder by flaying Murder by stabbing Murder by crushing. (Cf. S167.) Death by dragging behind horse Murder by cutting Flogging to death. (Cf. Q458.2.) Burial alive Immolation

Carried in tale types

The Juniper Tree (previously My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Me) · ATU 720 3 recorded variants
Miscellaneous Robber and Murder Stories · ATU 968 1 recorded variant

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