Artisan who has built palace blinded so he cannot build another like it. (Cf. S161.0.1, W181.2.) — Mythoi

Motif

Artisan who has built palace blinded so he cannot build another like it. (Cf. S161.0.1, W181.2.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Mutilations. · view the constellation · filed as S165.7

Filed across the traditions

Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 489, 672.

Within the index

Filed under Mutilation: putting out eyes.

Filed beside it

Eyes of beheaded person gouged out Crane pecks out tiger's eyes Blinding by thrusting needles into eyes Eyes torn out and filled with sand Necklace made of torn out human eyes Human eyes used as fishbait

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Masons who build mausoleum of princess lose their right hands so they may never again construct so fine a building. (Cf. S165.7, W181.2.) King kills architect after completion of great building, so that he may never again build one so great. (Cf. S161.0.1, W154.21.)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “artisan” · wander