μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • IcelandicBoberg.
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Filed under Mutilations.

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Self-mutilation. (Cf. T327.1, T327.2, T333.)Jealous women mutilate her who is most attractive to menFairies mutilate mortals. (Cf. F362.)Mutilation of envoys. (Cf. R51.3.)Moon mutilates his earth mistressMutilation: cutting off hands (arms)Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet)Mutilation: cutting (tearing) out tongue. Often to prevent revelation of secretMutilation: knocking out teethMutilation: putting out eyesMutilation: skin cut from backMutilation by crushing. (Cf. S116.)Mutilation: tearing off earsMutilation: nose cut off or crushedMutilation: breaking (two, three) ribsMutilation: sex organs cut off. (Cf. Q241, Q451.10.)
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The laughing ass. King has trickster's horse's tail cut off. Trickster retaliates by cutting off part of upper lip of king's ass. At trial the animals are brought forth. Everyone laughs at the ass. Trickster: "If everyone laughs at the ass, how could the ass help laughing at her companion without a tail?" Freed

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