Twins (triplets) exposed. (Cf. T587.) — Mythoi

Motif

Twins (triplets) exposed. (Cf. T587.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Abandoned or murdered children. · Reasons for abandonment of children. · view the constellation · filed as S314

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda
Greek Grote I 103.
general *Krappe Balor 17 n. 55
general Dickson 103 n. 10
general Gaster Thespis 255

Within the index

Filed under Reasons for abandonment of children. (Cf. K2015, M371, M373, M375.)

Filed beside it

Undesirable children exposed, desirable preserved Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) Child of supernatural birth exposed. (Cf. T520.) Destitute parents abandon children Children abandoned (driven forth, exposed) by hostile relative Pregnant woman ordered by husband to kill child to be born Diseased child exposed Disobedient children cast forth Child cast out because of his stupidity Mother sells her child to heathen sailors Reasons for abandonment of children – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Mother hides twin (triplet) sons to keep them from death. (Cf. S314.) Birth of twins. (Cf. T685.)

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