Disobedient children cast forth — Mythoi

Motif

Disobedient children cast forth.

Unnatural cruelty. · Abandoned or murdered children. · Reasons for abandonment of children. · view the constellation · filed as S326

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Indonesia DeVries's list No. 205.

Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it

Disobedient child burned

Filed beside it

Undesirable children exposed, desirable preserved Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) Child of supernatural birth exposed. (Cf. T520.) Twins (triplets) exposed. (Cf. T587.) 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 Child cast out because of his stupidity Mother sells her child to heathen sailors Reasons for abandonment of children – miscellaneous

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