Cast-off wife abandoned in pit. (Cf. T581.2.) — Mythoi

Motif

Cast-off wife abandoned in pit. (Cf. T581.2.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel persecutions. · Disposal of cast-off wife. · view the constellation · filed as S435

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Indonesia DeVries's list No. 202.

Within the index

Filed under Disposal of cast-off wife.

Filed beside it

Cast-off wife exposed in boat Cast-off wife thrown into water. (Cf. S142.) Cast-off wife abandoned on island. (Cf. S145.) Cast-off wife's head shaven Cast-off wife sent to herd cows Abandoned queen blinded Cast-off wife and child abandoned in forest. (Cf. S143.) Outcast wife and her son live in poverty Abandoned wife hidden under a tub Rejected wife asks to take away only what she brought

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Child born of woman abandoned in pit

Carried in tale types

The Outcast Queens and the Ogress Queen · ATU 462 2 recorded variants

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