Cast-off wife and child abandoned in forest. (Cf. S143.) — Mythoi

Motif

Cast-off wife and child abandoned in forest. (Cf. S143.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel persecutions. · Disposal of cast-off wife. · view the constellation · filed as S441

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 15, Section XXXIX

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

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 abandoned in pit. (Cf. T581.2.) Cast-off wife's head shaven Cast-off wife sent to herd cows Abandoned queen blinded 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.)

Abandonment in forest

Carried in tale types

The Wonder Child · ATU 708 2 recorded variants

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