μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Rejected wife asks to take away only what she brought.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel persecutions. · Disposal of cast-off wife. · view the constellation · filed as S446

Filed across the traditions
  • Chinese Graham.
  • general Type 887
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 Cast-off wife and child abandoned in forest. (Cf. S143.) Outcast wife and her son live in poverty Abandoned wife hidden under a tub

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