Faithless widow fans husband's grave. She does not want to remarry until the body is cold (or the earth on the grave is dry) — Mythoi

Motif

Faithless widow fans husband's grave. She does not want to remarry until the body is cold (or the earth on the grave is dry).

Sex. · Married life. · Faithlessness in marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T231.2

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Werner 149. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter IV
general *Wesselski Mönchslatein 85 No. 72

Within the index

Filed under The faithless widow.

Filed beside it

Faithless widow betrothed anew at husband's funeral Faithless widow ready to marry messenger who brings news of husband's death. The husband, however, has only feigned death to test her. (Cf. T235.) Faithless widow's heartlessness repels the new suitor. She obeys him when he tells her to knock out the teeth of her dead husband. Fearing like treatment, he leaves Faithless widow marries slayer of husband

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

God with many eyes Banquets of the gods Fight of the gods and giants Death of the gods Resurrection of gods Star-god Goddess of north star Rank of the gods in Hades Door-gods Kitchen-gods God of happiness God of wealth

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