μῦθοι 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

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“Chinese Polytheism That the names of the gods of China are legion will be readily conceded when it is said that, besides those already described, those still to be mentioned, and many others to whom space will not permit us to refer, there are also gods, goddesses, patrons, etc., of wind, rain, snow, frost, rivers, tides, caves, trees, flowers, theatres, horses, oxen, cows, sheep, goats, dogs, pigs, scorpions, locusts, gold, tea, salt,…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter IV · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Within the index

Filed under The faithless widow.

Filed beside it
Faithless widow betrothed anew at husband's funeralFaithless 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 leavesFaithless widow marries slayer of husband
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God with many eyesBanquets of the godsFight of the gods and giantsDeath of the godsResurrection of godsStar-godGoddess of north starRank of the gods in HadesDoor-godsKitchen-godsGod of happinessGod of wealth

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