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 — Mythoi

Motif

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.

Sex. · Married life. · Faithlessness in marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T231.4

Cited in the index

general Type 1352*.

Within the index

Filed under The faithless widow.

Filed beside it

Faithless widow betrothed anew at husband's funeral 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) 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 marries slayer of husband

Carried in tale types

The Matron of Ephesus · ATU 1510 1 recorded variant

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