Object stolen (left) as token that infidelity has been discovered — Mythoi

Motif

Object stolen (left) as token that infidelity has been discovered.

Sex. · Married life. · Faithlessness in marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T247

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Faithlessness in marriage.

1 finer motif beneath it

Substituted sword. Husband leaves wooden sword in scabbard of wife's paramour upon discovering their infidelity

Filed beside it

Wife and husband believe each unfaithful at the slightest provocation Faithless wife causes her husband to go insane The faithless widow Woman deserts husband for unworthy lover. (Deformed, mutilated, monstrous, or of different race.) Wronged wife goes to wronged husband Husband transforms himself to test his wife's faithfulness. (Cf. T231.3.) Woman enamored of an unknown knight in a tournament loses interest when she finds that it is her husband. (Cf. R222.) Old man married to young, unfaithful wife Adulteress on her death-bed reveals the illegitimacy of her children. Did not want her husband to be burdened with their bringing up Series of husbands try in vain to control adulteress Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife Woman reveals whereabouts of husband to enemy in revenge for desertion Man unfaithful even on wedding night Faithlessness in marriage – miscellaneous

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