μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Types 900, 901
  • general *BP I 443
  • general **Philippson FFC L
  • general *Wesselski Arlotto II 229 No. 95
  • general *Gigas "Et eventyrs vandring" Litteratur og Historie (3e samling) (København, 1902)
  • general *Krappe Études ital. II 141ff.
  • general *Wesselski Märchen 216 No. 24
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 137
  • general Chauvin II 155 No. 27. Spanish Exempla: Keller
Within the index

Filed under The shrewish wife.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Shrew tamed by setting another shrew against herHusband dons armor and forces the household to shout: "Long live the Master!" Takes off his breeches and dares his wife to put them on. Establishes his mastery in the homeWife becomes obedient on seeing husband slay a recalcitrant horseThe wicked queen reformed. While asleep she is made to exchange places with the cobbler's wife. She thinks she is in hell. The cobbler teaches her to obey and fear her husbandShrewish wife driven from home but when in danger, runs to husband and receives protection. She is a good wife thereafter
Filed beside it
Man ejected from heaven for folly of marrying twiceChrist, not having married, knew nothing about suffering. So thinks the man after hearing all about Christ's tormentsMan reprimanded by judge for marrying several times. The man replies that he was always looking for a good wifeAvoiding the shrewish wifeSt. Peter's wife meets him with a broom handle. She is waiting for him at the rear door of the houseSocrates and Zanthippe: "After thunder rain". He thus remarks as she empties slops on his headStrength in words, in herbs, and in stones. When first two do not cure shrewish wife, the last does. (Cf. J1563.6, J1581.2, J2412.5.)The browbeaten husband from under the table: "The man always has a man's heart."Husband will not search for shrewish wife who has run away from himShrewish wife gives husband beating every morningHusband consoled by seeing woman even more shrewish than his wife. (Cf. J882.)Wife beats her husband and eats up everything he earnsFakir thankful for shrewish wife: she is a thorn in his flesh and warns him from neglecting the ways of righteousness
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