μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Woman jealous of a fair maid in her house. Fears her attraction for her husband.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T257.1

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general Alphabet No. 796
Within the index

Filed under Jealous wife or husband.

1 finer motif beneath it
King's wives jealous of his attention to pet animal
Filed beside it
Heavenly maidens are not jealous Jealousy of rival wives Decision not to punish a jealous husband: he already suffers enough Husband jealous of wife who goes to confession is punished by the priest. When the husband sees the priest take her behind the altar to punish her he volunteers to take the punishment. The wife says, "Pound him well. I am a terrible sinner." Jealous husband kills nightingale which his wife gets up to hear Jealous king causes massacre of handsome young captives Husband's unjust jealousy forces wife to commit adultery Jealous husband objects to wife's enjoyment of intercourse: thinks she has had previous experience Jealous husband spends all his earnings as skillful smith bribing courtiers not to talk to his wife, and at last locks her up in hut in the forest Trickster sends jealous wife after husband: steals food. (Cf. K343.) Jealous wife ties husband to her so that he cannot get away to meet another woman

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