μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • general Nouvelles Récréations No. 39.
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Filed under Jealous wife or husband.

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Heavenly maidens are not jealousWoman jealous of a fair maid in her house. Fears her attraction for her husbandJealousy of rival wivesDecision not to punish a jealous husband: he already suffers enoughHusband 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 hearJealous king causes massacre of handsome young captivesHusband's unjust jealousy forces wife to commit adulteryJealous 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 forestTrickster 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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