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Motif

Handmaid given as wife unto husband by barren wife.

Sex. · Married life. · Other aspects of married life. · view the constellation · filed as T282

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Filed under Other aspects of married life.

1 finer motif beneath it
First (barren) wife insists her husband should take second wife
Filed beside it
Sex hospitality. Host gives his wife (daughter) to his guest as bed companion Wife withholds intercourse from husband to enforce demand. Cf. Aristophanes' Lysistrata Frightened wife shows marks of affection for husband. This is so rare that he pardons the robber who has caused the fright Mistress has always said her "Aves": Virgin Mary refuses to help wife against her rival. The wife tells this to the mistress, who repents Sight of mistress's ring causes husband to withhold himself from his wife Why separation of a good woman from a bad man is a benefit Wife refuses to sleep with detested husband Why widow does not remarry. (1) Only her property is wanted; (2) her husband is still in her heart; (3) if new husband is bad it will not be well, if he is good there will be the fear that he will die Wife sold unwillingly by husband Husband (wife) of supernatural being longs for old home and visits relatives Husband's indiscreet boast about wife brings about his death. King regards his wife as so beautiful that he has a friend view her naked through a crack in the wall. Wife learns of his act, goes over to the man who has viewed her, and with the latter brings about the king's death Wife buys (sells) privilege of sleeping one night with husband. (Cf. D2006.1.4.) Reconciliation of separated couple Other aspects of married life – miscellaneous

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