Saint's daughter dies when wooed

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Saint's daughter dies when wooed.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Celibacy and continence. · view the constellation · filed as T312

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general Alphabet No. 390.

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Filed under Celibacy and continence.

1 finer motif beneath it

Woman dies when spoiled of her sanctity

Filed beside it

Ceremonial continence Woman averse to marriage. (Cf. T321.1, T327.3.) Ravished girl's virginity restored by Virgin Mary Father kills daughter lest she become prostitute Continence in marriage The repression of lust. (Cf. D1356.) Wife proves her faithfulness. Had substituted for husband's mistress. Proves legitimacy of her child by producing tokens and by child's missing toe (like her husband's four-toed foot)

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