Maidens befoul selves with blood to escape rape — Mythoi

Motif

Maidens befoul selves with blood to escape rape.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Escape from undesired lover. · view the constellation · filed as T327.4

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.

Within the index

Filed under Mutilation to repel lover. (Cf. S160, T333.)

Filed beside it

Maiden sends to her lecherous lover (brother) her eyes (hands, breasts) which he has admired Woman successfully prays for disease to repel lover Saint plucks out her eye when urged to marry Woman raises sores on her body to preserve chastity Princess takes on loathsome disguise to avoid unwelcome demon-lover Girl escapes from undesired lover by cutting off her plaits of hair

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