Girl lives in sepulchre to preserve chastity — Mythoi

Motif

Girl lives in sepulchre to preserve chastity.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Escape from undesired lover. · view the constellation · filed as T328

Cited in the index

general Scala Celi 33a No. 184.

Within the index

Filed under Escape from undesired lover.

Filed beside it

Oft-proved fidelity. Repeated attempts to seduce innocent woman. She escapes them all Girl kills man who threatens her virtue Bride puts to flight man who attempts to ravish her Wife escapes lust of king by shaming him Girl gives up wealth and flees to escape lecherous emperor Wife sets fire to house to escape undesired lover Escape from undesired lover by miracle Girl strikes man who tries to kiss her Escape from undesired lover by strategy Girl's virginity saved by the kindness of an emissary. Makes the lord believe she is a relative Chaste woman resists advances of a conqueror Suicide to save virginity Mutilation to repel lover. (Cf. S160, T333.)

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