Boy sleeps between couple to safeguard their virtue — Mythoi

Motif

Boy sleeps between couple to safeguard their virtue.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Chaste sleeping together. · view the constellation · filed as T352

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Chaste sleeping together.

Filed beside it

Sword of chastity. A two-edged sword is laid between the couple sleeping together Object set between beds of couple sleeping in same room Chaste sleeping together to torment woman. Man remains utterly impassive Chaste sleeping together with six sisters-in-law one by one Young man sleeps on girl's mat without touching her to signify his desire

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