Young man betrothed to statue. Man puts marriage ring on finger of statue of Venus (Virgin Mary). She afterwards forbids him the embraces of an earthly bride

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Young man betrothed to statue. Man puts marriage ring on finger of statue of Venus (Virgin Mary). She afterwards forbids him the embraces of an earthly bride.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Chastity and celibacy – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as T376

Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general **Baum PMLA XXXIV 523ff.
general Alphabet Nos. 48, 465, 656
general Ward II 609 No. 22, 621 No. 31, 626 No. 7
general Scala Celi 111b No. 620.

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Filed under Chastity and celibacy – miscellaneous.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man leaves earthly bride for service of Virgin

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Nun refuses to look at man The boy who had never seen a woman: the Satans. When he sees a girl and asks his father what it is, the father tells him it is Satan. Asked what he most likes he says, "The Satans."Adulterous love changed into a chaste one Heavy chastity belt imposed on wife Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation). Usually kept in a tower. (Danaë.)Attempt to keep wife chaste by carrying her in box. In spite of all precautions she meets men Other futile attempts to keep wife chaste Message of chastity: uncooked meat left behind. Man conducting a woman leaves uncooked meat behind each night of the journey as a sign to the husband following that she has not been touched

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