Prostitution to avoid starvation — Mythoi

Motif

Prostitution to avoid starvation.

Sex. · Illicit sexual relations. · Prostitution and concubinage. · view the constellation · filed as T450.3

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Prostitution and concubinage.

Filed beside it

Wife born to be prostitute. Husband unable to change her ways, submits to them Woman disappointed in love threatens to become prostitute Prostitute has favorite lover Devil causes girl to become prostitute. Destroys the girl's family and begets on her a boy Bawds. Professional go-betweens Getting advice from a woman in bed Woman sells favors for particular purpose Bed-partner to receive payment from first man she meets in the morning. It so happens: she marries the man and he makes her wealthy Sacred prostitution Woman enjoys the ravishings of the enemy

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