Man complains of injustice of gods' wrecking ship because of one man's sin. He then kills whole swarm of ants because one has stung him — Mythoi

Motif

Man complains of injustice of gods' wrecking ship because of one man's sin. He then kills whole swarm of ants because one has stung him.

The nature of life. · Life's inequalities. · Justice and injustice. · view the constellation · filed as U21.3

Filed across the traditions

Irish O'Suilleabhain 11, Beal XXI 305.
general Wienert FFC LVI 77 (ET 429), 103 (ST 161)
general Halm No. 118

Within the index

Filed under Justice depends on the point of view.

Filed beside it

Hen complains that man eats her, but she eats ant A gift of property silences criticism. A priest who has preached against lucrative places given the clergy is silent when he receives one Wolf objects to lion stealing sheep from him although he has himself stolen it Judge reduces penalty when accused is his own son. [Inadvertant duplication of J1197.]

Carried in tale types

Angel and Hermit (previously God's Justice Vindicated) [J225 · ATU 759 8 recorded variants

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