Gluttony — Mythoi

Motif

Gluttony.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W125

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Hell 6
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Purgatory 17
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Purgatory 23
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Purgatory 24
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Purgatory 33

Filed across the traditions

Jewish *Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys
N. Am. Indian (California) Gayton and Newman 67.

Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – personal.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Greedy animal eats poisoned fruit in spite of warning Gluttonous wife eats all the meal while cooking it New son-in-law given choice of meals eats all Pupil eats cakes given as alms for his master Husband eats wife's share of food as well as his own [First Edition: W125.1. "I commend my family to your care", says the glutton as he begins eating a dish he has been warned will kill him.]

Filed beside it

Laziness Slovenliness. (Cf. Q322.) Vanity Boastfulness Cowardice Indecision. (Cf. J1040.) Disobedience Petulance Dissatisfaction Profligacy Inconsistency False modesty Curiosity Talkativeness

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