Jealousy — Mythoi

Motif

Jealousy.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W181

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Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Missouri French Carrière
Icelandic *Boberg
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 142–45.

Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – social.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Sheep jealous of dog because he does nothing. Do not consider that he guards the flock King kills architect after completion of great building, so that he may never again build one so great. (Cf. S161.0.1, W154.21.) Raven wants to be as white as a swan Jealous fox betrays wolf to peasant and then appropriates wolf's cave and food. Peasant kills him in a few days Raven jealous of partridge's way of flying Jealousy of Venus in the love of Psyche and Cupid Ruler who is jealous of his subjects' happiness prohibits their games

Filed beside it

Greed Stinginess Miserliness Ingratitude Hardness of heart The dog in the manger. Has no use for the manger but refuses to give it up to the horse Dishonesty Inhospitality. (Cf. Q292.) Love of publicity False pride. Son ashamed of his peasant father who brings him money. Father disinherits him. (Cf. Q331.) Stubbornness Two-facedness Changeableness The crying child. He stops crying so that after a rest he can cry louder than ever Violence of temper Insolence

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Jealousy punished. (Cf. W181.)

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