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Motifs — first 20 of 767
- Eclipse as punishment by deity. A737.9
- Man in moon is person thrown or sent there as punishment. A751.1
- Man in moon has punishment for burning brush on Sunday. A751.1.1
- Man in moon is put there as punishment for cursing God. A751.1.2
- Man in moon as punishment for disdainful sacrifice (Cain). A751.1.3
- Moon's phases as punishment for moon's misdoing. A755.6
- Waters created as punishment. A910.2
- Origin of mountains as punishment. A969.7
- Origin of stones: punishment for discourtesy. Jesus asks a man what he is sowing. He answers, "Stones." Jesus turns the crop to stones. This is how stones originate. A973
- Why stones no longer grow: punishment for injuring foot of holy person. A975.1.1
- Calamity as punishment for sin. A1003
- Flood as punishment. A1018
- Flood as punishment for breaking tabu. A1018.1
- Flood as punishment for incest. A1018.2
- A "flame of fire swifter than a blast of wind" as punishment for the sin of the Irish. A1031.1
- Rainy weather sent by saint as punishment. A1131.2
- Origin of death: punishment for scorning deity. A1335.6
- Disease as punishment. A1337.0.5
- Man must work as punishment for theft of fire. A1346.1
- Origin of menstruation – Eve and the serpent. It is a punishment because Eve had intercourse with the serpent. A1355.1
Tale types
- ATU 1310 Drowning the Crayfish as Punishment
- ATU 1310A Briar-patch Punishment for Rabbit
- ATU 1310B Burying the Mole as Punishment [K581
- ATU 1310C Throwing the Bird from a Cliff as Punishment
- ATU 759D The Punishment of the Angel
- ATU 779 Miscellaneous Divine Rewards and Punishments
- ATU 840 The Punishments of Men
- ATU 930* Fate Foretold as Punishment