Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K2116.1.1.1 — Innocent woman accused of eating her new-born children

K2116.1.1.1
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
1
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Innocent woman accused of eating her new-born children. *Types 652, 706, 710, 712; *BP I 13ff., 18 n. 1, 20, II 121ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 392, 582; Chauvin VI 159 No. 323; *Dickson 38ff. nn. 34, 42, 45, 48, 49; Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 712 Crescentia