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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
C
Motifs of Tabu
D
Magic
E
The Dead
F
Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
T
Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
W
Traits of Character
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Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference ▲ | Description |
|---|---|
| C851.1.1 | Tabu: wiping children with bread. *Smyser Harvard Studies and Notes in Phil. and Lit. XV (1933) 62 n. 5. |
| C851.1.2 | Tabu: using grain to clean child. German: Grimm No. 194. |
| C851.2 | Tabu: throwing "living fire" into river. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C853 | Tabus concerning entry into assembly. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C853.1 | Tabu: holding meeting at certain place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C853.2 | Tabu: going to assembly of women at certain place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C854 | Tabu: doing thing in certain manner. (Cf. C643, D1791.) Irish myth: Cross, Köhler-Bolte II 651ff. |
| C854.2 | Tabu: making withershins circuit. (Cf. D1791.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| C857 | Tabu: inciting horse at certain place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C858 | Tabu: swimming with certain birds. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C863 | Tabu: following three red men to certain place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C865 | Tabu: running a race. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C865.1 | Tabu: racing pigeons. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C867 | Tabu: unusual cruelty. |
| C867.1 | Tabu: abusing women or children. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C867.1.0.1 | Tabu: bearded men abusing women and children. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C868 | Tabu: leaving land entirely unoccupied. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (t-G 3/711). |
| C871 | Tabu: refusing a request. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C871.0.1 | Tabu: bearded man refusing request. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C872 | Tabu: turning away from (refusing requests of) poets. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C874 | Tabu: breaking up revelry before its end. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C875 | Tabu: carrying child on one's back into house. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C876 | Tabu: leaping a camping place. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C878 | Tabu concerning clothing. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C878.1 | Tabu: wearing satin. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C878.2 | Tabu: wearing silk. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C878.2.1 | Tabu: going to battle without being clothed in silk. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C881 | Tabu: grumbling. |
| C881.1 | Tabu: grumbling at narrowness of certain boat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C882 | Tabu: watching game without aiding loser. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C883 | Tabu: crossing graveyard without alighting. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C884 | Tabu: concerning riding horses. |
| C884.1 | Tabu: halting or unloading horse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C884.2 | Tabu: allowing horse to lose his bridle, stray or stale. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C885 | Tabu: hearing or listening. |
| C885.1 | Tabu: listening to fluttering of birds after sunset. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C885.2 | Tabu: listening to groans of women being violated. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C885.3 | Tabu: listening to certain lute. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C886 | Tabu: plowing with ass and ox together. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C887 | Tabu: being in same house with fire, weapon, dog. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C888 | Tabu: using leaven for cooking. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C891 | Tabu: uncleanliness. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C891.1 | Tabu: riding dirty on black-heeled horse across certain plain. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C891.2 | Tabu: bearded man going dirty to bed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C891.3 | Tabu: urinating on fire. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C892 | Tabu: stranger to play with someone without asking permission. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C893 | Tabu: making use of blood. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C895 | Tabu: using stone fish-hooks. Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 363. |
| C897 | Tabus concerning counting. *Fb "tælle" IV 923b. |
| C897.1 | Tabu: counting the stars. England: Baughman; Fb "stjærne" III 577b. |
| C897.2 | Tabu: taking census. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C897.3 | Tabu: calculating time of Messiah's advent. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C898 | Tabus concerned with mourning. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C899 | Additional unclassified tabus. |
| C899.1 | Tabu: hiding iron. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C900 | Punishment for breaking tabu. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| C901 | Tabu imposed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1 | Tabu imposed by certain person. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.1 | Tabu imposed on son by father before death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C901.1.2 | Tabu imposed by druid. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.3 | Tabu imposed by lover. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.3.1 | Tabu imposed by forthputting woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.4 | Tabu imposed by host. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.5 | Tabu imposed by fairy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.1.6 | Tabu imposed by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.2 | Tabu imposed at birth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.3 | Tabu imposed by magic. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C901.4 | Punishment for breaking tabu: assigner of punishment suffers his own penalty. |
| C901.4.1 | King breaks his own tabu and meets with the punishment he has set for violation of it. (His nose is cut off). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C905 | Supernatural being punishes breach of tabu. |
| C905.1 | Dwarf punishes for breach of tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 322. |
| C905.2 | Moon punishes for breach of tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 90—95. |
| C910 | Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11. |
| C911 | Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.) —*Type 710; BP I 21 (Grimm Nos 3, 136).—Missouri French: Carrière. |
| C912 | Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.) —*Types 314, 480; Fb "hеr" I 771b; German: Grimm No. 136; Roberts Type 480 p. 174. |
| C913 | Bloody key as sign of disobedience. (Cf. C611, C813.)—*Types 311, 312: BP I 404ff. |
| C913.1 | Bloody egg as sign of disobedience. German: Grimm No. 46. |
| C915 | Contents of forbidden receptacle are released. |
| C915.1 | Troubles escape when forbidden casket is opened. See references to C321 (Tabu: looking into box). |
| C915.1.1 | Music-box continues playing when it is touched contrary to tabu.—Köhler's notes to Gonzenbach Sicilianische Märchen No. 15. |
| C915.2 | Animals escape when forbidden baskets opened. Origin of animals. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C915.2.1 | Animals escape when forbidden calabash is opened. African (Yoruba): Frobenius Atlantis X 232f. No. 16. |
| C916 | Continuous action started by breaking tabu. |
| C916.1 | Trespass betrayed by dripping candle. (Cf. C31.1, C32.1.) —*Type 425; *Tegethoff 39; *BP III 114. |
| C916.2 | Animals produced when forbidden drum is beaten. Gold Coast: Barker and Sinclair 90, No. 16. |
| C916.3 | Magic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistress.—*Type 565; BP II 438ff.; *Aarne JSFO XXVII 67, 80; *Christensen Molboerne 177. |
| C916.4 | Spinning wheel continues spinning because woman has worked at forbidden time. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 18 No. 166. |
| C917 | Object magically appears when tabu is broken. |
| C917.1 | Tabued pot broken: town appears. Africa (Vai): Ellis 187, No. 3. |
| C918 | Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C918.1 | Marvelous cow offended disappears. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C920 | Death for breaking tabu. Type 311; BP I 398ff (Grimm No. 46).—— Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 68, 118, 134, 138, 371, 508; Marquesas: Handy 60, 67, 138; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (t-G 3/912, z-G 13/127, 317, z-G 3/1174); Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 341, Rasmussen II 341, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 51, 58, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 600; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 101; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 47; African (Angola): Chatelain 219 No. 39, (Ekoi): Talbot 178, (Kaffir): Kidd 237 No. 6, (Wakweli): Bender 43. |
| C920.1 | Death of children for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C920.2 | Death of wife for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C921 | Immediate death for breaking tabu. (Cf. C52, C51.3, C453, C533.) —Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Fox 46 (Semele), 199 (Anchises).—Jewish; *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 294; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 375; African (Ekoi): Talbot, 18, 99, (A'Kikuyu): Barrett 41, (Yoruba): Parkinson 104, (Pangwe): Tessman 370f., (Fang): Tessman. |
| C922 | Death by smothering for breaking tabu. Man given secret box conveying the power of making women love him. He disobeys warning and opens it. The women smother him to death. (Cf. C321.)—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 376 n. 19a. |
| C922.1 | Death by choking for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 146. |
| C923 | Death by drowning for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Fox 135 (Ajax the less), Grote I 284; Jewish: Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 118; Samoa: ibid. 25, 512; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (t-G 2/44, z-G 13/441); Marquesas: Handy 134; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 115, III 124. |
| C924 | Death by thirst for breaking tabu. (Cf. C949.4.)—African (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 67. |
| C925 | Death from rattlesnake bite because of breaking tabu. Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 100. |
| C926 | Man (woman) vanishes on breaking of tabu. Calif Indian: Gayton and Newman 100; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 147. |
| C927 | Burning as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 264; S. Am. Indian (Chamacoco): Métraux MAFLS XL 48; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 441, Rasmussen III 51, Holm 72. |
| C927.1 | Person turned to dust. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C927.2 | Falling to ashes as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C927.3 | Burning and drowning as punishment for breaking tabu. |
| C928 | Death from insanity as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C929 | Death for breaking tabu—miscellaneous. |
| C929.1 | "Shame and disgrace" threatened for refusing love of forthputting woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C929.2 | Death from specific disease for breaking tabu. |
| C929.2.1 | Death from paralysis for breaking tabu. African (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. KS. IV 219. |
| C929.3 | Beheading for breaking tabu. Cyprus: Hadjioannou Kypriako, Mythoi (Leukosia, 1948) No. 22; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C929.4 | Death by stoning for breaking tabu. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C929.5 | Death by being swallowed for breaking tabu. Rarotonga: Beckwith Myth 262. |
| C929.6 | Man sacrificed to the gods for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 511. |
| C930 | Loss of fortune for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 322, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 234; African (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 109. |
| C930.1 | Dishonor to children because of breaking tabu. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| C931 | Building falls because of breaking of tabu. (Cf. C771.1.)—Hartland Science 221; Gaster Exempla 229 No. 239; Jewish: *Neuman; English: Wells 42 (Arthour and Merlin); Swedish: Wessman 71 No. 605; India: Thompson-Balys. —Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 245, (West Hudson Bay); Boas BAM XV 234. |
| C932 | Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu. Aarne-Thompson Types 400, 425; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys; Maori: Beckwith Myth: 249; African (Loango): Bechuël-Loesche 109. |
| C933 | Luck in hunting (fishing) lost for breaking tabu. |
| C933.1 | Luck in hunting lost for breaking tabu. (Cf. C229.2.)—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 409; Marquesas: Handy 64. |
| C933.2 | Luck in fishing lost for breaking tabu. Tonga: Gifford 601; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 363; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (t-G 3/600). |
| C934 | Food supply fails because of broken tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 452, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 200; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 111; Samoa: ibid. 450. |
| C934.1 | Loss of crops because of broken tabu. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| C934.2 | Land made sterile because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C934.3 | Elves set country afire because of broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C935 | Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. *Fb "spise" III 495e; Hartland Science 142; Irish: Beal XXI 329, 337; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 245. |
| C936 | War lost because of breaking tabu. Greek: *Grote II 130. |
| C937 | God's favor lost for breaking tabu. (Cf. C621.)—Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Tahiti: Henry 85; New Hebrides: Codrington 387; African (Ekoi): Talbot 129. |
| C937.1 | Immortality lost because of breach of tabu. African (Congo): Weeks 217. |
| C938 | Rulers of inferior character after tabu is broken. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C939 | Loss of fortune for breaking tabu—miscellaneous. |
| C939.1 | Punishment for breaking tabu: water withdrawn from lake. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| C939.2 | Punishment for broken tabu: good money turns to counterfeit. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C939.3 | Felled trees (cut weeds) return to their places because of broken tabu. Maori: Clark 95; Tonga: Gifford 22. |
| C939.4 | Golden Age ends as result of broken tabu. (Cf. A1101.1.) S. Am. Indian (Lengua): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 369. |
| C940 | Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu. Fb "sygdom" III 699a.—Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 375; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 173. |
| C940.1 | Princess's secret sickness from breaking tabu. (Cf. C55.)—*Type 613; BP I 322 n. 1 (Grimm No. 33). |
| C940.2 | Daughters' sickness because of father's breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C941 | Particular disease caused by breaking tabu. |
| C941.1 | Leprosy from breaking tabu. Gaster Exempla 187 No. 10.—Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C941.2 | Swelling of limbs from breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C941.3 | Sores on body from breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C941.3.1 | Sore mouth as punishment for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 133; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 233. |
| C941.4 | Plague for breaking tabu. See references for Q552.10. |
| C941.5 | Paralysis as punishment for broken tabu. African (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. KS. IV 220. |
| C942 | Loss of strength from broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Danish: Fb "klæder" II 200a. |
| C942.1 | Loss of magic strength by smoking. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C942.2 | Magic horse becomes powerless because of broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C942.3 | Weakness from seeing woman (fairy) naked. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C942.4 | Woman's breasts dry up because of broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C943 | Loss of sight for breaking tabu. (Cf. C51.2.)—See C312.1.1, C312.1.2. for references.—*Fb "öje" III 1166b; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Tahiti: Henry 143; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 241. |
| C943.1 | Man receives fork in eye for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331.)—Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 295 No. 13. |
| C943.2 | Loss of one eye for breaking tabu. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 39. |
| C943.3 | Sore eyes from breaking tabu. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 241. |
| C944 | Dumbness as punishment for breaking tabu. (Cf. C311.1.4.)—Type 710; Fb "stum"; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C945 | Magic forgetfulness for breaking tabu. *Fb "spise" III 495a; German: Grimm Nos. 113, 127, 186, 193; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C946 | Limbs affected by breaking tabu. |
| C946.1 | Limb broken for stepping on grave. (Cf. C520.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C946.2 | Arm shortened for breaking tabu. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 488. |
| C946.3 | Magic growth of members for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 83. |
| C947 | Magic power lost by breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C948 | Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C948.1 | Mouth expanded because of broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C948.2 | Nose to be cut off as punishment for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C948.3 | Tongue of woman who breaks tabu protrudes and entwines itself around a post in the home. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C948.4 | Man's liver snatched away because of broken tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 118; African (Pangwe): Tessman 370, (Fang): Tessman 161. |
| C948.5 | Man's lungs cut out because of broken tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 89. |
| C948.6 | Hand cut off for broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C948.7 | Face chilled because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C948.8 | Head shattered for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C949 | Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu—miscellaneous. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C949.1 | Insanity for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Icel.: Boberg. |
| C949.2 | Baldness from breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Tahiti: Henry 143. |
| C949.3 | Sterility from breaking tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C949.4 | Bleeding from breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 164. |
| C949.5 | Continued thirst from breaking tabu. (Cf. C924.)—Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 636. |
| C950 | Person carried to other world for breaking tabu. |
| C952 | Immediate return to other world because of broken tabu. (Cf. C31, C31.4, C327.)—Type 710 (Gr. No. 3); Greek: Fox 229 (Persephone), 122 (Thetis); India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Congo): Weeks 206 No. 3; (Fjort): Dennett 41 No 5. |
| C953 | Person must remain in other world because of broken tabu. Greek myth: Grote 137; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 295 No. 13; Jewish: Neuman; Marquesas: Handy 120, 122; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 371. |
| C954 | Person carried off to other world for breaking tabu. Type 470; Fb "sol" III 458a; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C955 | Banishment from heaven for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 3; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C960 | Transformation for breaking tabu. India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C961 | Transformation to object for breaking tabu. |
| C961.1 | Transformation to pillar of salt for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331.)—— *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Hebrew: Genesis 19: 26; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C961.2 | Transformation to stone for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331, C452.) —*Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 119, 132ff.; *Chauvin VII 98 No. 375; *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b.—*Loomis White Magic 80; Greek: Fox 175 (Niobe); India: *Thompson-Balys; Maori: Beckwith Myth 349; S. Am. Indian (Aymara): Tschopik BBAE CXLIII (1) 570. |
| C961.3 | Transformation to wood for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 43; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 100. |
| C961.3.1 | Transformation to wooden image for breaking tabu. Marquesas: Handy 113. |
| C961.3.2 | Transformation to tree for breaking tabu. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 84. |
| C961.4 | Transformation to mountain ridge for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 189. |
| C961.5 | Transformation to anthill for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C962 | Transformation to animal for breaking tabu. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 334 n. 1; Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 35, (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 172; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 105, No. 29. |
| C962.1 | Transformation to mouse for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 154. |
| C962.2 | Transformation to bird for breaking tabu. Greek: Grote I 128. |
| C963 | Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.) |
| C963.1 | Person returns to original animal form when tabu is broken. Africa (Congo): Weeks 215 No. 11 (fish), (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 403 No. 3 (fish). |
| C963.2 | Person returns to original egg form when tabu is broken. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 108 No. 16. |
| C963.3 | Person returns to original vegetable form when tabu is broken. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 78 No. 12, (Ekoi): Talbot 133, 134, 135, (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 80, (Fjort): Dennett 44 No. 6. |
| C963.4 | Giants return to life if tabu is broken. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| C966 | Change of language for breaking tabu. Frazer Golden Bough XII 341 s.v. "Language".—Jewish: Neuman. |
| C967 | Valuable object turns to worthless, for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C968 | Disenchantment for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 57. |
| C980 | Miscellaneous punishments for breaking tabu. |
| C982 | Person beaten by whips for breaking tabu. Roberts Type 480, p. 216; Jewish: Neuman; African (Benga): Nassau 113 No. 11. |
| C983 | Person must remain on mountain because of broken tabu. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| C984 | Disaster because of broken tabu. |
| C984.1 | Great wind because of broken tabu. (Cf. C58.)—Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 308 Nos. 37, 38. |
| C984.2 | Storm because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| C984.3 | Flood because of broken tabu. Chatham Island: Beckwith Myth 19, notes 10—12; Marquesas: Handy 114; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 29. |
| C984.4 | Tidal wave for breaking tabu. Lau Islands: Beckwith Myth 19. |
| C984.4.1 | Sea rolls in over the land from all sides and a sea serpent comes because of broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C984.5 | Disastrous lightning for breaking tabu. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 188 No. 129. |
| C984.6 | General conflagration for breaking tabu. S. Am. Indian (Witoto): Métraux MAFLS XL 36. |
| C984.7 | Village sinks in earth for violation of tabu. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 30. |
| C984.8 | Island split apart for broken tabu. Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 468. |
| C985 | Physical changes in person because of broken tabu. |
| C985.1 | Skin changes color because of broken tabu. (Cf. C94.3.)—Africa (Kaffir): Theal 67. |
| C985.2 | Teeth blackened as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C985.3 | Foul breath from breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C986 | Abduction by animal for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| C986.1 | Pursuit by animal for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 182. |
| C987 | Curse as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| C991 | Quest imposed for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross. |
| C992 | Snake bite for broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C993 | Unborn child affected by mother's broken tabu. Rarotonga: Beckwith Myth 262; S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 160. |
| C994 | Punishment by adhesion for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 465. |
| C995 | Sleeplessness from breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 170. |
| C996 | Person falls because of broken tabu. Marquesas: Handy 36; Tonga: Gifford 53; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 127. |
| C998 | Trees wither because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D0 | Transformation (general). *MacCulloch Childhood 149ff.; *Wimberley 275ff.; Sébillot Incidents s.v. "métamorphose"; Burton Arabian Nights VIII 270, S IV 329.—*Tibbals "Elements of Magic in the Romance of William of Palerne" MPh I (1903) 355ff.; *Easter: a Study of Magic Elements in the Romans d'Aventure (Dissertation, Baltimore 1906); *Hegar Hessische Blätter f. Vksk. XXVIII 110ff. —Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 251 n. 4 (Neleus); Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D5 | Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morally.—*Type 400; Gr. Nos. 93, 163; BP II 335ff.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 105 n. 1 (Minos); India: Thompson-Balys; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D5.1 | Enchanted person cannot move. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 294 No. 8. |
| D5.1.1 | Stepson cursed to stick in grave mound till pretty girl wants to substitute for him. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D5.2 | Enchanted person on bier. Italian: Basile Pentamerone, Introduction. |
| D6 | Enchanted castle (building). Irish myth: *Cross; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D7 | Enchanted valley. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D10 | Transformation to person of different sex. *H. Gaidoz "Du changement de sexe dans les contes celtiques" Revue de l'histoire des religions LVII 317ff.; *Chauvin VIII 43 No. 11; *Penzer VII 42ff., 223ff.; *Fb "menneske" II 577b, "kvinde" II 339b; *Brown JAOS XLVII 3; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 752; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D10.1 | Ogre has unique powers of exchange of sex with human being. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D10.2 | Change of sex after crossing water. McKay Beal III 139. |
| D11 | Transformation woman to man. *Types 406, 514; BP II 79ff., 87, III 84; Gr. Nos 71, 134; *Loomis White Magic 80; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 165, No. 108; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 248, (Cape York) Rasmussen III 152; (Koryak) Jochelson JE VI 195, 323; Africa (Dahomé): Einstein 28. |
| D11.1 | Transformation: ogress to man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D11.2 | Woman transforms herself into a bird and lends her female organ to a boy. He fails to return it and she becomes a man when she resumes human form. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D12 | Transformation: man to woman. Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 364 n. 1 (Tiresias); French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Keith 147, 151.—Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 249, (West Hudson Bay) Boas BAM XV 325; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 247, (Dahomé) Einstein 27. |
| D12.1 | Transformation: god to giantess. MacCulloch Eddic 131 (Loki to Thökk). |
| D20 | Transformation to person of different social class. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D22 | Transformation: common man to exalted personage. |
| D22.1 | Transformation: common man to grand officer. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17. |
| D22.2 | Transformation: man of low caste takes on prince's appearance, and transforms prince to take on his. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D23 | Transformation to artisan. |
| D23.1 | Transformation into a boatman. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "batelier". |
| D24 | Transformation to humble person. |
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