The constellation
C442 Tabu: mentioning land of person's birth
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- Family dares not discuss tigers, fearing that son in form of tiger will return · C441.1 entry
- Tabu: mentioning original form of transformed person. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, and C35.1.) · C441 entry
- Origin tabu. Prohibition against mention of origin of person or thing · C440 entry
- Tabu: giving child a name lest it die early · C437 entry
- Tabu: boasting · C450 entry
- Tabu: boasting of wealth · C451 entry
- Tabu: boasting of children (Niobe) · C452 entry
- Tabu: boasting of love-conquest · C453 entry