μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general *Chauvin VI 182 No. 343. Greek: Fox 122 (Thetis). – Indonesian: De Vries Volksverhalen I No. 35 n.
Within the index

Filed under Tabu: offending supernatural wife. Upon slight offence the wife leaves for her old home.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Tabu: questioning supernatural wifeTabu: scolding supernatural wife
Filed beside it
Tabu: looking at supernatural wifeTabu: mentioning origin of supernatural wife. (Cf. C33.1, C35.1.)Tabu: disobeying supernatural wifeTabu: boasting of supernatural wifeTabu: calling on supernatural wifeTabu: lousing supernatural wifeTabu: striking supernatural wifeTabu: revealing secrets of supernatural wife. (Cf. C420)Tabu: giving garment back to supernatural (divine) wifeTabu: reproaching supernatural wife about her sistersUnfaithful husband loses magic wife
Travels with
Immediate return to other world because of broken tabu. (Cf. C31, C31.4, C327.)

wander