Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc.
Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc. · view the constellation · filed as C40
Motif
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Tabu: offending water-spiritTabu: offending mountain-spiritTabu: offending wood-spirit. (Cf. C51.2.2, C64.)Tabu: offending guardian spiritsTabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likenessTabu: offending fairy