μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • German Grimm Nos. 9, 49, 137.
  • general *Frazer Golden Bough XII 461 s. v. "silence". Spanish Exempla: Keller
Within the index

Filed under Speaking tabu.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Tabu: speaking during vigil Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period Tabu: speaking while searching for treasure Tabu: speaking while raising sunken church bell Tabu: speaking while gathering fernseed to make wishes come true, at midnight on Christmas Eve when fernseed ripens and falls immediately Tabu: speaking while taking a bath
Filed beside it
Tabu: speaking before certain time Silence preserved in fairyland
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Disenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or more Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent Quest for lost brother(s) Transformation by pinching flower (life token) Daily transformation Gradual disenchantment. (Cf. D617.) Person restored to human form retains certain animal features Disenchantment by physical contact Witch transforms person to animal. (Cf. D100.) Suitors assigned quests Tasks performed with help of old woman Task: sewing a shirt from flower petals

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