μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Tabu: offending wood-spirit. (Cf. C51.2.2, C64.)

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc. · view the constellation · filed as C43

Filed across the traditions
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 295 No. 12
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Tabu: offending spirit of banyan tree Tabu: cutting certain trees lest tree-spirits be offended Felled tree restored for failure to make proper offerings to tree-spirit
Filed beside it
Tabu: offending water-spirit Tabu: offending mountain-spirit Tabu: offending guardian spirits Tabu: 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 likeness Tabu: offending fairy
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Tabu: cutting sacred trees or groves. (Cf. C43.) Tabu: failing to heed message of god

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