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

Motif

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. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc. · view the constellation · filed as C45

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 3325f.
CheremisSebeok-Nyerges.
general Legends Nos. 631–637, 789

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Tabu: offending water-spirit Tabu: offending mountain-spirit Tabu: offending wood-spirit. (Cf. C51.2.2, C64.)Tabu: offending guardian spirits Tabu: offending fairy

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