Tabu: revealing name of god — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: revealing name of god.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: offending the gods. · view the constellation · filed as C51.3

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman
Egyptian Müller 109
Chinese Werner 294. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XI

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: touching possessions of god.

1 finer motif beneath it

Tabu: desecration of God's name

Filed beside it

Tabu: profaning shrine Tabu: stealing from god or saint. (Cf. C51.1.2.) Tabu: revealing secrets of god Tabu: imitating god Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Tabu: touching stone image of deity with unwashed hands Tabu: giving away idol Tabu: pointing boat toward island of the gods

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Immediate death for breaking tabu. (Cf. C52, C51.3, C453, C533.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Horse (mule) with magic speed Immediate death for breaking tabu. (Cf. C52, C51.3, C453, C533.) Magic folding mule. Folds up like a sheet of paper. (Cf. B184.1.) Magic plant Magic flower pot bears plants with gold letters and leaves. (Cf. D965.)

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