Tabu: imitating god — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: imitating god.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: offending the gods. · view the constellation · filed as C51.5

Filed across the traditions

Greek Fox 106 (Salmoneus imitates Zeus's thunder), Grote I 103f.*, 128
German Grimm No. 147 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 147
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: touching possessions of god.

Filed beside it

Tabu: profaning shrine Tabu: stealing from god or saint. (Cf. C51.1.2.) Tabu: revealing name of god Tabu: revealing secrets of 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

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.)

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