Compulsion to answer cry. Hero is magically compelled to do so

Motif

Compulsion to answer cry. Hero is magically compelled to do so.

Tabu. · Unique prohibitions and compulsions. · The one compulsory thing. · Other compulsions. · view the constellation · filed as C681

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Other compulsions.

1 finer motif beneath it

Compulsion to regard hunting cry and follow hounds

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Compulsion to invite singer to feast. Until that is done, the beer will not stop foaming. (Cf. C671.)Injunction: sleep where night overtakes you. Otherwise misfortune will come Compulsion to perform certain task yearly Injunction: to give sample of food to dog before eating. Misfortune follows failure to do so Injunction: to forsake woman who arouses love Injunction: to perform certain act daily

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