Tabu: striking monster twice. Though monster begs that hero strike him again, hero refuses. Monster would otherwise revive — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: striking monster twice. Though monster begs that hero strike him again, hero refuses. Monster would otherwise revive.

Tabu. · Miscellaneous tabus. · Tabu: doing deed of mercy or courtesy. · view the constellation · filed as C742

Cited in the index

general *Chauvin VII 69 No. 348 n. 2
general *Wesselski Theorie 143 and n.
general *Köhler-Bolte I 469ff.
general *Krappe Révue d'Ethnographie et des Traditions Populaires (1925) 432ff.
general **Wesselski Erlesenes 18ff.
general *BP IV 395.

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: doing deed of mercy or courtesy.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man must be killed with first blow: others will not harm him

Filed beside it

Tabu: relieving souls in hell. Boy who tends kettles in hell not allowed to raise covers to relieve poor souls Tabu: putting house in order for one man Tabu: accepting an invitation Tabu: entertaining strangers Tabu: watching a game without helping the losing player Tabu: not to allow any other creature on raft

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