μῦθοι Mythoi
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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.

  • French CanadianBarbeau JAFL XXIX 11.
Within the index
7 finer motifs beneath it
Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)Bloody key as sign of disobedience. (Cf. C611, C813.)Contents of forbidden receptacle are releasedContinuous action started by breaking tabuObject magically appears when tabu is brokenMare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes

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