Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.) — Mythoi

Motif

Hair turns to gold as punishment in forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.)

Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C912

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm No. 136 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 136
general *Types 314, 480
general Fb "hår" I 771b
general Roberts Type 480 p. 174.

Within the index

Filed under Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu.

Filed beside it

Golden finger as sign of opening forbidden chamber. (Cf. C611.) Bloody key as sign of disobedience. (Cf. C611, C813.) Contents of forbidden receptacle are released Continuous action started by breaking tabu Object magically appears when tabu is broken Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Forbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers of house except one

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Golden serpent Transformation to person of rusty color Magic charm summons army. (Cf. D1273.) Identification by producing three golden apples

Carried in tale types

Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 314 4 recorded variants

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