Contents of forbidden receptacle are released — Mythoi

Motif

Contents of forbidden receptacle are released.

Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C915

Within the index

Filed under Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Troubles escape when forbidden casket is opened. See references to C321 (Tabu: looking into box) Animals escape when forbidden baskets opened. Origin of animals

Filed beside 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.) 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

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