μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Trespass betrayed by dripping candle. (Cf. C31.1, C32.1.)Animals produced when forbidden drum is beatenMagic porridge-pot keeps cooking. Against command, mother of owner bids pot to cook. It fills house with porridge and will not stop until ordered by mistressSpinning wheel continues spinning because woman has worked at forbidden time
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.)Contents of forbidden receptacle are releasedObject 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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