μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • JewishNeuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • TahitiHenry 85
  • New HebridesCodrington 387
  • African (Ekoi)Talbot 129.
Within the index

Filed under Loss of fortune for breaking tabu.

1 finer motif beneath it
Immortality lost because of breach of tabu
Filed beside it
Dishonor to children because of breaking tabuBuilding falls because of breaking of tabu. (Cf. C771.1.)Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabuLuck in hunting (fishing) lost for breaking tabuFood supply fails because of broken tabuHelpful animal disappears when tabu is brokenWar lost because of breaking tabuRulers of inferior character after tabu is brokenLoss of fortune for breaking tabu – miscellaneous
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Forbidden tree. Fruit of all trees may be eaten, except one

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