μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Dumbness as punishment for breaking tabu. (Cf. C311.1.4.)

Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C944

Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish Neuman.
  • general Type 710
  • general Fb "stum"
Within the index

Filed under Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu.

Filed beside it
Princess's secret sickness from breaking tabu. (Cf. C55.) Daughters' sickness because of father's breaking tabu Particular disease caused by breaking tabu Loss of strength from broken tabu Loss of sight for breaking tabu. (Cf. C51.2.) Magic forgetfulness for breaking tabu Limbs affected by breaking tabu Magic power lost by breaking tabu Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Tabu: looking at werewolf
Carried in tale types

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