μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • JewishNeuman.
Within the index

Filed under Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Mouth expanded because of broken tabuNose to be cut off as punishment for breaking tabuTongue of woman who breaks tabu protrudes and entwines itself around a post in the homeMan's liver snatched away because of broken tabuMan's lungs cut out because of broken tabuHand cut off for broken tabuFace chilled because of broken tabuHead shattered for breaking tabu
Filed beside it
Princess's secret sickness from breaking tabu. (Cf. C55.)Daughters' sickness because of father's breaking tabuParticular disease caused by breaking tabuLoss of strength from broken tabuLoss of sight for breaking tabu. (Cf. C51.2.)Dumbness as punishment for breaking tabu. (Cf. C311.1.4.)Magic forgetfulness for breaking tabuLimbs affected by breaking tabuMagic power lost by breaking tabuSickness or weakness for breaking tabu – miscellaneous

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