μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general Hartland Science 57.
Within the index

Filed under Tabus connected with fairy gifts.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Mortal not to betray secret of fairies' giftMortal not to thank fairy for gifts
Filed beside it
Fairy gift disappears or is turned to something worthless when tabu is brokenFairy gift not to be taken to earthCup given by fairy not to be broken. Bad luck will follow (Luck of Edenhall)Fairy gift not to leave possession of mortal's family. Bad luck will followGifts of gold and silver not to be accepted from fairiesGifts of the fairies must never be measured or countedTabu: telling of fairy gifts; the gifts ceaseTabu: mortal for whom fairy works must not watch him at workGift barrel of ale which never runs dry goes dry when maid looks into bunghole
Travels with
Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.)Dwarfs' gifts cease when mortal betrays the source. (Cf. C420, F348.5.)Giant's presents cease when source is disclosed. (Cf. F348.5.)

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