Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.) — Mythoi

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Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Visit to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F378

Within the index

Filed under Visit to fairyland.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Mortal expelled from fairyland for breaking tabu Tabu: touching ground on return from fairyland Tabu: bathing or touching water in lake in fairyland Mortal visiting in fairyland must keep his thought on the fairies Tabu: drinking from certain well in fairyland. Person does, finds himself alone on hillside. (Cf. C260.) Tabu: plucking flowers from bed tended by fairies Tabu: using fairy bath water, soap, or ointment on oneself while bathing fairy child. (Cf. F235.4.)

Filed beside it

Human being reared in fairyland Fairies take human nurse to attend fairy child Mortal abandons world to live in fairyland Longing in fairyland to visit home Mortals as captives in fairyland Mortal as servant in fairyland Supernatural lapse of time in fairyland. Years seem days Fairy visits – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Dead husband returns and lives with his wife. He is invisible to others. (Cf. F378.) Mortal not to recognize fairy who gives him gift Fairies take revenge on person who spies on them. Spy uses magic salve on one eye. Fairies tear out the eye

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