21 motifs match “cursing”  ·  back to the chapters

• Man in moon is put there as punishment for cursing God. A751.1.2
• Tabu: cursing. C494
• Masses used along with other magic for cursing. D1766.5.1
• Cursing wells. D1792.2
• Cursing stones. (Cf. D931.) D1792.3
• Death by cursing. D2061.2.4
• Death in sin (damnation) by cursing. (Cf. E752.) D2061.2.4.1
• Cursing by magic. D2175
• Cursing by means of a well. (Cf. D926, D1766.2.1, D1792.2, V134.) D2175.1
• Saint's bachall used in cursing. D2175.2
• Saint's bell used in cursing. D2175.4
• Gaelic titles given to the devil: the worthless one; the one whom I will not mention; yon one; the one big one; the one from the abyss; the mean mischievous one; the big sorrow; the son of cursing; the big grizzled one; the bad one; the bad spirit; Black Donald. G303.2.4
• Serfs congratulate their master. The delegate slips and falls, cursing: "The devil may take you!" The serfs outside think this was the congratulation, and all cry in chorus: "You and your family!" J1845
• Cursing contest. Arrow sent as a curse. K91
• Cursing match (flyting). M401
• Method of cursing. M418
• Cursing to make pigs lean. M471.2
• Cursing punished. Q235
• Man put in moon for cursing God. He is now the man in the moon. (Cf. A751, Q221.3.) Q235.1
• Drinking holy water facilitates cursing. V132.3
• Prince penalizes cursing, although he himself curses. W133.1