422 motifs match “eating” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Creator repents of creating certain things. A74.2
• Maggots squirm from mouth of man-eating god. A123.2.2.1
• Man-eating god (goddess). A135
• Other means of creating the universe. A640
• Goddess in moon beating tapa beneath tree. A751.8.6
• Creator sends crow, after creating her, to scout for earth-nucleus. A812.3
• Hart(s) eating of the earth-tree. A878.3.2
• Origin of monsoon: from chewed skin and spit of pair of divine friends eating guavas. A1129.2
• Thunder caused by God beating his weapon. A1142.5.1
• Thunder from thunder-spirit beating his children. A1142.5.1.2
• Origin of eating customs. A1510
• Origin of custom of not eating in the dark: devil eats from plates. A1512
• Origin of custom of eating certain animals. A1515
• Origin of custom of eating flesh of buffalo. A1515.1
• Origin of eating tabus. A1517
• Origin of seating arrangements in royal hall. A1539.1
• Origin of race colors from eating of ox. Those who eat livers are black; those who eat lungs and blood are red. A1614.4.1.1
• Tribal characteristics – eating. A1681
• Creation of animals as punishment for beating forbidden drum. A1731
• Discourteous answer: why cow (horse) is always eating. When God (Peter) wants to use the cow (horse) the excuse is made that she (he) is eating. Curse: "May you always be eating!" (Cf. A2472.1, A2478.) A2231.1.1
• Elephant tricked into eating own testicles. Has them inside. (Cf. A2365.1.1.) A2284.4
• Why deer has antlers: as reward for not cheating. A2326.1.1.1
• Why certain animals are continually eating. (Cf. A2231.1.1.) A2478
• Why zebra is continually eating. A2478.1
• Why black bears are better eating than grizzly bears. A2511.1
• Man-eating monster (in cave). B16.0.3
• Man-eating mares. B16.1.3.1
• Man-eating cattle. B16.1.5
• Giant man-eating mice. B16.2.8
• Devastating (man-eating) sea-monster (serpent). B16.5.1.2
• Giant man-eating ants. B16.6.1
• Man-eating birds. B33
• Serpent's wisdom from eating from tree of knowledge. B123.1.1
• Wisdom from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B161.3
• Supernatural knowledge from eating magic fish. (Cf. B175.) B162.1
• Wisdom from eating fox's heart. B163.1.1
• Animal languages learned from eating animal. B217.1
• Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B217.1.1
• Animal languages learned from eating dragon's heart. B217.1.2
• Animal languages learned from eating plant. B217.2
• Wolves and wild pigs condemned to death in lion's court for killing and eating sheep. B275.1.3.2
• Animals eating corpse of holy man die. B275.3
• Elephants have sexual desire only after eating mandrakes. B754.2
• Person swallows snake semen or egg while eating watercress. B784.1.3
• Patient sits before tempting meal without eating; animal emerges. B784.2.2
• Tabu: treating scornfully statue and dress of goddess. C51.1.13
• Tabu: eating from offerings made to gods. C57.1.3
• Tabu: eating from hands of menstruating women. C143
• Eating tabus for pregnant woman. C152.3
• Tabu: eating (general). C200
• Tabu: eating one's fill. C205
• Tabu: eating in certain place. C210
• Tabu: eating in other world. C211
• Tabu: eating in fairyland. C211.1
• Tabu: eating in lower world. C211.2
• Tabu: eating in land of ghosts. C211.2.1
• Tabu: eating in hell (hades). C211.2.2
• Tabu: sky dwellers eating on earth. C211.3
• Tabu: goddess eating on earth. C211.3.1
• Tabu: fairies eating mortal food. C211.3.2
• Tabu: eating from certain place – miscellaneous C219
• Tabu: eating from ground. Youth will eat only when on ox. C219.1
• Tabu: eating from fine pots. C219.2
• Tabu: eating off new mats. C219.3
• Tabu: eating from cooking hearth. C219.4
• Tabu: eating certain things. C220
• Tabu: eating food produced by a spell. C220.1
• Tabu: eating meat. C221
• Tabu: eating flesh of certain animal. C221.1
• Tabu: eating flesh of certain beast. C221.1.1
• Tabu: eating cow. C221.1.1.1
• Tabu: eating ox. C221.1.1.1.1
• Tabu: eating calf. C221.1.1.1.2
• Tabu: eating horsemeat. C221.1.1.2
• Eating seal meat. C221.1.1.3
• Tabu: eating dog. C221.1.1.4
• Tabu: eating pork. C221.1.1.5
• Tabu: eating weasel. C221.1.1.6
• Tabu: eating mouse. C221.1.1.7
• Tabu: eating bird. C221.1.2
• Tabu: eating cassawary. C221.1.2.1
• Tabu: eating pigeon. C221.1.2.2
• Eating dove. (Cf. C549.) C221.1.2.3
• Tabu: eating eagle. C221.1.2.4
• Tabu: eating fish. C221.1.3
• Tabu: eating certain fish. C221.1.3.1
• Tabu: eating eel. C221.1.3.2
• Tabu: eating crabs. C221.1.3.3
• Tabu: eating shark. C221.1.3.4
• Eating totem animal (or animal namesake). C221.2
• Tabu: eating animal helper. C221.2.1
• Tabu: eating certain parts of animals. C221.3
• Tabu: eating animal's genitals. (Cf. C229.2.) C221.3.1
• Tabu: eating bird's eggs at certain time of year. C221.3.3
• Tabu: eating blubber. C221.3.4
• Tabu: eating fat of animals. (Cf. C229.) C221.3.4.1
• Tabu: eating heart of animal (to commemorate relative whose heart was removed by king.) C221.3.5
• Tabu: eating sinew of thigh vein. C221.3.6
• Tabu: eating animal taken under certain circumstances. C221.4
• Tabu: wife eating first animal caught in trap. C221.4.1