51 motifs match “incest”  ·  back to the chapters

• God from incestuous union. A112.1
• God from father-daughter incest. Adonis. A112.1.1
• Goddess of music and dance born of incestuous union (Brahma and daughter). A112.1.1.1
• New race from incest after world calamity. A1006.2
• Flood as punishment for incest. A1018.2
• Incestuous first parents. A1273.1
• Paradise lost because of brother-sister incest. A1331.2
• Origin of sickness and misfortune: monstrous births from brother-sister incestuous union. A1337.0.7
• Origin of allusive expression for the story of gods' incest and trickery. A1599.16
• Creation of animals as punishment for incest. A1733
• Origin of insects: monstrous births from brother-sister incest. A2006
• Truth-telling dog tells of incest. B134.1.1
• Tabu: incest. C114
• Loss of magic power through incest. (Cf. Q242.) D1741.6
• Girl becomes more beautiful as she is burned but her brother, who loves her incestuously, turns to charcoal. D1865.2.1
• Youth reincarnated as root in punishment for incest. E692.6
• Enigmatic statement betrays incest. (Cf. T411.) Woman, recognizing cleric as her son by her father (Fiachna), gives him a drink of milk and says, "I give drink to my brother; he is Fiachna's son, he is Fiachna's grandson; his mother is Fiachna's daughter." The son's reply shows that he understands the situation. H582.2.1
• Incestuous marriage arranged by trick. K1377
• Mother falsely accuses son of incest with her. K2111.5
• Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother. M344
• Father-daughter incest prophecy. M344.1
• Prophecy: daughter shall commit murder and incest and be sentenced to death. M345
• Incest unwittingly committed. N365
• Boy unwittingly commits incest with his mother. N365.1
• Unwitting father-daughter incest. N365.2
• Unwitting brother-sister incest. N365.3
• Mother dies of fright when she learns that she was about to commit incest with her son. He has disguised himself to test her chastity. N383.3
• Incest accidentally averted. N681.3
• Incest punished. (Cf. Q414.0.3, Q421.0.6, Q431.8.1, Q451.4.3, Q451.7.3, Q520.3, Q541.3, Q552.19.4.) Q242
• Father-daughter incest punished. Q242.2
• Father of incestuous children punished. Q242.4
• Burning as punishment for incest (incontinence). (Cf. Q242, Q243.) Q414.0.3
• Beheading as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.) Q421.0.6
• Banishment as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.2.) Q431.8.1
• Tongue cut off as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.) Q451.4.3
• Blinding as punishment for incest. (Cf. Q242.) Q451.7.3
• Penance: Gregory on the stone. Standing on a stone (pillar) as penance for incest. (Cf. Q242, T415.) Q541.3
• Children of incestuous father die without issue. (Cf. Q242.) Q553.3.2
• Punishment for incest: father and son maddened; cut off their sexual organs. Q555.4
• Girl flees to escape incestuous brother. R224
• Child of incest exposed. (Cf. T410.) S312.1
• Marriage within clans sanctioned because of incest-origin of tribe. T131.5.1
• Incest. T410
• Father-daughter incest. T411
• Mother-son incest. T412
• Mother guilty of incest with son forgiven by Pope (Virgin Mary). T412.1
• Mother guilty of incest with son whose honor she is testing. T412.3
• Brother-sister incest. T415
• Brother repels incestuous sister. T415.2
• Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) T550.3
• Holy water prevents a man from committing incest with his daughter. (Cf. T411.) V132.1