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• Three-bodied goddess. Hekate has three bodies standing back to back and looking in three directions. A123.1.1
• God with good looking and ugly bodies. A123.1.3
• Why some women are good-looking. A1372.6
• Why good-looking but soft, useless women attract men. A1373.1
• Bat, diver, and thornbush shipwrecked. Bat brought money, bush put on clothes, and diver brought leather. All shipwrecked. Diver is looking for his leather. Bush looks for his clothers and holds fast to all passers-by. Bat is abroad only at night to escape creditors. (Cf. A2471.4, A2491.1.) A2275.5.3
• Why tortoise's neck is outstretched toward the sky: is looking for his wife, the star. A2351.5
• Why lynx squints: is looking afar at view. A2471.5
• Why dog is always looking. A2471.6
• Why dogs howl, looking at sky. A2471.6.2
• What hawks are looking for. A2471.7
• Bush loses clothes in shipwreck: hence catches passerby looking for clothes. (Cf. A2792.1.) A2741.4
• Tabu: looking at supernatural wife. C31.1
• Tabu: looking at supernatural wife too soon. C31.1.1
• Tabu: looking at supernatural wife on certain occasion. (Mélusine). The husband must not see the wife when she is transformed to an animal. C31.1.2
• Tabu: looking at supernatural wife naked. C31.1.3
• Tabu: husband looking at supernatural wife in childbirth. (Cf. C151.) C31.1.4
• Tabu: looking at supernatural husband. C32.1
• Looking tabu. C300
• Tabu: looking at certain person or thing. C310
• Tabu: looking at ghosts. C311.1.1
• Tabu: looking through the upturned sleeve of a fur coat. One sees ghosts. C311.1.1.1
• Tabu: looking at fairies. C311.1.2
• Tabu: looking at mountain-folk. C311.1.3
• Tabu: looking at werewolf. C311.1.4
• Tabu: looking at slain game before it dies. C311.1.7
• Tabu: looking at deity. C311.1.8
• Tabu: looking at holy objects. C311.2
• Tabu: man looking at woman. C312
• Tabu: man looking at nude woman. C312.1
• Tabu: man looking at nude goddess. C312.1.1
• Tabu: looking at nude woman riding through town. (Godiva.) C312.1.2
• Tabu: looking at woman – miscellaneous. C312.2
• Tabu: looking at princess on public appearance. C312.2.1
• Tabu: looking at old woman helper as she eats. C312.2.2
• Tabu: looking at supernatural woman who is dismembered. C312.2.3
• Tabu: looking at women performing Bacchic rites. C312.2.4
• Tabu: on looking at daughter for twelve years. C312.3
• Tabu: woman looking at man. C313
• Tabu: looking at certain object. C315
• Tabu: looking at certain boat. C315.1
• Tabu: looking at heavenly body. C315.2
• Looking at moon when shooting game. C315.2.1
• Tabu: looking at sun. C315.2.2
• Tabu: looking at sun before prince becomes fourteen years old. C315.2.2.1
• Tabu: looking at rainbow. C315.2.3
• Tabu: looking at water. C315.3
• Tabu: looking at certain well. C315.4
• Tabu: looking on certain island. C315.5
• Tabu: looking at certain animal. C316
• Tabu: looking at caribou. C316.2
• Tabu: looking at certain person or thing – miscellaneous. C319
• Tabu: looking into certain receptacle. C320
• Tabu: looking into box (Pandora). C321
• Tabu: looking into bag. C322
• Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds. C322.1
• Tabu: looking into flask. Man given magic flask on condition that he never look into it. C323
• Tabu: looking into jug. Woman does so and finds mouse in it. C324
• Tabu: looking into magic calabash. C324.1
• Tabu: looking into the pots in hell. C325
• Tabu: looking under certain bell too soon. C326
• Tabu: looking into basket. C327
• Tabu: looking in certain direction. C330
• Tabu: looking back. C331
• Tabu: looking back over left shoulder. C331.1
• Tabu: looking back during flight. C331.3
• Tabu: looking around. C332
• Tabu: looking up. C333
• Tabu: looking over cemetery walls, lest one see ghosts. C334
• Tabu: looking down upon earth from sky world. C335
• Tabu: looking up chimney. C337
• Troubles escape when forbidden casket is opened. See references to C321 (Tabu: looking into box). C915.1
• Transformation by violation of looking tabu. (Cf. C300.) D513
• Transformation by looking in a mirror. D579
• Divination by looking upon astrolabe. D1311.6.0.1
• Magic clairvoyant sphere. Shows all that passes on earth by looking at that part of globe. (Cf. D1264.) D1323.4
• Clairvoyance by looking at object filled with water. D1323.12
• Magic sight by looking in certain place. D1821.3
• Magic sight by looking under arm. D1821.3.1
• Magic sight by looking over right shoulder. D1821.3.2
• Magic sight by looking under one's legs. D1821.3.3
• Magic sight by looking between dog's ears. D1821.3.4
• Magic sight by looking through ring. (Cf. D1076.) D1821.3.5
• One becomes ghost-seer after looking through hole in coffin. D1821.3.5.1
• Magic sight by looking through keyhole. D1821.3.6
• Magic sight by looking at shining object. D1821.3.7
• Magic sight by looking into glass of water. D1821.3.7.1
• Magic sight by looking at polished fingernail. D1821.3.7.2
• Crystal-gazing. Clairvoyance by looking into crystal. D1821.3.7.3
• Magic sight by looking at polished sword-blade. D1821.3.7.4
• Magic sight by looking at shoulder-bone of sheep. D1821.3.8
• Magic sight by looking in the hollow of one's hand. D1821.3.9
• Magic sight by looking through feather. D1821.3.10
• Magic strength acquired by looking at necklace. D1835.1
• Rejuvenation by looking into mirror. (Cf. D1163.) D1889.2
• Vampire's power overcome by endurance and prayer. Hero continues to pray without looking or speaking while vampire punishes him. E251.1.1
• Swineherd finds terrestrial paradise while looking for lost sow. F111.0.2
• Fairies made visible by looking with left eye. F235.8.2
• Witch power acquired by standing on manure pile, swinging red lantern, looking over shoulder. G224.6
• Witch recognized by looking in or through magic object. G259.1
• The devil as a distinguished-looking knight. G303.3.1.3