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- Goddess with three supernatural bodies: fire, cliff, sea. A123.1.7
- Gods (supernatural beings) have many names. (Cf. C432.) A139.1
- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- Gods' food gives supernatural growth. A153.2.1
- Culture hero reared (educated) by extraordinary (supernatural) personages. A511.3.2
- Culture hero has supernatural helpers. A528
- Sun as man who left earth. Man, usually of supernatural birth, ascends to the sky and becomes the sun. A711
- Natural features because of combat of huge rock columns with each other. A901.2
- Hill from anvil (cast by supernatural smith). A963.6
- Roads marked out by supernatural cows. A989.2
- Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by supernatural power. Are almost licked in two by dog but then renewed. A1074.7
- Natural laws inoperative at end of world. A1091
- Establishment of natural order. A1100
- Man created by supernatural creature, not deity. A1291
- Origin of fire – gift from god (supernatural person). A1414.4
- Devastating supernatural lamb. B16.1.6.1
- Supernatural knowledge from eating magic fish. (Cf. B175.) B162.1
- Magic dog transformed supernatural being. B182.1.0.3
- Supernatural bird prevents mother from killing babe. B524.4
- Tabu: contact withsupernatural. C0
- Wish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.) C15
- Tabu: offending supernatural relative. C30
- Tabu: offending supernatural wife. Upon slight offence the wife leaves for her old home. C31
- 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: mentioning origin of supernatural wife. (Cf. C33.1, C35.1.) C31.2
- Tabu: disobeying supernatural wife. C31.3
- Tabu: blaming supernatural wife. C31.4
- Tabu: questioning supernatural wife. C31.4.1
- Tabu: scolding supernatural wife. C31.4.2
- Tabu: boasting of supernatural wife. C31.5
- Tabu: calling on supernatural wife. C31.6
- Tabu: lousing supernatural wife. C31.7
- Tabu: striking supernatural wife. C31.8
- Tabu: revealing secrets of supernatural wife. (Cf. C420). C31.9
- Tabu: giving garment back to supernatural (divine) wife. C31.10
- Tabu: reproaching supernatural wife about her sisters. C31.11
- Tabu: offending supernatural husband. (Cf. C36.) C32
- Tabu: looking at supernatural husband. C32.1
- Tabu: showing surprise when supernatural husband resumes his true shape. C32.1.2
- Tabu: questioning supernatural husband. C32.2
- Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband. (Cf C430.) C32.2.1
- Tabu: asking where supernatural husband comes from. (Cf. C421.) C32.2.2
- Tabu: asking for caste of supernatural husband. C32.2.3
- Tabu: not to touch too soon supernatural husband on visit. C32.3
- Offending supernatural child. C33
- Tabu: mentioning origin of supernatural child. (Cf. C31.2, C35.1.) C33.1
- Tabu: coming suddenly on supernatural creatures. C52.2
- Tabu: disbelief in particular supernatural power. C61.4
- Tabu: uncivil answer to holy (or supernatural) being. C94.1
- Tabu: kissing supernatural husband. (Cf. C32.) C121
- Tabu: eating food of supernatural lover. C243.1
- Tabu: seeing the supernatural. C311
- Tabu: seeing supernatural creatures. C311.1
- Tabu: observing supernatural helper. C311.1.5
- Tabu: looking at supernatural woman who is dismembered. C312.2.3
- Tabu: revealing secret of supernatural husband. C421
- Tabu: uttering name of supernatural creature. C432
- Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him. (Tom-Tit-Tot). C432.1
- Tabu: uttering name of supernatural wife. C435.1.1
- Tabu: disclosing own identity. A supernatural person must not tell who he is. C436
- Tabu: wife of supernatural husband seeing old home. C713.2
- Tabu: supernatural creatures being abroad after sunrise. C752.2.1
- Tabu: hunting birds. Supernatural lover (king of birds) tells woman that son must not do so. C841.2
- Supernatural being punishes breach of tabu. C905
- Transformations supernatural being into a goat. D134.4
- Supernatural creatures change size at will. D631.4
- Magic object received from supernatural being. D812
- Lake under which supernatural smith lives. D921.3
- Magic object gives supernatural wisdom. D1300
- Magic object gives supernatural information. D1310
- Drop from magic cauldron gives supernatural information. (Cf. D1171.2.) D1310.2
- Magic staff gives supernatural information. (Cf. D1254.) D1310.5
- Singing of wave gives supernatural information. (Cf. D911.1.) D1310.7
- Speaking and walking divan brings supernatural information. D1310.8
- Magic fruit gives supernatural knowledge. D1310.10
- Magic apple gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D981.1.) D1310.10.1
- Magic fig gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D981.5.) D1310.10.2
- Magic grape gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D981.8.) D1310.10.3
- Magic nut gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D985.) D1310.11
- Magic object gives supernatural information – miscellaneous. D1329
- Magic object causes both supernatural sight and blindness. D1331.3
- Magic feather brings supernatural old age. (Cf. D1021.) D1341.4
- Magic hair when thrown into fire summons supernatural. helper. (Cf. D991.) D1421.0.3
- Magic wisdom received from supernatural being. D1811.2
- Magic beauty bestowed by supernatural wife. D1862.1
- Rejuvenation by supernatural person. D1882
- "Golden" son of supernatural bride of king has the power of producing gold and gold buildings, ornaments etc. D2102.4
- Natural law suspended. D2137
- Supernatural person (adulterer) causes sun to stand still for nine months. (Cf. T481.) D2146.1.1.2
- Saint creates fire unnaturally when needed. D2158.1.5
- Clothes cling supernaturally to body. D2171.6
- Magic spinning. Usually performed by a supernatural helper. D2183
- Supernatural agency moves new church foundation (or building materials) to another site, at night. D2192.1
- Resuscitation by supernatural person. E121
- Suicides must walk the earth until time for their natural death. E411.1.1.1
- Supernatural husband takes mortal wife with him to heaven. F2.1