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- Cave of winds. Winds originally confined in caves. A1122
- Tabu confined to one sex. C180
- Tabu confined to women. C181
- Tabu confined to men. C182
- Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds. C322.1
- Saint confined a large quantity of water in a small ditch. D491.3
- Ghost laid and confined inside building. E437.6
- Ghost laid and confined in sheepfold. E437.7
- Weapons confined by flying nets of hair in furious battle. F1084.0.2
- Child confined to keep him in ignorance of life. Useless. J147
- Adulteress confined in a cage. (Cf. Q241.) Q433.1.1
- Wicked son confined on island. Q433.9
- Adulteress confined in room containing the corpse of her paramour. She becomes ill and dies. Q455.2.1.1
- Man confined under roots of tree. R45.1
- Prisoners confined in chains. R51.2
- Riding three times around hill to free captive confined within. R112.2
- Ariadne-thread. Prisoner given a thread as a clue to find his way out of the labyrinth in which he is being confined. R121.5
- Fairy mound destroyed to rescue person confined in it. R121.8
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