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Motifs — first 20 of 51
- 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