C. Tabu
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C31.9. Tabu: revealing secrets of supernatural wife. (Cf. C420). *Schofield PMLA XV 165; Irish myth: Cross.
C31.10. Tabu: giving garment back to supernatural (divine) wife. India: Thompson-Balys.
D361.1. Swan Maiden. F302.4.2. Fairy comes into man's power when he steals her wings. K1335. Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl.
C31.11. Tabu: reproaching supernatural wife about her sisters. England: Baughman.*
C31.12. Unfaithful husband loses magic wife. Chinese: Graham.
C32. Tabu: offending supernatural husband. (Cf. C36.) — *Type 425; BP II 245ff. (Gr. No. 88). — India: *Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 91.
B640.1. Marriage to beast by day and man by night. C121. Tabu: kissing supernatural husband. C421. Tabu: revealing secret of supernatural husband. T111. Marriage of mortal and supernatural being. T200. Married life.
C32.1. Tabu: looking at supernatural husband. *Type 425a; *BP II 234, 245ff., 266ff.; *Tegethoff Studien zum Märchentypus von Amor und Psyche 32; *Lang Cupid and Psyche (1886); *Fb "lys" II 483a. — India: Thompson-Balys.
C421. Tabu: revealing secret of supernatural husband. C757.1. Tabu: destroying animal skin of enchanted person too soon. C761.2. Tabu: staying too long at home. C310. Tabu: looking at certain person or thing. C313.1.1. Tabu: goddess seeing mortal husband naked. C916.1. Trespass betrayed by dripping candle.
C32.1.1. Tabu: wife seeing transformed husband. Chinese: Graham.
D512.2. Transformation because wife shrieks when she sees supernatural husband in original serpent form.
C32.1.2. Tabu: showing surprise when supernatural husband resumes his true shape. India: Thompson-Balys.
C413. Tabu: expressing surprise in lower world of dead.
C32.2. Tabu: questioning supernatural husband. *Boekenoogen Ridder metter Swane 166ff; India: Thompson-Balys.
C32.2.1. Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband. (Cf. C430.) India: *Thompson-Balys.
C32.2.2. Tabu: asking where supernatural husband comes from. (Cf. C421.) — India: *Thompson-Balys.
C32.2.3. Tabu: asking for caste of supernatural husband. India: Thompson-Balys.
C32.3. Tabu: not to touch too soon supernatural husband on visit. India: Thompson-Balys.
C33. Offending supernatural child. India: Thompson-Balys.
C33.1. Tabu: mentioning origin of supernatural child. (Cf. C31.2, C35.1.) — India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 133 — 136; (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 77ff. No. 12, (Basuto): Jacottet 110; (Ibo of Nigeria): Thomas 76, 80.
C440. Origin tabu. T540. Miraculous birth. T646. Illegitimate child taunted by playmates.
C35. Tabu: offending animal wife. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 223; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 145, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 616.
B650. Marriage to animal in human form.
