C. Tabu
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C811.1. Tabu: heeding persuasive voice of magic drum. Not to pick up drum that says "take me". — Roberts Type 480, p. 204; Benga: Nassau No. 11.
L215. Unpromising magic object chosen. Hero refuses to take one that cries out "Take me!"
C811.2. Tabu: heeding magic yam that says not to take it up. Gold Coast: Barker and Sinclair 90 No. 16.
C811.3. Tabu: answering call when asleep. Lithuanian: Balys Ghosts.
C812. Tabu: pursuing certain animal. Zulu: Callaway 117.
C815. Tabu: listening to mother's counsel. Fb "moder" II 600b.
C815.1. Tabu: listening to princess's counsel. Canadian: Gautier.
C820. Tabu: finding certain secret.
C420. Tabu: uttering secrets.
C821. Tabu: finding age of monster. Type 500; *BP I 497.
C822. Tabu: solving sphinx's riddle: sphinx perishes. Greek: Fox 49 (Oedipus).
B51. Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird. G681. Ogre gives riddle on pain of death. H541.1. Sphinx propounds riddle on pain of death. H761. Riddle of the Sphinx.
C824. Tabu: finding name of ghost. BP I 496; Grimm No. 55.
E400. Ghosts and revenants.
C825. Tabu: studying occult books. Jewish: Neuman.
C830—C899. UNCLASSIFIED TABUS
C830.[1] Unclassified tabus.
C832. Tabu: spinning. Saintyves Contes de Perrault 79ff. — Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3695, Legends No. 378f.
C631.2. Tabu: spinning on holy days.
C833. Tabus for journeys.
D2121.6. Magic Journey during which one must not think of good or evil.
- ↑ The section C830—C899 has been revised. The following changes have been made:
First editionOld number New number C831.0.0 C563.0.0 C833.0.0 C833.1.0 C834.0.0 C833.2.0 C835.0.0 C835.1.0 C845.0.0 C833.3.0 Cross, Motif-Index of Early Irish Literature
Old number New number C853.0.0 C853.1.0 C855.0.0 C835.2.0 C856.0.0 C845.0.0 C861.0.0 C833.4.0 C862.0.0 C833.5.0 C866.0.0 C835.3.0 C867.0.0 C867.1.0 C867.0.1 C867.1.1 C877.0.0 C867.2.0 C888.0.0 C833.6.0 C893.0.0 C833.7.0