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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
C929.2.1. Death from paralysis for breaking tabu. African (Luba): DeClerq Zs. f. KS. IV 219.
C929.3. Beheading for breaking tabu. Cyprus: Hadjioannou Kypriako, Mythoi (Leukosia, 1948) No. 22; Jewish: Neuman.
C929.4. Death by stoning for breaking tabu. Jewish: *Neuman.
C929.5. Death by being swallowed for breaking tabu. Rarotonga: Beckwith Myth 262.
C929.6. Man sacrificed to the gods for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 511.
C930. Loss of fortune for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 322, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 234; African (Loango): Pechuël-Loesche 109.
C841.0.1. Clerics' voyage unsuccessful because they sailed in boats of skin. N558. Raised treasure turns into charcoal (shavings). Q585. Fitting destruction (disappearance) of property as punishment.
C930.1. Dishonor to children because of breaking tabu. Jewish: *Neuman.
C931. Building falls because of breaking of tabu. (Cf. C771.1.) — Hartland Science 221; Gaster Exempla 229 No. 239; Jewish: *Neuman; English: Wells 42 (Arthour and Merlin); Swedish: Wessman 71 No. 605; India: Thompson-Balys. — Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 245, (West Hudson Bay); Boas BAM XV 234.
Q552.14. Fortress built on Sunday destroyed by tempest. S261. Foundation sacrifice.
C932. Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu. Aarne-Thompson Types 400, 425; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys; Maori: Beckwith Myth: 249; African (Loango): Bechuël-Loesche 109.
C31. Tabu: offending supernatural wife. H1385.3. Quest for vanished wife (mistress). H1385.4. Quest for vanished husband.
C933. Luck in hunting (fishing) lost for breaking tabu.
C933.1. Luck in hunting lost for breaking tabu. (Cf. C229.2.) — Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 409; Marquesas: Handy 64.
C933.2. Luck in fishing lost for breaking tabu. Tonga: Gifford 601; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 363; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (t-G 3/600).
C934. Food supply fails because of broken tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 452, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 200; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 111; Samoa: ibid. 450.
C934.1. Loss of crops because of broken tabu. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.
C934.2. Land made sterile because of broken tabu. Jewish: Neuman.
D2081. Land made magically sterile.
C934.3. Elves set country afire because of broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross.
F369.1. Fairies set fire to buildings.
C935. Helpful animal disappears when tabu is broken. *Fb "spise" III 495e; Hartland Science 142; Irish: Beal XXI 329, 337; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 245.
C918. Mare from water world disappears when she is scolded and her halter used for common purposes.
