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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
C942. Loss of strength from broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Danish: Fb "klæder" II 200a.
D1336. Magic object gives weakness. D1410. Magic object renders helpless. D1837. Magic weakness. D2064. Magic sickness. T583.1. Couvade. Z357. Unique exceptions from curse.
C942.1. Loss of magic strength by smoking. India: Thompson-Balys.
C942.2. Magic horse becomes powerless because of broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys.
B181. Magic horse.
C942.3. Weakness from seeing woman (fairy) naked. Irish myth: Cross.
C312.1. Tabu: man looking at nude woman. F362.3. Fairies cause weakness. F397. Fairy woman exhibits her figure to warriors.
C942.4. Woman's breasts dry up because of broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys.
C943. Loss of sight for breaking tabu. (Cf. C51.2.) — See C312.1.1, C312.1.2 for references. — *Fb "öje" III 1166b; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Tahiti: Henry 143; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 241.
C311.1.2. Tabu: looking at fairies. C312.1.2. Tabu: looking at nude woman riding through town. D1331.2. Magic object blinds. D2062.2. Blinding by magic. F362.1. Fairies cause blindness. Q451.7. Blinding as punishment.
C943.1. Man receives fork in eye for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331.) — Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 295 No. 13.
C943.2. Loss of one eye for breaking tabu. S. Am. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 39.
C943.3. Sore eyes from breaking tabu. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 241.
C944. Dumbness as punishment for breaking tabu. (Cf. C311.1.4.) — Type 710; Fb "stum"; Jewish: Neuman.
D2021.1. Dumbness as curse. Q451.3. Loss of speech as punishment.
C945. Magic forgetfulness for breaking tabu. *Fb "spise" III 495a; German: Grimm Nos. 113, 127, 186, 193; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys.
D1365. Object causes magic forgetfulness. D2000. Magic forgetfulness.
C946. Limbs affected by breaking tabu.
C946.1. Limb broken for stepping on grave. (Cf. C520.) — India: Thompson-Balys.
C946.2. Arm shortened for breaking tabu. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 488.
C946.3. Magic growth of members for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 83.
C947. Magic power lost by breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
D1741. Magic powers lost.
C948. Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
D2062. Maiming by magic. S160. Mutilations.
C948.1. Mouth expanded because of broken tabu. Irish myth: Cross.
