Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson C111 — Tabu: loss of chastity

C111
Thompson motif reference
C
Motifs of Tabu
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Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Tabu: loss of chastity. Hero loses power with loss of chastity.——Wesselski Mönchslatein 185 No. 144; Jewish: Neuman; Gaster Thespis 327f.; Rуheim Animism, Magic, and the Divine King 1ff.; Jastrow Religion of Babylonia and Assyria 475ff.—Cf. Stories of knights of the Round Table, e.g. Galahad. —*Crane Vitry 237 No. 247; Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 20; Irish myth: Cross.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 335 n. 209a.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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