A report on Taboo
Ban on something based in a cultural sensibility that perceives it as excessively repulsive, sacred, or allowed only by certain persons.
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Persephone
4 linksDaughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Of the four deities of Empedocles' elements, it is the name of Persephone alone that is taboo – Nestis is a euphemistic cult title – for she was also the terrible Queen of the Dead, whose name was not safe to speak aloud, who was euphemistically named simply as Kore or "the Maiden", a vestige of her archaic role as the deity ruling the underworld.
Hades
4 linksGod of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
God of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
Demeter, however, suspects that Persephone may have eaten food while down in the underworld, and so she questions Persephone, saying:
Eurydice
3 linksCharacter in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.
Character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.
Either way, the condition was attached that he must walk in front of her and not look back until both had reached the upper world.
Adam and Eve
3 linksAdam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
Adam is told that he can eat freely of all the trees in the garden, except for a tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Orpheus
3 linksThracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion.
Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion.
His music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone, who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world.
Eve
2 linksFigure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
Figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
Adam is charged with guarding and keeping the garden before her creation; she is not present when God commands Adam not to eat the forbidden fruit – although it is clear that she was aware of the command.
Incest
1 linksHuman sexual activity between family members or close relatives.
Human sexual activity between family members or close relatives.
The incest taboo is one of the most widespread of all cultural taboos, both in present and in past societies.
Taboo on the dead
1 linksThe taboo on the dead includes the taboo against touching of the dead, those surrounding them and anything associated with the dead.
Incest taboo
1 linksAny cultural rule or norm that prohibits sexual relations between certain members of the same family, mainly between individuals related by blood.
Any cultural rule or norm that prohibits sexual relations between certain members of the same family, mainly between individuals related by blood.
All human cultures have norms that exclude certain close relatives from those considered suitable or permissible sexual or marriage partners, making such relationships taboo.
Garden of Eden
2 linksBiblical paradise described in Genesis 2-3 and Ezekiel 28 and 31.
Biblical paradise described in Genesis 2-3 and Ezekiel 28 and 31.
The man was free to eat from any tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which were taboo.