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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
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Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
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Deceptions
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Reversals of Fortune
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Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
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Society
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Rewards and Punishments
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Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| D1810.8 | Magic knowledge from dream. (Cf. D1812.3.3, D1812.5.1.2, D1813.1, D1814.2, D1817.2.1, D1819.2.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic. Þiðriks saga II 393—95 (n.), *Boberg. |
| D1810.9 | Magic knowledge from God. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 297—98 (Odin); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.10 | Magic knowledge from goddess. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 296, 299; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.12 | Magic knowledge from guardian spirits. (See E721.9.) Icelandic: Hrуlfs saga Kraka II, Boberg. |
| D1810.11 | Magic knowledge from mythical ancestor. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 297 (Rig), 311. |
| D1810.1 | Magic knowledge from queen of other world. (Cf. D1723.) Hartland Science 197. |
| D1810.7 | Magic knowledge from sign of the cross. (Cf. D1766.6, V86.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1810.13 | Magic knowledge from the dead. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 46, 298, 299—300, 311, Herrmann Saxo II 98—99. |
| D1810.3 | Magic knowledge from touching "knowledge tooth" with thumb. (Cf. D1009.2, D1811.1.1.) **Scott Thumb; Irish myth: Cross; English: Baughman. |
| D1810.4 | Magic knowledge learned from magician teacher. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.0.6 | Magic knowledge of angels. (Cf. D1810.5.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1819.1 | Magic knowledge of another's thoughts. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1815.3 | Magic knowledge of demon language. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1810.0.8 | Magic knowledge of druid. (Cf. D1711.4, D1816.5.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1813 | Magic knowledge of events in distant place. Irish: Plummer clxx, *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.0.4 | Magic knowledge of fairies. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1810.0.13 | Magic knowledge of identity of stranger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1815.2 | Magic knowledge of language of animals. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1815.6 | Magic knowledge of language of valleys. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1810.0.2 | Magic knowledge of magician. (Cf. D1711, D1814.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; English: Wells 42 (Arthour and Merlin); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.0.11 | Magic knowledge of poet. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1810.0.3 | Magic knowledge of saints and holy men. *Toldo I 345ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1815 | Magic knowledge of strange tongues. Irish myth: *Cross; English: Child III 418—422; Ward II 676 No. 68; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1810.0.7 | Magic knowledge of superman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1810.0.9 | Magic knowledge of the Pope. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1815.4 | Magic knowledge of tree language. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1819.8 | Magic knowledge of unborn calf. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1815.5 | Magic knowledge of vegetable language. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1812.0.5 | Magic knowledge of what is to happen to himself after death. (Cf. G283.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.0.5 | Magic knowledge of witches. Irish myth: Cross; England, U.S., Wales: *Baughman. |
| D1819 | Magic knowledge—miscellaneous. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1810 | Magic knowledge. (Cf. D1310.) India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 456, Rasmussen I 78, III 123, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 244, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 490. |
| D921 | Magic lake (pond). *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV (1933) 107ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Werner 137 (lake of gems). |
| D2091.7 | Magic lake (river) sent against enemy. (Cf. D921.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1338.1.1.1 | Magic lake rejuvenates. (Cf. D921.)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1470.1.45 | Magic lake: whoever dies in it will have his desires fulfilled in future birth. (Cf. D921.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1373.0.1.1 | Magic lamp (eaten, causes thirst.) (Cf. D1162.1) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1316.2 | Magic lamp indicates falsehood by lighting. (Cf. D1162.1.) India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 43ff. (Version B.) |
| D1385.29 | Magic lamp protects against demons. (Cf. D1162.1.) Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 239. |
| D1421.1.5 | Magic lamp summons genie. (Cf. D1162.1.) *Type 561; *BP II 544ff. |
| D1662.2 | Magic lamp works by being stroked. (Cf. D1162.1.) *Type 561; *BP II 544f. |
| D1162.1 | Magic lamp. *Types 561, 301C*; *BP II 544ff.—Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 45. |
| D1361.42 | Magic lampblack renders invisible. (Cf. D931.1.3.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D931.1.3 | Magic lampblack. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1402.7.3 | Magic lance kills. |
| D1086 | Magic lance. *Gaster FL II 57; Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh MacCulloch Celtic 202; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1533.1.2 | Magic land and water chariot. (Cf. D1114.) Fb "guldkaret". —Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1533.1.1 | Magic land and water ship. (Cf. D1123.) *Type 513B; *BP II 79ff., III 272; *Fb "skib" III 242b; *Cosquin Contes indiens 452ff.; *Brown Iwain 112; Köhler-Bolte I 134, 192f.—Irish myth: *Cross; Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 108—09; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bateau". |
| D1533.1 | Magic land and water vehicle. |
| D930 | Magic land features. *Hertel Verzauberte Oertlichkeiten (Hannover, 1908). |
| D1503.5 | Magic lantern heals wounds. (Cf. D1162.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1715.1 | Magic last wish at death becomes a reality (reincarnation). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1617 | Magic laughing object. |
| D1617.1 | Magic laughing stone. (Cf. D930.) Chinese: Graham. |
| D965.9 | Magic laurel (plant). Hartland Science 204. |
| D950.17 | Magic laurel tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1532.9 | Magic leaf bears person aloft. (Cf. D955.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D955 | Magic leaf. Type 612; *BP I 128; *Fb "blad" IV 44a.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 8, Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ibo, Nigeria): Basden 280, (Ekoi): Talbot 115, 188, (Zulu): Callaway 191. |
| D1337.2.1 | Magic leaves turn white bird black. (Cf. D955, A2411.2.6.) —Africa (Ibo of Nigeria): Basden 280. |
| D983.3 | Magic leek. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D996.0.2 | Magic left hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1012.1 | Magic legs of animal. |
| D1012.1.1 | Magic legs of bull. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1402.3.2 | Magic leopard gall causes death. (Cf. D1015.2.) Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 27. |
| D1381.24 | Magic letter protects against attack. (Cf. D1266.1.) *Fb I 609 "himmelbrev".—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1381.16 | Magic letters (amulets) guard against attack by wild animals or men. (Cf. D1266.1.) Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 1. |
| D2152.1 | Magic leveling of mountain. Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 190; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 236; Africa (Bakuba): Einstein 160. |
| D1478.2 | magic light illuminates bottom of lake. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1361.27 | Magic light renders invisible. (Cf. D1162.)—*Fb "usynlig" III 985b.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1421.1.4 | Magic light summons genie. (Cf. D1162.) *Type 562; *BP II 535; *Fb "lys" II 483a. |
| D1162 | Magic light. *Types 328, 562; *Thompson CColl II 361ff.; *Fb "lys"; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1012 | Magic limbs of animal. |
| D1472.1.3.1 | Magic lime tree distills sustenance for saint. (Cf. D950.7.) Irish: Plummer cliii, Cross. |
| D950.7 | Magic lime tree. Irish: Plummer cliii, *Cross. |
| D931.1.4 | Magic lime. |
| D1272.1 | Magic line. Irish: Plummer clxxv, *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 364; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 79, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 177f., (West Hudson Bay): ibid. 308f. |
| D1011.5 | Magic lips of animal. |
| D992.2 | Magic lips. Type 403; Köhler-Bolte I 126.—French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10. |
| D1337.1.8 | Magic liquid gives beauty. (Cf. D1242.)—Penzer VII 61. |
| D1015.4 | Magic liver of animal. Chinese-Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 187. |
| D997.3 | Magic liver. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D1164 | Magic lock. |
| D1502.7.1 | Magic locust egg cures earache. (Cf. D1024.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1611.12.1 | Magic log answers for fugitive. (Cf. D956.) Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 206. |
| D697.1 | Magic loin cloth can transform itself into anything. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1857 | Magic longevity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D965.6 | Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 280 n. 2; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D975.1 | Magic lotus-flower. (Cf. D965.6, D1641.15.) India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 322. |
| D1611.13 | Magic louse answers for fugitive. Indonesian: Dixon 229. |
| D1355.2 | Magic love-philtre. (Cf. 1242.2.)—*Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt 401ff.; *Kittredge Witchcraft 107f., 436 nn. 26—31, 30, 383 n. 54.—Greek: Fox 72 (Minos), 200 (Phaon); Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Child V 305b, Wells 80 (Sir Tristrem), 145 (Parthenope of Blois); England, U.S.: *Baughman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1355.1.3 | Magic love-producing horn. (Cf. D1222.)—English: Child I 15—17, 23, 55, 367. |
| D1355.1.2 | Magic love-producing pipe (musical). (Cf. D1224.)—English: Child I 47; N. A. Indian (Arikara): Dorsey CI XVII 85 No. 25, 90 No. 27. |
| D2064.0.1 | Magic love-sickness. (Cf. D1355.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1441.1.3.1 | Magic lute calls animals together. (Cf. D1232.) India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 859. |
| D1415.2.6.1 | Magic lute causes animals to dance. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1415.2.6 | Magic lute causes dancing. (Cf. D1232.) |
| D1232 | Magic lute. Hindu: Tawney I 338 n; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 192, II 859. |
| D1565.2 | Magic lyre charms stones into their place in building. (Cf. D1231.1.) Greek: Fox 44 (Amphion), *Grote I 242. |
| D1231.1 | Magic lyre. Greek: Fox 44 (Amphion). |
| D1472.2.9 | Magic mallet produces provisions. (Cf. D1209.4.) Korean: Zong in-Sob 144. |
| D1463.1 | Magic mandrake furnishes treasure. (Cf. D965.1.) **Starck Der Alraun; *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561f. |
| D1344.10 | Magic mandrake gives invulnerability. (Cf. D965.1.)—Penzer III 153. |
| D965.1 | Magic mandrake. **Starck Der Alraun; *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561f.; Penzer III 153f.; F. Ohrt Dragedukker i Danmark (Danske Studier 1930 63ff., 186); *Fb "alrunerot" IV 10a; *Frazer Old Testament II 372ff.; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 311 s.v. "Alraun".—Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D868.1 | Magic mango returns to tree for broken tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.0.13 | Magic manifestation as omen. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1053 | Magic mantle (cloak). *Types 328, 400, 566; *Chauvin V 230; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 323; *Cross MPh XVI 649; Köhler-Bolte II 409.—Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 328, O'Suilleabhain 85; Icelandic: *Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Hindu: Penzer I 25ff.; Japanese: Mitford 185ff.; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 367; N.A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221a. |
| D682.4.1 | Magic mantle changes color hourly. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1455.1 | Magic mantle provides treasure. (Cf. D1053.) *Type 566; *BP I 470; Aarne MSFO XXV 116.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1361.43 | Magic mark on forehead renders invisible. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1361.32 | Magic mask renders invisible. (Cf. D1067.4.)—Irish myth: Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 110. |
| D1067.4 | Magic mask. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1175 | Magic match. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "briquet". |
| D1032.1 | Magic meal of fishes. Mark 6: 41—44. |
| D2074.2 | Magic means of attracting. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 156, 286, Holm 30. |
| D1273.4 | Magic measurement (height of Christ). Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1385.17 | Magic measurement protects against devil. (Cf. D1273.4, D1389.10, F950.3.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1389.10 | Magic measurement protects against sudden death. (Cf. D1273.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1442.9 | Magic meat pacifies animal guardians. (Cf. D1032.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1032 | Magic meat. Type 301C*; Irish myth: Cross; *Frazer Apollodorus II 70 n. 2; Africa (Benga): Nassau 227 No. 34. |
| D1241 | Magic medicine (= charm). Hindu: Tawney II 165; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Benga): Nassau 100, 139, 178, 208 Nos. 7, 15, 24 (version 1), 33, (Ekoi): Talbot 34, 178, 344, 359, (Hottentot): Bleek 55 No. 24, (Zanzibar): Bateman 204 No. 10, (Fang): Nassau 242 No. 9, (Basuto): Jacottet 212 No. 31. |
| D1335.10 | Magic medicine (charm) gives strength. (Cf. D1241.)—Africa (Benga): Nassau 100 No. 7. |
| D1561.1.4 | Magic medicine brings success. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 359. |
| D1365.8 | Magic medicine causes loss of memory. (Sprinkled on head.) (Cf. D1241, D1242.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1413.11 | Magic medicine causes person to stick to seat (pot). (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 138 No. 15, (Ekoi): Talbot 115. |
| D1542.3.1 | Magic medicine causes streams to dry up. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 115. |
| D1347.3 | Magic medicine makes sterile fertile. (Cf. D1241.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1543.5 | Magic medicine produces wind. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 344. |
| D1361.22 | Magic medicine renders invisible. (Cf. D1240.)—Type 576****. |
| D1275.2 | Magic melody. (Cf. D1275.1.) *BP II 502. |
| D1910 | Magic memory. Penzer I 12 n. 1; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1003.1 | Magic menstrual blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1252 | Magic metal. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1018 | Magic milk of animal. *Köhler-Bolte I 468; Dh II 154.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 70. |
| D1349.1.3 | Magic milk produces immunity from hunger and thirst. (Cf. D1018.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1263 | Magic mill. *Type 565; BP II 439; Fb "salt", "havet", "kværn" *Dh II 155; Gering Festschrift für Eugen Mogh 37.—Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross. |
| D1262.1 | Magic millstone. Chinese: Eberhard 107. |
| D1653.1.8 | Magic mirror as infallible weapon. (Cf. D1080, D1163.) Chinese: Werner 161. |
| D1331.2.6 | Magic mirror causes blindness. (Cf. D1163.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1400.1.13 | Magic mirror kills enemy soldiers. (Cf. D1163.) Africa (Quelimane): Torrend Zs. f. afrikan. u. ozean. Spr. I 247ff. |
| D1323.1.1 | Magic mirror reflects the face of whoever dies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1361.28 | Magic mirror renders invisible. Does so when owner looks into it. (Cf. D1163.)—Fb "usynlig" III 985b. |
| D1163 | Magic mirror. *Type 709; *BP I 450, 463; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 202f.; *Chauvin VIII 191 No. 228; Köhler-Bolte I 334; *Handwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 565—577; *Fb "spejl" III 481a; *MacCulloch Childhood 34—37; *Cox Cinderella 483; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 232.—Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 244, 331; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 111 No. 39; Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 62; Africa (Vai): Ellis 200 No. 18, (Fjort): Dennett 60 No. 12, (Angola): Chatelain 43, (Mpongwe): Nassau 15 No. 1. |
| D1093 | Magic missile. Hindu: Meyer Hindu 75 n.; Fuegian: Alexander Lat. Am. 340; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 356 n. 287b. |
| D2163.4 | Magic mist as defense in battle. (Cf. D902.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1418.1 | Magic mist causes person to become lost. (Cf. D902.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1361.1 | Magic mist of invisibility. (Cf. D902.1.)—*Cox Cinderella 477.—Irish myth: *Cross; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221b. |
| D1381.22 | Magic mist protects against attack. (Cf. D902.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1361.1.1 | Magic mist separates person from his companions. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D902.1 | Magic mist. *Fb "tеge" III 945a; *Cox Cinderella 477; Irish: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wimberly 321; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "brume"; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221b. |
| D965.4 | Magic mistletoe. *K. v. Tubeuf Monographie der Mistel (München, 1923); *Frazer Golden Bough XII 373 s.v. "mistletoe", XI 78ff.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1355.11.1 | Magic moccasins produce love. (Cf. D1065.4.)—N. A. Indian (Arapaho): Dorsey and Kroeber FM V 15 No. 6. |
| D1065.4 | Magic moccasins. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 303 n. 109i, 322 n. 164, (Zuсi): Parsons JAFL XXXI 242 No. 16. |
| D932 | Magic mountain. *Type 676; Fb "rundt". |
| D1532.1.1 | Magic mouse-skin bears person aloft. (Cf. B183.1.1, D1025.3.) Africa (Zulu): Callaway 98. |
| D1025.3 | Magic mouseskin. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 97. |
| D1225.1 | Magic mouth harp. Chinese: Graham. |
| D2106.1 | Magic multiplication of objects by saints. (Cf. D2100.2, V220.) *Toldo VI 289; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2106 | Magic multiplication of objects. |
| D2061 | Magic murder. (Cf. D1402.) Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 115, 120. |
| D1359.3.1 | Magic music causes joy. (Cf. D1275.1.)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1374.1 | Magic music causes longing. (Cf. D1275.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1359.2.1 | Magic music causes mourning. (Cf. 1275.1.)—*BP II 502f.; Irish myth: *Cross; England: Baughman. |
| D1336.3 | Magic music gives weakness. (Cf. D1275.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1402.11.1 | Magic music kills person. (Cf. D1275.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1514.1 | Magic music relieves pain. (Cf. D1275.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1275.1 | Magic music. *Krappe Classical Journal XXI 21ff.; *Fb "spille" III 488ab; Gaster Oldest Stories 131.—Irish: *Cross; Plummer clxxii, O'Suilleabhain 54, Beal XXI 320; English: Child V 489 s.v. "music"; Greek: Fox 193 (Hermes and Argos), Frazer Apollodorus I 17 (Orpheus). |
| D1233.1 | Magic musical bow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1359.3.1.2 | Magic musical branch soothes listeners. (Cf. D1615.2.) —*Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt II 325.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1615.2 | Magic musical branch. (Cf. D954, F811.6.) Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 114f., *Cross. |
| D1500.1.27 | Magic musical instrument as cure for disease. (Cf. D1210.) |
| D1441.1 | Magic musical instrument calls animals together. (Cf. D1210.) Finnish: Kalevala rune 41; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1415.2 | Magic musical instrument causes person to dance. (Cf. D1210.) *Fb "spille" III 488b. |
| D1651.7 | Magic musical instrument plays only for owner. (Cf. D1210.) Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 176 No. 25. |
| D1601.18.0.1 | Magic musical instrument reproduces songs sung in heaven. (Cf. D1210.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1442.13 | Magic musical instrument tames animals. (Cf. D1210.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 192, 1055. |
| D1239 | Magic musical instruments—miscellaneous. |
| D1210 | Magic musical instruments. Finnish: Kalevala rune 41; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 176 No. 25. |
| D1472.2.8 | Magic musical pipe causes food to fall from sky. (Cf. D1031.1.1, D1224.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1402.16.1 | Magic mustard seed causes man to be dead for an hour. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1402.16 | Magic mustard-seed causes man to turn to ashes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D971.1 | Magic mustard-seed. Penzer VI 5, 29, 109, 123f. |
| D2062.4 | Magic mutilation: sexual organs. |
| D2062.5 | Magic mutilation: temporary growths on person. (Cf. D1375.) Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 39, 62, 701. |
| D965.10 | Magic myrtle. Hartland Science 204. |
| D965.19 | Magic myrtle. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1252.1.2 | Magic nails. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1073 | Magic necklace. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 261, 263, *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 30f. |
| D811.2.1 | Magic needle and thread fall from heaven as result of prayer. (Cf. D1766.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1562.4 | Magic needle makes everything fall to pieces. (Cf. D1181.) *Type 594. |
| D1337.1.7 | Magic needle transforms a room from plainness to beauty. (Cf. D1181.)—*Type 585; BP III 355. |
| D1181 | Magic needle. *Type 585; Fb "synеl"; Köhler-Bolte I 187.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "aiguille"; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1352.1 | Magic net has prenatal influence. (Cf. D1196.)—Africa (Benga): Nassau No. 24, version 2. |
| D1196 | Magic net. Africa (Benga): Nassau 186 No. 24 version 2. |
| D1273.1.7 | Magic numbers—miscellaneous. |
| D1273.1 | Magic numbers. (Cf. Z71.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1310.11 | Magic nut gives supernatural knowledge. (Cf. D985.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1375.2.2 | Magic nut removes horns from person. (Cf. D985.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121. |
| D950.16 | Magic nut tree. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D985 | Magic nut. Cox Cinderella Nos. 6, 72, 76, 88 and passim; Fb "nød" II 719a.—Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "noix"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400 B*; Italian: Basile introduction; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1035 | Magic nuts (as food). (Cf. D985.) |
| D1355.12 | Magic nuts (eaten) produce love. (Cf. D985.)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D950.2 | Magic oak tree. Type 577.—Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 109. |
| D1124 | Magic oar. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "aviron"; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 153, 157. |
| D1343.1 | Magic oars give skill. (Cf. D1124.)—Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 153, 157. |
| D1400.1.11.1 | Magic oath stops killer and sends invading army back. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1273.5 | Magic oath. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D810 | Magic object a gift. *BP I 361; *Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D841 | Magic object accidentally found. German: Grimm No. 122; Chinese-Persian: *Coyajee JPASB XXIV 197. |
| D812.4.2 | Magic object acquired as reward for burial of the dead. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D855.3 | Magic object acquired as reward for quest into grave. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D855.2 | Magic object acquired as reward for religious austerities. Chinese: Werner 277. |
| D855.1 | Magic object acquired as reward for vigil. *BP III 111.—Chinese: Graham. |
| D855 | Magic object acquired as reward. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D851 | Magic object acquired by exchange. (No trick).—Hartland Perseus III 200; Irish myth: Cross; N. A. Indian (Ponca, Ojibwa, European borrowings): Thompson CColl II 329f. |
| D836 | Magic object acquired by exchanging letters. (Cf. K511). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D856 | Magic object acquired by gaining love of owner. Type 580. |
| D859.1 | Magic object acquired by rapping on tree. Fb "lind" II 432a. |
| D858 | Magic object acquired by singing. Type 650***. |
| D838 | Magic object acquired by stealing. Types 576******, 581*; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D831 | Magic object acquired by trick exchange. By means of second magic object hero recovers first. (Often mixed with D832).—*Types 302, 400, 507, 569; BP I 464; Penzer I 25ff.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen Nos. 3, 104. |
| D839 | Magic object acquired by trickery—miscellaneous. |
| D830 | Magic object acquired by trickery. *Chauvin VII 38 No. 212B; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 268; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 289. |
| D834 | Magic object acquired by tricking devil. Man gets shelter in storm; devil gets wet. Devil gives man magic object in return for information as to how he kept dry.—Köhler-Bolte I 416. |
| D833 | Magic object acquired by tricking giant. Giant is persuaded to give the objects to the hero. (Cf. D831, where the person tricked is often a giant.)—Type 328. |
| D852 | Magic object acquired by wishing. *Type 675. |
| D837 | Magic object acquired through foolish bargain. Type 590.—N. A. Indian (Micmac) (European borrowing): Thompson CColl II 412. |
| D835 | Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. Icelandic: Egils saga ok Asm., ch. XIV 10, Boberg. |
| D1331 | Magic object affects eyesight. |
| D1332 | Magic object affects hearing. |
| D1520 | Magic object affords miraculous transportation. *Aarne MSFO XXV 116; *Types 560, 566; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1389 | Magic object affords miscellaneous protection. |
| D1611 | Magic object answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay pursuit. *Type 313; *Aarne Die Magische Flucht (FFC XCIII); *BP II 527; *Fb "spytte" III 515a; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesian: Dixon 85 n. *91, 225 n. 32; Melanesian, Maori: ibid. 85 n. 91; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 331 n. 196. |
| D1470 | Magic object as provider. |
| D859.8 | Magic object as ransom of captive. Greek: Grote I 139; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D855.4 | Magic object as reward for faith. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D855.5 | Magic object as reward for good deeds. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 107 No. 62. |
| D1501 | Magic object assists woman in childbearing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1588 | Magic object assures going to heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1548.1 | Magic object assures good weather. |
| D1532 | Magic object bears person aloft. |
| D1337.1 | Magic object beautifies. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 121. |
| D1411 | Magic object binds person (animal). Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1331.2 | Magic object blinds. |
| D857 | Magic object born with hero. *Hartland Perseus III 198.—Africa (Fjort): Dennett 60 No. 12. |
| D1648 | Magic object bows before certain person. |
| D1396 | Magic object breaks spells. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1409.1 | Magic object brings evil (bad luck) upon person. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1561.1 | Magic object brings luck. |
| D1445.6 | Magic object burns animals. |
| D1402.0.1 | Magic object burns person up. Chinese: Werner 318. |
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