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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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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
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
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Rewards and Punishments
R
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| D2030 | Other temporary magic characteristics. |
| D1601.6 | Oven heats without fire. (Cf. D1161, D1649.5.) Fb "ovn" II 774a. |
| D801 | Ownership of magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D487.3 | Ox-demon becomes 10,000 feet long. Chinese: Werner 361. |
| D2072.0.2.3 | Oxen paralyzed. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1766.1.4 | Pain stopped by prayer. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1483.1 | Palace arises from bull's legs buried in soil. (Cf. D1012.1, D1132.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1132.1 | Palace produced by magic. *Chauvin V 63 No. 19. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 183. |
| D1380.0.1.1 | Palladium. City impregnable while statue remains. (Cf. D1268.) Greek: Grote I 276. |
| D1531.10 | Palmetto leaves give power of flying. (Cf. D955.) Marquesas: Handy 53. |
| D476.1.6 | Pancakes made of snow. *Loomis White Magic 78. |
| D1654.11 | Paper in hand which none but king can remove. (Cf. D1266.1.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 86 No. 754*B. |
| D2072.6 | Paralysis by singing magic song. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 351, Rasmussen III 111. |
| D1472.1.24 | Part of animal's body supplies food or drink. |
| D1472.1.34 | Part of human body furnishes food. |
| D702 | Partial disenchantment. |
| D682.4 | Partial transformation—color changed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D682.3 | Partial transformation: animal with human mind. Irish myth: *Cross; Penzer VI 5 n. 1. |
| D682.2 | Partial transformation: person with animal hair. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 168. |
| D682.1 | Partial transformation: person with animal head. Hartland Science 198; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 150, (Central Eskimo): Boas BAM XV 182, 253, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 49. |
| D682 | Partial transformation. Tobler 54, 59ff., 80; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D411.10.1 | Parts of bears fall off and become geese. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 256f. |
| D1454 | Parts of human body furnish treasure. |
| D447.9 | Parts of sorcerer's body turn into serpents. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1500.1.33 | Parts or products of animal cure disease. |
| D1500.1.7 | Parts or products of human body cure disease. |
| D475.1.11 | Paste (smeared on princess's body) turns to gold. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.3 | Pavilions produced by magic. Penzer VIII 92. |
| D1413.1.2 | Pear tree from which one cannot descend. (Cf. D950.5.) Fb "pæretræ" II 905b. |
| D2178.5 | People created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2162.4 | People living on mountain dedicated to angel free from plague. *Loomis White Magic 106. |
| D2069.2 | People magically compelled to bend arm. Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 501. |
| D2184 | People magically continue hurting themselves. Try to drive ox but drive themselves; to stab it but stab themselves; etc. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 76 No. 12. |
| D2184.1 | People magically made to strike selves blows aimed at another. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1711.10 | People of certain place as magicians. |
| D1711.10.2 | People of Gestrikland (Sweden) as magicians. Icelandic: Göngu-Hrуlfs saga 240. |
| D1711.10.4 | People of Palmyra as magicians. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2031.1.2 | People swim in imaginary rising river. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1711.12 | People who come on ship with sickness accused as magicians. Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk III 435, Boberg. |
| D620 | Periodic transformation. A person or thing is transformed at definite intervals. *Types 432, 652; *BP II 125; R. M. Meyer Zs. f. Vksk. XXI 4.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 8—9, Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: Dixon 219f.; N. A. Indian (Menomini): Skinner and Satterlee PaAM XIII 317; S. A. Indian (Surinam): Alexander Lat. Am. 274, (Guaporé): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 379.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 145 No. 15, (Mpongwe): Nassau 68 No. 15. |
| D2065.6 | Person abducted by Echo crazed and dumb. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2031.18 | Person appears to be in several places at once. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 141. |
| D486 | Person becomes larger. |
| D55.1 | Person becomes magically larger. Tobler 90.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Latin: Virgil Aeneid VI line 50; Africa (Fang) Trilles 184. |
| D55.2 | Person becomes magically smaller. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D2144.4.1 | Person burned through magic wishing (curse). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1355.3.8 | Person burns dragonsblood (plant) and says charm to bring lover to spot. England: *Baughman. |
| D1355.3.7 | Person burns salt and says charm to bring lover to spot. England, U. S.: *Baughman. |
| D2062.2.3 | Person caused to squint as punishment. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D631.1.1 | Person changes appearance at will. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D631.1 | Person changes size at will. Irish myth: Cross; Marquesas: Handy 106; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 77, 241, Rink 402, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 84; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 154 (see D55.2.1.). |
| D2072.0.2.2.1 | Person charged with keeping birds from the crops confines them in barn (usually roofless) by magic while he goes to town. England, Wales: *Baughman. |
| D2125.3 | Person crosses water in chariot. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 96. |
| D2161.4.4 | Person cured by repairing image that has same deformity. *Kittredge Witchcraft 74, 414 n. 13. |
| D700 | Person disenchanted. Types 314, 402, 434*, 442, 502; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 925 s.v. "Erlösung".—Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "métamorphose"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 285, 356, 364. |
| D1420.1 | Person drawn by magic spell. (Cf. D1273.) Tawney II 571. |
| D1810.8.2.2 | Person dreams of spot where drowned body lies. England: Baughman. |
| D1420.2 | Person follows magic receding well. (Cf. D926.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1827.2 | Person hears call for aid from great distance. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1967 | Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting fire. BP I 440; *Panzer Sigfrid 281 s.v. "Waberlohe". |
| D1967.1 | Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting hedge. Type 410; German: Grimm Nos. 3, 50. |
| D2061.2.6 | Person killed by spike magically made to appear on chair. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2071.2.1 | Person kills animals with glance of Evil Eye. England, Ireland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D2071.2 | Person kills with Evil Eye. |
| D2069.1.1 | Person made to fall down by pointing at door. (Cf. D2061.2.3.) Chinese: Graham. |
| D2069.1 | Person magically caused to fall. |
| D2061.1.1 | Person magically reduced to ashes. (Cf. D1896.) Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer IV 232, 244; Chauvin V 16 n. 2, 293. |
| D2061.1.1.1 | Person magically reduced to pile of bones. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2171.1.3 | Person magically sticks to floor (ground). Irish myth: Cross (D2171.7); Jewish: *Neuman; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 325, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 237. |
| D2072.0.5 | Person paralyzed. (Cf. D5.1, G256.3, G257.) England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1841.4.2 | Person proof against wet from snow. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1911 | Person remembers all he has ever learned. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D702.2 | Person restored to human form retains certain animal features. German: Grimm No. 49. |
| D1825.7.1 | Person sees phantom funeral procession some time before the actual procession takes place. England, Ireland, Scotland: *Baughman. |
| D2062.2.1.1 | Person suffers from "crookedness in his eye" as result of curse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2074.2.1 | Person summoned by thinking of him. Chauvin V 5 n. 3; Penzer II 58. |
| D686.1 | Person transformed to animal refuses human food. Will eat only food suitable for his enchanted form. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 1 and note. |
| D2188.2 | Person vanishes. Jewish: Neuman; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 48, 54, Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1241). |
| D2072.0.5.2 | Person who yawns cannot close mouth. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 255. |
| D2061.2.2.1 | Person whose shadow is pierced by spear falls dead. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D45 | Persons exchange forms. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D2061.1.2 | Persons magically caused to dance selves to death. Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 66. |
| D2061.1.4 | Persons magically made to decay and die. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2171.5 | Persons magically stick together. (Cf. D1171.2, D1413.14.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2094 | Pestilence magically sent upon (domestic) animals. (Cf. D2064.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D581 | Petrification by glance. Fb "öje" III 1167b.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 152 n. 3 (Gorgon). |
| D573.2 | Petrification by magic written formula. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D529.1 | Petrification when woman's voice is heard. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1711.7.1 | Pharaoh as magician. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D435.2.1 | Picture comes to life. Chauvin VII 101 No. 376.—India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 61f.; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 357 n. 287i, Hatt Asiatic Influences 100. |
| D1873.1 | Picture magically made hideous. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1654.8 | Picture that cannot be removed in ship. (Cf. D1266.2, D1654.6.) *Fb "skib" III 242b, "tung" III 893a. |
| D2006.1.8 | Piece of wood revives memory. (Cf. D956.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1316.10 | Pig cooked when true story is told. (Cf. D1281.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2072.0.2.5 | Pigs paralyzed by witch. England: Baughman. |
| D1346.7 | Pill of immortality. (Cf. D1243.)—Chinese: Werner 184f., 330. |
| D1380.1.1 | Pillar of fire protects in desert. (Cf. D1271.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1599.1 | Pillars dance when ogre plays guitar. (Cf. D1234.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1364.11 | Pillow causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1154.5.) *Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt I 257 n. 1.—English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep"; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1364.15 | Pin causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1182.)—*Type 400; *Cosquin Contes indiens 95ff.; *BP II 346; Cox Cinderella 483; *Basset 1001 Contes I 143.—English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep"; Irish myth: Cross; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D1846.5.2 | Pious man in city renders it invulnerable. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1364.25.3 | Pipe (musical) causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1224.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2171.4.1 | Pitcher magically sticks to ground. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 168 No. 24. |
| D705 | Place disenchanted. |
| D1812.5.1.30 | Place of bad omen. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1812.5.1.19 | Plague as bad omen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2061.1.5 | Plague magically invoked. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1385.2 | Plant as antidote to spells and enchantments. (Cf. D965.) Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 288 n. 1 (moly); Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1365.1 | Plant causes magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.) Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "herbe". |
| D1346.5 | Plant of immortality. (Cf. D965.)—Babylonian: Spence 158, 160, 178; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 215. |
| D1364.31 | Plant produces sleep. (Cf. D965.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.13 | Plant used for divination. (Cf. D965.) |
| D2091.12 | Plants and animals magically caused to shriek, frightening enemy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D210.1 | Plants as transformed bodies of gods. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 93. |
| D1337.1.11 | Playing of magic flute beautifies. (Cf. D1223.1.)—Chinese: Graham. |
| D1620.2.7 | Plough of gold and yoke of gold and pair of bullocks used by hero tills as much land as lies within a village boundary in one day. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1449.4.1 | Poet's incantations drive away fish. (Cf. D1275.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1318.12.1.1 | Poet's spell causes ale vessels to burst when request for ale is refused. (Cf. D1275.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1812.3.3.0.2 | Poets interpret dreams. (Cf. P427.7.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2168.1 | Poison magically separated from drink. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1840.1.2.1 | Poisoned drink or food made harmless by saint's blessing. *Loomis White Magic 57. |
| D2061.1.3 | Poisoning by magic. *Kittredge Witchcraft 136ff., 457f. nn. 1—29 passim; Irish myth: *Cross; England, U.S.: Baughman. |
| D2151.5.2 | Pond magically dried up. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/499). |
| D2157.5 | Poor soil transformed into lovely garden overnight. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2144.1.1 | Porcupine as controller of cold. (Cf. K896.1.) N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 302 nn. 106—7. |
| D1821.8 | Possession by spirit of dead person gives second sight. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1735.4 | Possession of magic knowledge and witchcraft from having eaten of father-of-man's corpse. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1719 | Possession of magic powers—miscellaneous. |
| D1710 | Possession of magic powers. (Cf. D800.) Hdwb. d. Märchens II "Gegenzauber"; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1410.4 | Possession of mermaid's belt gives power over her. (Cf. D1057.) *Fb "bælte" IV 84a. |
| D1654.16 | Pot cannot be lifted. (Cf. D1171.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1331.3.2 | Powder causes magic sight and blindness. (Cf. D1246, D1323.13.) Type 726*. |
| D1335.11 | Powder gives magic strength. (Cf. D1246.)—Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 142 No. 20. |
| D1500.1.7.1 | Powdered skull as remedy. (Cf. D992.) Kittredge Witchcraft 142, 460 nn. 14, 15; England: Baughman. |
| D2135.1 | Power of flying from eating children's hearts. Child V 482 s.v. "hearts". |
| D1903 | Power of inducing love given by animals. (Cf. B500.) India: Thompson-Balys; Pawnee: Dorsey CI LIX 301 No. 83. |
| D1796.1 | Power of nudity in magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.1 | Power of prophecy a gift. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 313 n. 3. |
| D1812.2.3 | Power of prophecy from accidental drinking of water from magic fountain. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.1.1 | Power of prophecy from fairy. (Cf. D1723.) Hartland Science 203. |
| D1812.1.2 | Power of prophecy from God. (Cf. D1726.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.2.2 | Power of prophecy induced by conjuring. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1812.2.1 | Power of prophecy induced by crawling backward around grave. (Cf. D1791.) *Fb "grav" I 478. |
| D1812.2 | Power of prophecy induced. |
| D1812.6.1 | Power of prophecy lost by spitting. When possessor of power on request spits into mouth of man who has taught him, he loses the power. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 313 n. 3. |
| D1812.6 | Power of prophecy lost. (Cf. D1741.) |
| D630.2 | Power of self-transformation received from a god. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 84 n. 2; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D630.2.1 | Power of self-transformation received from an angel. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D630.1.1 | Power of self-transformation received from demon. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D630.3 | Power of self-transformation received from fairy parent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D630.1 | Power of self-transformation received from wood spirit. *Type 677. |
| D1783.4 | Power over monster (wizard, king) obtained by reversing orders. Hero does exact opposite of the command. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 2. |
| D2121.12 | Power to go through closed doors. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1923 | Power to hit whatever one aims at. Fb "friskytte" I 373; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 2; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1586.2 | Prayer to Virgin protects against plague. (Cf. V250.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1766.1.2 | Prayers of nun cause Virgin Mary to show her the infant Jesus. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2143 | Precipitation controlled by magic. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1571.2 | Presence of a person revivifies trees. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D838.10 | Prince procures magic object from bathing fairy when he steals her clothes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.1.1 | Prodigy as evil omen. *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XX 69; *Penzer II 39 n. 2.—Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 185 n. 1, 232 n. 2. |
| D1812.5.0.16 | Prognostications for year from winds blowing on January 1. (Cf. D1812.5.0.7.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.7.3 | Prognostications from day of week on which first day of year falls. (Cf. D1812.5.0.16.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D900.0.1 | Prognostications from weather phenomena. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1825.4.3.1 | Prophet locates lost child. Greek: *Grote I 206. |
| D1812.3.3.5 | Prophetic dream allegorical. (Cf. D1812.3.3.0.1., V515.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.3.3.6 | Prophetic dream induced by eating meat of bull. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.3.3.3 | Prophetic dream induced by incantation. (Cf. D1799.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.3.3.4 | Prophetic dream loses force after a year. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D611 | Protean beggar: Person assumes successive forms in order to beg.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 310 n. 117d. |
| D612 | Protean sale: man sells youth in successive transformations.—*Type 325; *BP II 60ff.; *Cosquin études 567ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys; *Kittredge Witchcraft 184 n. 98—Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D2105 | Provisions magically furnished. (Cf. D1470.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; German: Grimm Nos. 90, 121, 179; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 229, 325, 422, 454, Holm 40; Rasmussen I 239, 374, III 51, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 63, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM 245; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484, (Toba) ibid. (1) 368; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 115 No. 9, (Ibo): Thomas 119. |
| D2105.2 | Provisions provided by messenger from heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2105.1 | Provisions provided in answer to prayer. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1470.2 | Provisions received from magic object. |
| D1470.2.1 | Provisions received from magic tree. (Cf. D950.) Irish myth: *Cross; German: Grimm No. 123 (food and beds in tree); India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 217 (cattle emerge from tree when it is cut). |
| D2031.3 | Pursued animal runs through imaginary river. Dickson 222 n. 17. |
| D642.3.1 | Pursued sweetheart becomes tree. (Cf. D215.)—Greek: Fox 181 (Daphne); India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Crow): Lowie PaAM XXV 45. |
| D2031.6.4 | Pursuers confused in other ways by magic illusion. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1431.4 | Pursuit by magic buckets. (Cf. D1171.10.) Chinese: Werner 233. |
| D1431.5 | Pursuit by magic calabash. (Cf. D965.2.) Africa (Nago): Bouche Mélusine II 123f. No. 9. |
| D1431.2 | Pursuit by magic fan. (Cf. D1077.) Chinese: Werner 242. |
| D1431.3 | Pursuit by magic ring. (Cf. D1076.) Chinese: Werner 331. |
| D1813.2 | Pursuit revealed by magic. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Hrolfs saga Kraka ch. 2, Boberg. |
| D1329.1 | Putting head under saint's cloak reveals rewards of heaven. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D55.1.3 | Pygmy turns into a giant. Finnish: Kalevala rune 2. |
| D651.1.3 | Queen transforms herself to defeat god of death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D859.2 | Quest to hell for magic object. Aarne FFC XXIII 130, JSFO XXVII 48.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D2143.1.0.1 | Rain caused to fall in certain place (by rain-god). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1841.4.4 | Rain or snow avoids certain places according to the desire of a saint or monk. *Loomis White Magic 39, 43. |
| D2143.1 | Rain produced by magic. *Gaster Beiträge zur vgl. Sagen; und Märchenkunde 33ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 353, Eberhard FFC CXX 237; Korean: Zong in Sob 64; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 97; Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 66; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 123, (Hottentot): Bleek 29 No. 14, (Ekoi): Talbot 247, (Basuto): Jacottet 126 No. 18. |
| D2143.1.5 | Rain produced by plowing. Penzer II 117f. |
| D2143.1.1 | Rain produced by pouring water. (Cf. D1242.1.) *Fb "vand" III 1001b; Chrétien de Troyes "Yvain" lines 565ff.; Kölbing Zs. f. vgl. Littgsch. XI 442ff.; Lang Myth II 190f.; Holmberg Die Wassergottheiten 181ff.; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 1307; Andrews Les Fontaines des Génies (Alger, 1903); Wells 66 (Ywain and Gawain); Gaster Thespis 181; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Werner 205. |
| D2143.1.3 | Rain produced by prayer. (Cf. D1391.1, D2141.0.7.1.) Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 55 n. 2; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 412. |
| D2143.1.2 | Rain produced by singing. (Cf. D1275, D1781.) Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 64 No. 9. |
| D2143.1.4 | Rain produced by spitting blood toward sky. Chinese: Werner 264. |
| D2143.1.7 | Rain produced by striking rock. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2143.1.8 | Rainstorm produced by emptying contents of bag in road. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1810.8.2.5 | Raja told in a dream the stranger he seeks to destroy is his own son. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1400.1.22 | Raja's guards magically transform stones and dry bones rained upon him by army of witches and turn them back. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1500.4.4 | Ray of sunlight causes leprosy. (Cf. D1162.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1601.8 | Razor whets itself. (Cf. D1173.1) Africa (Angola): Chatelain 45. |
| D1542.3.2 | Reading book causes river to dry up. (Cf. D1266.) Chinese: Graham. |
| D1571.3 | Reading from a book makes fallen tree stand up. Chinese: Graham. |
| D1484.2 | Reading from magic book causes road to appear. (Cf. D1266.) Chinese: Graham. |
| D1381.24.1 | Reading letter written by Christ protects against attack. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D640 | Reasons for voluntary transformation. |
| D882.2 | Recovered magic articles dropped by rescuing animals into the sea. Köhler-Bolte I 437; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D881.1 | Recovery of magic object by use of magic apples. These apples cause horns to grow. (Cf. D895.) *Type 566; BP I 470ff; Aarne MSFO XXV 85—97. |
| D881.2 | Recovery of magic object by use of magic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.) —*Types 563, 564; BP I 349ff.; *Aarne JSFO XXVII 1—96—India: *Thompson-Balys; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 25. |
| D880.0.1 | Recovery of magic object cures madness. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D880 | Recovery of magic object. *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XVIII 452 n. 3; *Aarne MSFO XXV 3ff.—Chinese: Werner 348; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.1.11 | Red (gray, etc.). clouds as evil omens. (Cf. D1812.5.0.10.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1293.1 | Red as magic color. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 6; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Gaster Oldest Stories 69; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1385.26 | Red color protects against demons. (Cf. D1293.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1841.3.2.3 | Red hot iron carried with the bare hands without harm to the saint. *Loomis White Magic 34. |
| D1812.5.1.5.2 | Red or pale moon an evil omen. Chinese: Werner 176. |
| D1381.15 | Red wards off danger. (Cf. D1293.1.) Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 6. |
| D1313.5.2 | Reed as direction finder. (Cf. D953) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1380.26 | Reindeer hose from corpse protect women. (Cf. D1062, D1278.) Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 173. |
| D1338.3.1 | Rejuvenation by apple. Golden apples of youth. (Cf. D981.1.) —*Chauvin VI 74 No. 239.—Icelandic: Boberg (Idhunn). |
| D1887 | Rejuvenation by bathing. Irish myth: *Cross; Hindu: Keith 87, 141. |
| D1889.7 | Rejuvenation by being reborn. Man in fish form eaten and reborn. (Cf. T511.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1885 | Rejuvenation by boiling. (Cf. D1865.) *Fb "ungdom" III 979ab. —Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "rajeunissement"; Greek: Fox 114, Frazer Apollodorus I 121 n. 4. |
| D1886.1 | Rejuvenation by burning and throwing bones into tub of milk. (Cf. D1338.4.) England: Child I 507b. |
| D1886 | Rejuvenation by burning. *Type 753; *BP III 198 (Gr. No. 147); *FB "ungdom" III 979; *Dh II 154, 162ff., 288; *Bolte Herrigs Archiv CII 241—266, CIV 355; Köhler-Bolte I 298; *Carl-Martin Edsman Ignis Divinus: Le feu comme moyen de rajeunissement et d'immortalité (Publications of the New Society of Letters No. 34, Lund 1949).—Icelandic: Ritterhaus 338; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "four"; German: Hartung Zs. f. Vksk. VII 89, Piger ibid. X 84; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 121 n. 4; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1889.6 | Rejuvenation by changing skin. Penzer IX 48 n.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 227; Africa (Congo): Grenfell (Baluba) 814f., (Wachaga): Gutman 120. |
| D1889.10 | Rejuvenation by conjuring. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 272, 322, III 248, Rink 238. |
| D1885.1 | Rejuvenation by dismemberment and boiling. (Cf. D1884.) Girard de Rialle RTP I 74; *Fb "ungdom" III 979ab; Greek: Grote I 110. |
| D1884 | Rejuvenation by dismemberment. (Cf. D1885.1.) *Dh II 154; BP III 198 n. 3; Gaster Thespis 266, 300. |
| D1889.9 | Rejuvenation by drinking from magic horn. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1882.2 | Rejuvenation by fairy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1338.3.3 | Rejuvenation by fruit of magic tree. (Cf. D950.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1338.3 | Rejuvenation by fruit. (Cf. D981.)—*Chauvin VI 74 No. 239; BP II 147.—India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VI 216. |
| D1889.5 | Rejuvenation by going to other world and having digestive tract removed. Chinese: Hartland Science 178. |
| D1338.2.1 | Rejuvenation by juice of plant. (Cf. D974).—*Dh II 154.—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1889.11 | Rejuvenation by jumping over cliff. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 403. |
| D1889.2 | Rejuvenation by looking into mirror. (Cf. D1163.) Fb "ungdom" III 979b. |
| D1338.12 | Rejuvenation by magic feather. (Cf. D1021.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1338.9 | Rejuvenation by magic honey. (Cf. D1037.) Hindu: Keith 158. |
| D1338.11 | Rejuvenation by magic manure dust. (Cf. D1026.) Chinese: Graham. |
| D1338.8 | Rejuvenation by magic oil. (Cf. D1244.)—Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 328. |
| D1338.13 | Rejuvenation by magic rice. (Cf. D973.1.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1338.10 | Rejuvenation by magic tub. (Cf. D1171.14.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1338.2 | Rejuvenation by plant. (Cf. D965.)—*Chauvin VI 74 No. 239.—Babylonian: Gilgamesh-epos XI 282ff. (eaten by serpent); Gaster Oldest Stories 51. |
| D1889.1 | Rejuvenation by reading in book. (Cf. D1266.) Fb "ungdom" III 979b. |
| D1889.8 | Rejuvenation by riding surf. Marquesas: Beckwith Myth 502, Handy 60. |
| D1338.5 | Rejuvenation by ring. (Cf. D1076.)—Hartland Science 204; Fb "ungdom" III 979b. |
| D1882.1 | Rejuvenation by saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1889.4 | Rejuvenation by smelling apple. (Cf. D981.1, D1338.3.1.) Fb "ungdom" III 979b. |
| D1889.3 | Rejuvenation by song of pelican. (Cf. D1275.) Fb "ungdom" III 979b. |
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