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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
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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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| D2177.4 | Evil spirits kept out by stone wall. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D871.1.1 | Exchange of common cow for gold-dropping cow made by daughter when her father stops at her home for the night. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1312.1.1 | Excrements as advisers. (Cf. D1002.)—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 296 n. 83c. |
| D1402.18 | Excrements cause approaching animals to fall dead. (Cf. D1002.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2086.1.1 | Execution sword turned to wood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2176 | Exorcising by magic. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2176.6 | Exorcising invisible man by flailing air with peach branch. Chinese: Graham. |
| D1976 | Experiences during magic sleep. |
| D877.2 | Extraordinary flower preserves its freshness so long as it remains unperceived by anyone other than owner. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1645.11 | Extraordinary flower; rays of golden light fall from it. (Cf. D975.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D699.1 | Eyes of hero's buffalo friend turn into two powerful dogs that protect his wife. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D474.9 | Eyes of stone lion become bloody. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 83. |
| D2161.3.1.1 | Eyes torn out magically replaced. Irish: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1865.3 | Face of pious girl becomes angelic at death. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 115. |
| D1361.39 | Fact that woman bears future saint in womb renders her invisible. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D759.9 | Failure to disenchant by not watching sleeping princess long enough. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422B. |
| D615.4.1 | Fairies (gods?) transformed to animals fight. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D624.2 | Fairies become birds every other year. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2031.0.2 | Fairies cause illusions. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1711.5 | Fairy as magician. (Cf. F234.0.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D839.2 | Fairy dun acquired by tricking owner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2088.1 | Fairy gains entrance to locked city. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1813.0.2 | Fairy has knowledge of how mortals fare. (Cf. D1810.0.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1812.5.1.13 | Fairy music as evil omen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1555.4 | Fairy music causes earth to open (burst). (Cf. D1275.1, F262.) Irish myth: Cross (D1558). |
| D2185.1 | Fairy personage (god?) houses mistress in crystal bower. (Cf. F165.3.5.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1731.2.1 | Fairy seen in dream. (Cf. F471.2, K2035.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D49.3 | Fairy transforms herself into a monstrous being with head of an ape, thin legs, sharp claws, fish scales and bristles. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2161.4.10.2.1 | Fairy wounded by mortal is healed only by obtaining mortal's blessing. (Cf. D659.5.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D647.1 | Faithful brother transforms self to deer to seek sister. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.0.2.3 | Fakir has foreknowledge of coming of guests. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1602.2.1 | Fallen trees upraised at saint's request. *Loomis White Magic 49; Plummer cliii, *Cross. |
| D1812.5.1.26 | Falling of book satchels as evil omen. (Cf. D1266, D1641.11.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1812.5.1.25 | Falling of shields as evil omen. (Cf. D1101.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1311.4.0.2 | Falling of two trees reveals Savior's will as to separation of friends. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1711.11 | Family of magicians. |
| D1331.1.3 | Fan gives magic sight. (Cf. D1077.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1783.3 | Faster one walks, longer the trail. The slower, the shorter. N. A. Indian (Plains Cree): Skinner JAFL XXIX 356 No. 3. |
| D1766.8.1 | Fasting a part of magic ritual. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1382.2 | Fat of crow prevents burning. (Cf. D1017.1.1.) *Fb "fedt" I 278b. |
| D1813.0.3 | Father feels that son is in danger. (Cf. D1812.0.4, D1812.5.1.1.4.) Icelandic: Hrуlfs saga Kraka ch. 14, Boberg. |
| D1813.0.3.1 | Father knows of son's death from far away. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1900.1 | Favor with royalty induced by magic. *Kittredge Witchcraft 108 nn. 32—48 passim; Heptameron No. 1; England: Baughman. |
| D1812.5.2 | Favorable omens. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys, *Penzer I 116, IV 122 n. 1, 171 n. 1. |
| D1364.6 | Feather causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1021.)—English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep". |
| D2161.3.4.1 | Feathered skin magically grafted to bald head. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1925 | Fecundity magically induced. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1602.2 | Felled tree raises itself again. (Cf. D950.) Type 577; Christiansen 87.—India: Thompson-Balys; Cook Islands: Beckwith Myth 252, 269; Maori: ibid. 265; Quiché: Alexander Lat. Am. 172. Cf. Zulu: Callaway 146. |
| D1612.1.3 | Fetish betrays fugitive. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Fang): Trilles 160. |
| D1601.22 | Fetish clears forest. (Cf. D1274.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 187 No. 24 version 2. |
| D1373.1 | Fetish medicine causes constant hunger. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 177 No. 24 version I. |
| D1601.19 | Fetish-medicine automatically punishes. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Fang): Nassau 243 No. 9. |
| D1610.34.1 | Fiddle made from wood secret has been confided to reveals it. (Cf. D1233.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2157.6 | Field cultivated and sowed by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2102.2.1 | Field turns to gold after ascetic plows it. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 221. |
| D1841.3.2.1 | Fiery furnace as a mean of torture for a saint remains ineffective. *Loomis White Magic 33; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1314.10 | Fiery pillar guides person (to church). (Cf. D1271.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1413.1.3 | Fig tree from which one cannot descend. (Cf. D950.8.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D1335.1.3 | Fighting animals eaten produce magic strength. (Cf. D1032.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1364.4.2 | Figs cause magic sleep. (Cf. D981.5.)—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 56, 116 Nos. 408*A, 970. |
| D1658.1.2 | Figs grateful for being praised even when ill-tasting. (Cf. D981.5.) Type 480; *Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 63 (to Gonzenbach No. 13). |
| D1346.13 | Filth (dirt, excrements) eaten gives immortality. (Cf. D1002.) —Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 161f. |
| D1711.10.1 | Finns as magicians. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 372, *Boberg. |
| D1841.3.2 | Fire does not injure a saint. |
| D2089.10 | Fire drills magically made not to function. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 243. |
| D2158.1.3 | Fire obeys the saints. *Loomis White Magic 30f. |
| D439.6 | Fire takes the form of a woman and runs away. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2158.1.3.2 | Fire turns aside and refuses to catch hold of holy garments, wooden altars and similar sacred things. *Loomis White Magic 31. |
| D1812.5.0.7.1 | First to partake of certain feast will be first to disobey the king (etc.). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1549.3.5 | Fish bone holds back water in river. (Cf. D1013.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2106.1.1.1 | Fish caught in waterless field. *Loomis White Magic 70. |
| D370.1 | Fish cleaned by girl becomes man. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1500.1.33.5 | Fish head cures disease. (Cf. D1011.) Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 42. |
| D2074.1.2 | Fish or sea animals magically called. Eskimo (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 324, (Greenland): Rink 116, 153; Marquesas, Tuamotu: Beckwith Myth 269, 289; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 94. |
| D1273.1.2.1 | Five as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1412.3 | Flames draw person into them. (Cf. D1271.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1382.5.1 | Flaming shield does not burn owner. (Cf. D1101.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1672.1 | Flaming shield unquenchable. (Cf. D1101.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1645.8.1.1 | Flaming spear must be cooled in noxious blood. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1335.7 | Flask imparts magic strength to drinker. (Cf. D1171.8.)—*Fb "flaske".—Norwegian: Dasent 204, 223. |
| D2062.3 | Flesh magically does not regrow. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1318.7.1 | Flesh of animal reveals guilt. (Cf. D1017.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1032.2 | Flesh of cat when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1032.3 | Flesh of dog when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1032.4 | Flesh of pig when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1318.7.1.1 | Flesh of stolen animal cannot be cooked (turns putrid). Irish: Plummer cxliii, Cross. |
| D1500.1.33.2 | Flesh of white cow with red ears as only cure for mysterious illness. (Cf. D1032.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1318.7 | Flesh reveals guilt. |
| D2161.2.2 | Flow of blood magically stopped. (Cf. D1504.) Finnish: Kalevala rune 8. |
| D2182 | Flow of cow's milk increased by licking saint's garment. (Cf. D1052, D1652.3.) Irish: Plummer clxxxi, Cross. |
| D2182.1 | Flow of cow's milk increased by saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2182.2 | Flow of cow's milk increased by song (music). (Cf. D1275.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1648.2 | Flower bends only to certain person. (Cf. D975.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2195.1 | Flower blooms when touched. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D621.2.2 | Flower by day; girl by night. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.9 | Flower produced by magic. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 135f. |
| D1364.3 | Flowers cause magic sleep. (Cf. D975.)—*Basset 1001 Contes I 143. |
| D2193 | Flowers drop on washing hands. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D1454.2.1 | Flowers fall from lips. *BP I 100 n. 1; Köhler-Bolte I 126.—Malone PMLA XLIII 405; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D1454.4.3 | Flowers from tears. Hartland Science 238. |
| D2167.3 | Flowers magically kept from withering. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 501. |
| D1364.25.1 | Flute causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1223.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2143.3 | Fog produced by magic. Finnish: Kalevala rune 42; Icelandic: *Boberg; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 451, Rasmussen I 109. |
| D1982.4 | Food and drink appear and disappear in otherworld. (Cf. D1030, D1040.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1472.1.24.3 | Food and drink from elk's ears. (Cf. D1011.2.) Klikitat: Jacobs CU XIX 3. |
| D1472 | Food and drink from magic object. India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 335 n. 210; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 25. |
| D1365.3 | Food causes magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D1030.)—Icelandic: *Boberg; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 446. |
| D2089.7.1 | Food dwindles as soon as it is cooked. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1665 | Food has taste of any dainty desired. (Cf. D1030, D1359.4.) Irish: Plummer clxxxv, *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 824, 930. |
| D694 | Food left for transformed person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1561.1.6 | Food left on magic stone brings good luck thereafter. (Cf. D931.) Irish myth: Cross (D1561.8). |
| D2167.1 | Food magically saved from corruption. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1346.3 | Food of immortality. (Cf. D1030.)—**G. Dumézil Le festin d'Immortalité (Paris, 1924)—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1472.1 | Food or drink received directly from magic object. Cox Cinderella 473; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 106ff. |
| D1766.1.8 | Food produced by prayer. Scala Celi 138a No. 774. |
| D1318.7.1.2 | Food sticks in thief's throat and betrays him. (Cf. D1030.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2087.6 | Food stolen by magic. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1030.1 | Food supplied by magic. Most of the references in D1030 also belong here. *Types 563, 564.—Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 38, Beal XXI 314; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 192; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "repas"; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: Dixon 238 n. 51; Jamaican: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 25; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 248; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 44, 88. |
| D1030.1.1 | Food supplied by means of prayer. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D476 | Food transformed. |
| D1472.1.12.1 | Food-providing frying pan. (Cf. D1171.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1472.1.3.2 | Food-providing leaf. (Cf. D955.) Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 491. |
| D1812.0.1 | Foreknowledge of hour of death. Irish myth: *Cross; England: *Baughman; Icelandic: *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mort"; Greek: Aeschylus Agamemnon line 1260; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.0.1.2 | Foreknowledge of means of death. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.0.4 | Foreknowledge of unhappiness of son or sons. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1812.0.2.1 | Foreknowledge of unwished guests. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1812.0.3 | Foreknowledge of wounding in battle (combat). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1641.4 | Forest cleared by magic. (Cf. D950.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D941.1 | Forest produced by magic. Saintyves Perrault 92.—Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "forêt"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2004.3.1 | Forgetfulness by drinking. Herrmann Saxo II 590.—Africa (Fjort): Dennett 36 No. 4. |
| D2004.3 | Forgetfulness by eating. Fb "glemme" I 462, "spise" III 495.—Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D2004.8 | Forgetfulness by mourning. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2004.4 | Forgetfulness by spitting. Greek: Fox 63 (Polydos). |
| D2004.9 | Forgetfulness caused by specific place. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2004.9.1 | Forgetfulness caused by Tower of Babel. (Cf. F772.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2004.7 | Forgetfulness from fright. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2004.5.1 | Forgetting by stepping over log. Papua: Ker 36. |
| D2004.5 | Forgetting by stumbling. A name or formula is magically forgotten when one stumbles (or jumps). Type 1687*.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "nom"; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *1687; Russian: Andrejev No. 1687*; India: Thompson —Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 303 n. 109g; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 114, (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 394 No. 18. |
| D1812.5.1.21 | Forgetting leashes of hounds as bad omen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2006.1.5 | Forgotten fiancée attracts attention by magically stopping wedding carriage of new bride. *Type 313; BP II 517 (incident G). |
| D2006.1.4 | Forgotten fiancée buys place in husband's bed and reawakens his memory. *Types 313, 425; *BP II 234ff., 527 n. 2; Tegethoff 52f.—Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 165. |
| D2006.1.1 | Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. *Type 313; Tegethoff 50; *BP II 231 n. 1; *Cosquin Lorraine II 28; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys; Thompson River: Thompson CColl II 372 (European borrowing). |
| D2006.1.3 | Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by having magic doves converse. *Type 313; Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 65; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2006.1.2 | Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by serving as milkmaid and talking to calf. *Type 313; BP III 339 (Gr. 186). |
| D2006.1 | Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory. |
| D2006.1.7 | Forgotten fiancée remembered by means of bird. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2006.1.6 | Forgotten fiancée remembered by means of doll. *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 221. |
| D2003 | Forgotten fiancée. Young husband visiting his home breaks tabu and forgets his wife. Later she succeeds in reawakening his memory. (For details of the ways in which the memory is lost and regained see D2004 and D2006.—*Type 313C, 425; Tegethoff 50ff.; *BP I 442, II 56, 527, III 338, 406, 443 (Gr. Nos. 56, 67, 113, 186, 193, 198); Cox Cinderella 511; *Fb "brud" IV 65a; Jiriczek Der Vergessenheitstrank in der Niebelungensage (Zs. f. vgl. Littgsch. N. F. VII 49): Köhler-Bolte I 169.—English: Child I 461 and note; Icelandic: *Boberg; Korean: Zong in-Sob 25; American Indian (European borrowings): Thompson CColl II 343, 367—371 (Micmac, New Mexican Spanish, Thompson River, Chilcotin), (cf. Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 91 No. 5. |
| D2006.1.10 | Forgotten wife gives food to beggar: husband's memory reawakened. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 527. |
| D2006.1.9 | Forgotten wife remembered by seeing her initials. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1136.1 | Fort produced by magic. Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fort". |
| D1812.3.2 | Fortune told by cutting sand. Africa (Vai): Ellis 214 No. 29. |
| D1812.3.3.2 | Fortune-telling dream induced by sleeping in extraordinary place (position). *Fb "sove" III 472b, 473a. |
| D2074.2.4.1 | Foster-mother summoned by saying her name. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1641.1 | Fountain (well) removes itself. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D941.) Irish: Plummer cli, *Cross (D1641.1, D1641.13); Jewish: Neuman. |
| D925.1.0.1 | Fountain bursts forth where water is not available for baptismal ceremonies of future saint. *Loomis White Magic 23. |
| D1364.1 | Fountain causes magic sleep. (Cf. D925.)—Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Brunnen" nn. 108—110.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fontaine"; Irish: Plummer cli, clxxii, *Cross. |
| D925.1.2 | Fountain gushes up at place where saint's head was cut off. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D1543.1 | Fountain insures favorable wind when drained. (Cf. D925.) Irish: Plummer cli, Cross. |
| D925.2 | Fountain is inhabited by sacred oracular fish. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| D1647 | Fountain magically dries up. (Cf. D925.) Irish: Plummer cli, *Cross. |
| D925.1 | Fountain magically made. Irish: Plummer cl, Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Jewish: *Neuman, Gaster Exempla 225 No. 206. |
| D1472.1.1 | Fountain miraculously supports life. (Cf. D925.) Irish: Plummer cl, *Cross. |
| D1346.2 | Fountain of immortality. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1, D1338.1.1.)—Hindu: Tawney I 499. |
| D1338.1.1 | Fountain of youth. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1.) Water from certain fountain rejuvenates.—**Hopkins JAOS XXVI 1—67, 411—415; Penzer Ocean IV 145; DeCock Studien 16ff.; *Fb "ungdom" III 979b.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fontaine"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11; U.S.: *Baughman; Greek: Rohde Der griechische Roman 222; Japanese: Ikeda.—Alexander Lat. Am. 20 n. 6, 349.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 284 n. 50a. |
| D1567.7 | Fountain produced from drop of water. (Cf. D1242.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1766.6.1 | Fountain produced from sign of the cross. (Cf. D925.1.) Irish: Plummer cl, Cross. |
| D1663.4 | Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1273.1.2 | Four as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 9. |
| D1314.14 | Four balls given to each of four impoverished men point out places where they should dig. (Cf. 1256.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1561.1.5 | Four-leaf clover brings good luck. (Cf. D965.7.) *BP III 201; *Fb "firkløver". |
| D1323.14 | Four-leaf clover gives clairvoyance. (Cf. D965.7.)—*BP III 201. |
| D2158.1.1 | Fox produces fire by striking tail to ground. Chinese: Werner 370. |
| D1300.7 | Fox-heart gives magic wisdom. (Cf. D1015.1.5.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1500.1.26 | Fragments of gibbet as cure. (Cf. D1278.) Kittredge Witchcraft 142, 461 nn. 25, 26. |
| D789.3.1 | Frog-woman disenchanted by sight of water. Hindu: Keith 147. |
| D2143.5 | Frost produced by magic. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1364.4 | Fruit causes magic sleep. (Cf. D980.)—*Basset 1001 Contes I 143e. |
| D1665.3 | Fruit has any taste desired. (Cf. D980.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D474.8 | Fruit juice turns to blood. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2145.2.2 | Fruit magically grows in winter. Wells 161 (Sir Cleges); Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2105.7 | Fruit obtained from tree by magic. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 409. |
| D1346.6 | Fruit of immortality. (Cf. D981.)—Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VI 216. |
| D1359.3.3 | Fruit of magic tree exhilarating. (Cf. D950, D981.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1355.3.3 | Fruit pierced with pins as love charm. (Cf. D981.) Kittredge Witchcraft 102, 433 n. 226. |
| D1619.3 | Fruits that laugh or cry. Chauvin VII 56 No. 77. |
| D671.0.2 | Fugitive transformed by helper to escape detection. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Grote I 238. |
| D671.0.1 | Fugitive transforms self to stone. Thrown to safety by pursuer. Africa (Zulu): Held 144ff., (Bechuana): Brown, J. T. Among the Bantu Nomads (London, 1926) 181ff., (Northern Rhodesia): Worthington The Little Wise One (London, 1930) 135ff. No. 19, (Gan): Westermann Die Sprache der Guang (Berlin, 1922) 86f. |
| D1813.4 | Fugitives' way revealed by magic. Icelandic: Hrуlfs saga Kraka ch. 1; Egils saga einhenda ch. IX 8 p. 44, *Boberg. |
| D1812.3.3.9 | Future husband (wife) revealed in dream. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.3.1 | Future learned by sitting on hide. Kittredge Witchcraft 47, *399 nn. 181—186; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5 | Future learned through omens. *Fb "varsel"; *Kittredge Witchcraft 398 n. 170; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 110, Beal XXI 334; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys, Cowell Jataka index s.v. "Omens". |
| D1810.3.1 | Future revealed by "knowledge tooth". (Cf. D1009.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.4 | Future revealed by presentiment: "knowledge within". Irish myth: Cross; England, U.S.: *Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 88; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 68, 227, (Zulu): Callaway 194. |
| D1812.3.3 | Future revealed in dream. (Cf. D1810.8, D1812.5.1.2, D1813.1.) *Type 725; *BP I 324; *Fb "sove" III 472b; *Hartland FLJ IV 321; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 182, 183, 287, 328, 466, 826—830; *Gaster Exempla Nos. 215, 216, 218, 219, 242; Loomis White Magic; Alphabet Nos. 266, 305; Child V 477 s.v. "dreams"; *Encyc. Religion and Ethics s.v. "Dreams and sleep"; Loomis White Magic 17f.; Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 334, 347.—Irish myth: *Cross; Norse: Sofus Larsen Antik og Nordisk Drømmetro (Aarbøger for Nordisk Oldkyndighed 1917, 37ff.), G. D. Kelchner Dreams in Old Norse Literature and Their Affinities in Folklore (Cambridge, England, 1935); Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 311—12, *Boberg; England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: *Baughman; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 46 n. 1 (Hecuba); Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 276, Graham.—S. A. Indian (Cherentes): Alexander Lat. Am. 308; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 134; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 67, 249, (Fjort): Dennett 39 No. 5, (Kaffir): Theal 128, (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 17, (Zulu): Callaway 146, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 124. |
| D1976.2 | Future spouse met during magic sleep. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1505.19 | Gall of slain giant restores sight. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D2085 | Game animals magically made overwary. Scotch: Campbell II 56. |
| D961.1 | Garden produced by magic. (Cf. D2178.) Irish myth: Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Penzer VIII 92. |
| D1667.4 | Garden that has not bloomed for twelve years does so when girl steps into it. (Cf. D961.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1675 | Garden wall that cannot be overleapt. Malone PMLA XLIII 401. |
| D1385.2.8 | Garlic protects from evil spirits. (Cf. D1383.5.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2188.1.1 | Garment appears and disappears in reply to command. Spence 76. |
| D1335.17 | Garment gives bearer magic strength. (Cf. D1052.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1766.1.3 | Garment produced by prayer. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D1381.3.1 | Garment proof against all but man's own sword. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1557.4 | Gate of temple opens and shuts by magic. (Cf. D1131.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1552.6 | Gate or wall opens and closes, letting saint through. (Cf. D1554.) *Loomis White Magic 89. |
| D1531.11 | Gem gives power of flying. (Cf. D951.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 1056. |
| D2074.2.4 | Genie called by writing his name on papers and burning them. (Cf. D1421.) Chauvin V 244 No. 143. |
| D2161.4.2.1 | Ghost transfers boil to a post. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 7. |
| D1836.1 | Ghost's strength waxes and wanes with height of fire. N. A. Indian (Teton): Dorsey Am. Anth. o.s. II (1889) 150. |
| D1278 | Ghoulish charm. Charm made from parts of corpse or things associated with corpse. *Kittredge Witchcraft 141ff., 458ff. nn. 1—55; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 148, 173, 347, Rasmussen II 233, III 105, Holm 15, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 495. |
| D1500.1.6 | Ghoulish magic object cures disease. (Cf. D1278.) |
| D55.2.3 | Giant changes to normal size. Micmac: Michelson JAFL XXXVIII 39. |
| D1854 | Giant immortal so long as he touches land of his birth. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 44 n. 1. |
| D1402.24.1 | Giant kills people by sprinkling water on their heads. (Cf. D1242.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2031.0.5 | Giantess' punishment is pure illusion. Icelandic: Egils saga og Asm. 58, Boberg. |
| D537.2.1 | Giantess's cloak makes man grow. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 430. |
| D1815.0.1 | Gift of tongues received from ghosts. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 99. |
| D1365.4 | Girdle causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D1057.1.) English: Herbert III 207. |
| D641.1.1 | Girl as bird visits lover. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1865.2.1 | Girl becomes more beautiful as she is burned but her brother, who loves her incestuously, turns to charcoal. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D719.2 | Girl destroys crab shape of husband and disenchants him permanently. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D735.4.1 | Girl disenchants animal husband by enduring his embraces without fear. Africa (Bantu): Theal Zambesi 279ff. |
| D789.9 | Girl disenchants her tiger-husband by putting a garland around his neck, sprinkling sand and water over him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D45.4 | Girl exchanges form with sorceress in order to visit her brother and get a son by him. Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 7. |
| D1871 | Girl magically made hideous. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1594.5 | Girl's blood vitalizes axe and it becomes a tiger. (Cf. D444.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1905.1 | Girl's heart magically removed and fed to man draws her to him. Cherokee: Mooney RBAE XIX 278 No. 30. |
| D1653.1.2.1 | Gloves make spear-cast infallible. (Cf. D1066.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1500.4.5 | Gloves thrown after ship cause disease. (Cf. D1066.) Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk 144-45. |
| D2031.15 | Goat appears to be two every time man aims. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1652.3.2 | Goat with inexhaustible milk. Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 313f. |
| D113.1.2 | God (goddess) assumes form of a wolf. Irish myth: Cross; Greek myth: *Grote I 43. |
| D658.3.2.1 | God as mare seduces stallion. Icelandic: De la Saussaye 261 (Loki); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D142.2 | God assumes form of a cat. Hindu: Penzer II 46, 197 n. 2; Tonga: Gifford 20. |
| D173.1 | God assumes form of an eel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D133.4.1 | God assumes form of calf. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 136. |
| D42 | God in guise of mortal. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 56, *Cross; Greek: Iliad and Odyssey passim; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Marquesas: Handy 109. |
| D1711.6 | God or demigod as magician. |
| D42.1 | God transformed to giant with three heads and six arms. Chinese: Werner 236. |
| D1594.2 | God's blood vitalizes image. (Cf. D1003.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D562.2.1 | God's urine makes chilly fiery. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D610.1 | Goddess repeatedly transforms herself. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D45.2 | Gods exchange forms. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 56, Cross. |
| D698 | Gods have power to transform themselves. Greek myth: passim; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 2, and chapt. 1 passim. |
| D1454.1.1 | Gold and silver combed from hair. Fb "hеr" I 771b, "guld" I 512a. |
| D2102 | Gold magically produced. |
| D2087.5 | Gold stolen by magic. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
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