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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
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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 |
|---|---|
| T511.1.4 | Conception from eating orange. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.1.5 | Conception from eating lemon. Africa (Kordofan): Frobenius IV 216ff. No. 19. |
| T511.1.6 | Conception from eating a peach. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 103. |
| T511.2 | Conception from eating plant. French: Sébillot France III 528: Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.2.0.1 | Conception from eating root. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.2.0.2 | Conception from eating leaves. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.2.1 | Conception from eating mandrake. (Cf. D965.1.) **Frazer Old Testament II 372ff.; Loomis White Magic 20. |
| T511.2.2 | Conception from eating watercress. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T511.3 | Conception from eating vegetable. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.3.1 | Conception from eating peppercorn. Rumanian: *Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 315A, 327D*. |
| T511.3.2 | Conception from eating spinach. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.4 | Conception from eating flower. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92, 108; Indonesia: v. Ronkel Catalogus Malaiische Handschriften te Batavia 153. |
| T511.4.1 | Conception from eating rose. Red rose brings boy, white rose a girl. Fb "rose" III 80a; Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 8. |
| T511.5 | Conception from eating animal. |
| T511.5.1 | Conception from eating fish. *Types 301, 705; *BP I 544; Irish myth: *Cross; Indonesia: Jeynboll Supplement Catalogus Sundaneesche Handschriften 26; S. A. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux MAFLS XL 158. |
| T511.5.2 | Conception from swallowing worm (in drink of water). *Schoepperle II 275, 277; MacCulloch Celtic 140; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T511.5.3 | Conception from eating louse. N. A. Indian: Kroeber JAFL XXI 224. |
| T511.5.4 | Conception from eating bird. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.6 | Conception from eating parts of human being. |
| T511.6.1 | Conception from eating woman's heart. *DeVries FFC CX 217ff.; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 263. |
| T511.6.2 | Conception from eating finger-bones. S. A. Indian (Bakairi): Alexander Lat. Am. 312, Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347. |
| T511.7 | Conception from eating food. |
| T511.7.1 | Conception after eating honey given by lover. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 157. |
| T511.7.2 | Pregnancy from eating an egg. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 91, 103. |
| T511.7.3 | Conception from eating meat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.8 | Conception from eating—miscellaneous. |
| T511.8.1 | Conception from swallowing a stone. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92. |
| T511.8.2 | Conception from eating medicines. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.8.3 | Conception from eating mess of fairy pottage. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T511.8.4 | Conception from eating grain (seed). India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 93. |
| T511.8.5 | Woman impregnated after accidentally partaking of crane's dung. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T511.8.6 | Conception from swallowing a pearl. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92. |
| T512 | Conception from drinking. *BP I 544; *Hartland Perseus I 71ff.; *Penzer I 95 n. 2; *Schoepperle II 276; Irish myth: Cross; Hindu: Keith 166; Indonesia: Dixon 238 n. 52; Central Caroline Islands: ibid. 251; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 461. |
| T512.1 | Conception from drinking elixir from goat's horns. Penzer III 218. |
| T512.2 | Conception from drinking urine. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 85; Frobenius Zeitalter des Sonnengottes I 226ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 80 No. 23, II 283 No. 342, III 233 No. 453; Indonesia: De Vries Volksverhalen II 362 No. 110; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis II 57. |
| T512.2.1 | Child develops from man's urine. S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 132. |
| T512.3 | Conception from drinking water. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 585, Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 93 No. 51. |
| T512.3.1 | Conception from drinking holy water. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T512.4 | Conception from drinking saint's tears. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T512.5 | Impregnation from licking spittle. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T512.6 | Conception from drinking sperm. (Cf. T531.1.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 37; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux MAFLS XL 159, (Huarochiri): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 169. |
| T512.7 | Conception from drinking dew. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 93. |
| T513 | Conception from wish. (Cf. T548.1.) *Types 675, 708; *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 27f.; *Fb "frugtsommelig" I 376b, "ønske" III 1178b, 1179a; Missouri French: Carrière; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 3. |
| T513.1 | Conception through another's wish. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T513.1.1 | Impregnation by magician's power. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 148, Rasmussen II 217; S. A. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 168. |
| T514 | Conception after reciprocal desire for each other. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T514.1 | Conception after anchorite blesses woman in love with him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T515 | Impregnation through glance. England: Baughman; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 315; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 289 No. 94. |
| T515.1 | Impregnation through lustful glance. N. A. Indian (Yana): Curtin Creation Myths 348. Cf. the "greenclad woman" in Ibsen's Peer Gynt. |
| T516 | Conception through dream. *Type 650; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; Egyptian: Legrain Louqsor sans les Pharaons 119; Chinese: Ferguson 37, 60, Werner 132, Eberhard FFC CXX 93; Korean: Zong in-Sob 127, 201 Nos. 61, 97. |
| T517 | Conception from extraordinary intercourse. |
| T517.1 | Conception from hand or foot. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 19; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 275. |
| T517.2 | Conception through mother's side. (Cf. T584.1.) *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 21. |
| T517.3 | Conception through ear. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 19. |
| T518 | Conception from divine impregnation. Penzer VIII 114 n. 1; Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 180; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 159. |
| T521 | Conception from sunlight. *BP III 89 n. 2; Frazer Golden Bough X 74ff.; Baumann Mensch en Maatschappij VI 263; *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 25ff., 90ff.; Gaster Oldest Stories 169. — India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 130, Eberhard FFC CXX 91; Japanese: Ikeda; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 398; Samoa, Fiji: Dixon 165 nn. 49f.; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 277 n. 21a; Aztec: Krickeberg Märchen der Azteken 230, 247; S. A. Indian (Tunja): Alexander Lat. Am. 201, (Karib): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 146, (Warrau): ibid. 145. |
| T521.1 | Conception from moonlight. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 98; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 91; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 277 n. 21a. |
| T521.2 | Conception from rainbow. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92. |
| T521.3 | Conception from rays of a dragon. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 91. |
| T522 | Conception from falling rain. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 24; Baumann Mensch en Maatschappij VI 266; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166g. |
| T523 | Conception from bathing. (Cf. D1788.) *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 23; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 335. |
| T524 | Conception from wind. (Cf. A715.2, F611.1.9.) *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 22; BP II 300; Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 810; Baumann Mensch en Maatschappij VI 264; Finnish: Kalevala rune 1; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92; Japanese: Ikeda; Minahassa (Celebes): Dixon 158; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 277 n. 21. |
| T525 | Conception from falling star. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T525.1 | Impregnation by star. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92. |
| T525.2 | Impregnation by a comet. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92. |
| T526 | Conception because of prayer. Korean: Zong in-Sob 4 No. 1. |
| T527 | Magic impregnation by use of charm (amulet). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T528 | Impregnation by thunder (lightning). Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 91. |
| T531 | Conception from casual contact with man. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 18, 26; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 229; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 144; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166f. |
| T531.1 | Conception from having licked semen-stained loincloth. (Cf. T512.6.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532 | Conception from other contacts. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 92, 103; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 437, Rasmussen III 305; Marquesas: Handy 85; S. A. Indian (Tapirapé): Wagley-Baldao BBAE CXLIII (3) 253. |
| T532.1 | Conception from contact with magic object. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 17f. |
| T532.1.1 | Conception from plucking flower. (Cf. C515.) Greek: Fox 190. |
| T532.1.1.1 | Conception from smelling flower. Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 315; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.1.2 | Conception from embracing magic tree. Hindu: Keith 159. |
| T532.1.2.1 | Conception from embracing holy image. French: Sébillot France IV 159. |
| T532.1.3 | Impregnation by leaf of lettuce. Greek: Fox 166. |
| T532.1.4 | Conception by smell of cooked dragon heart. Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 9; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.1.4.1 | Conception after smelling ground bonedust. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.2 | Conception from stepping on an animal. French: Sébillot France III 15. |
| T532.3 | Conception from fruit thrown against breast. Indonesia: Bezemer Volksdichtung aus Indonesien 409ff. |
| T532.3.1 | Conception from flowers hidden in breast. S. A. Indian (Amuesa): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 129, 149. |
| T532.4 | Cow touched by arrow becomes pregnant. N. A. Indian (Blackfoot): Uhlenbeck Blackfoot Texts (Verhandelingen der Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam, 1912) 18f. |
| T532.5 | Conception from putting on another's girdle. Hawaii: Frobenius Zeitalter des Sonnengottes I 225. |
| T532.5.1 | Conception from touching another's garment. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 376. |
| T532.6 | Conception from putting ball into bosom. Mexican: Frobenius Zeitalter des Sonnengottes I 234ff. |
| T532.7 | Woman becomes pregnant after eagle sits on her head. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.8 | Impregnation by shadow of Bhimsen. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.8.1 | Conception after shadow of man has fallen on bathing girl. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.9 | Miraculous conception from God's bow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T532.10 | Conception from hiss of cobra. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T533 | Conception from spittle. (Cf. T541.8.2.) Fb "spytte" III 515b; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 16, 105; S. A. Indian (Quiche): Alexander Lat. Am. 171, (Maya): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 169, (Mocoví): Métraux MAFLS XL 98. |
| T534 | Conception from blood. (Cf. T541.1, T563.2.) *Fb "blod" IV 47a. |
| T535 | Conception from fire. (Cf. F611.1.10.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| T535.1 | Conception from heat of fire. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 98ff. |
| T536 | Conception from feathers falling on woman. N. A. Indian (Aztec): Alexander Lat. Am. 60. |
| T537 | Conception from scarification. Pigeons scarify woman on loins. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 55. |
| T538 | Unusual conception in old age. Loomis White Magic 20; Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 318. |
| T539 | Miraculous conception—miscellaneous. |
| T539.1 | Hero enters womb of sleeping woman and is reborn. India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 194, 222. |
| T539.2 | Conception by a cry. Max Müller Sacred Books of the East V 69, 71 (Persian); cf. Carnoy 289. |
| T539.3 | Conception from intercourse with demon. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T539.4 | Heifers covered by supernatural bull conceive miraculously. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T539.5 | Magic impregnation from faraway husband. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 102 No. 59. |
| T540 | Miraculous birth. *BP I 544; *Hartland Perseus ch. 4, 5, 6, Primitive Paternity passim; *Fb "barn" IV 27a; *Penzer II 136 n. 1; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 94 No. 53; Indonesia: DeVries's list Nos. 157, 159; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166. |
| T540.1 | Supernatural birth of saints. *Toldo I 320 n. 2; Loomis White Magic 20; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T541 | Birth from unusual part of person's body. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T541.1 | Birth from blood. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 5 n. 4, Fox 6, 262; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole *15, 63, 71, 124. |
| T541.1.1 | Birth from blood-clot. Hatt Asiatic Influences 80ff.; Oceanic: *Dixon 109, 251 n. 25; Mono-Alu: Wheeler No. 01; New Hebrides: Codrington 406; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 322 n. 165, (California): Gayton and Newman 68; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 72, 105, (Kaffir): Theal 149. |
| T541.1.1.1 | Boy created by saint from blood-clot. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T541.2 | Birth from wound or abscess. *Type 705; Fb "orm" II 759b; Oceanic: Dixon 113, 234 n. 44, 251 nn. 18—22; Haiti: Alexander Lat. Am. 29; Africa: *Werner 156f., 222. |
| T541.2.1 | Birth from wound or abscess on body of father. Cosquin études 257, Contes indiens 196ff.; Moe Samlede Skrifter I 43ff.; Greek: Grote I 10; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 18 n. 2, 30 n. 3, 38, 81, 87, 144, 151; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 341 nn. 228, 229; Africa (Mkulwe): Einstein 18f. |
| T541.2.1.1 | Child born of splinter in hand (foot). India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 341 n. 228. |
| T541.3 | Birth from tears. India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 141; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166a. |
| T541.4 | Birth from person's head. *Fb "barn" IV 27a; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 25 n. 2; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 121. |
| T541.4.1 | Birth from mouth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T541.5 | Birth from man's thigh. *Fb "barn" IV 27a; Gaster Oldest Stories 127. |
| T541.5.1 | Birth from woman's thigh. Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T541.6 | Birth from an arm. Micronesia: Dixon 251 nn. 18—22; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 98. |
| T541.7 | Birth from an eye. Micronesia: Dixon 251 nn. 18—22. |
| T541.8 | Birth from secretions of the body. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166b. |
| T541.8.1 | Birth from excrement. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T541.8.2 | Birth from spittle. (Cf. T533.) S. A. Indian (Yana): Curtin Creation Myths 348. |
| T541.8.3 | Birth from mucus from the nose. Hindu: Keith 141; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 352 n. 269. |
| T541.8.3.1 | Child born through nose. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T541.9 | Birth from contact of severed male genitals with ground. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 5 n. 4. |
| T541.10 | Birth from semen thrown on ground. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 90 n. 1. |
| T541.11 | Birth from lotus issuing from a god's navel. Hindu: Keith 120. |
| T541.12 | Birth from nine mothers. (Cf. A112.5.) Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 153 (Heimdall). |
| T541.13 | Birth from man's shoulder. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.14 | Birth through the ear. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T541.15 | Birth through the back. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T541.16 | Birth from knee. S. A. Indian (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724. |
| T542 | Birth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.) *Type 650; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; *Fb "æg" III 1142b; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 23 n. 7, 25 n. 1, Fox 24f., 203; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 139; Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 276, 292; Chinese: Graham; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 757, 787; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; S. A. Indian (Chincha): Alexander Lat. Am. 230; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 110. |
| T542.1 | Shepherdess born of red and blue egg. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T543 | Birth from plant. Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 77 No. 12, (Ekoi): Talbot 133ff., (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 76. |
| T543.0.1 | Twig, born of a woman, is planted and becomes a girl. (Cf. T555.) BP II 125. |
| T543.1 | Birth from a tree. Greek: Fox 198; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 84; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 159. |
| T543.2 | Birth from flower. Irish myth: Cross; Armenian: Ananikian 45; Hindu: Penzer VI 15 n. 3. |
| T543.2.1 | Birth from lotus. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 299, II 135, 247, 527, 1150. |
| T543.3 | Birth from fruit. *Penzer VI 15. n. 3; Armenian: Ananikian 45; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 313, Ikeda; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 134. |
| T543.3.1 | Birth from orange. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T543.4 | Birth from fungus. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 135. |
| T543.5 | Birth from gourd. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T543.6 | Birth from grass (grain). |
| T543.6.1 | Birth from wheat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T543.7 | Birth from vegetable. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T544 | Birth from mineral. |
| T544.1 | Birth from rock. Ploss Das Kind I 33; Gaster Oldest Stories 125; Caucasian: von Löwis of Menar Archiv f. Religionwiss. XIII 509ff., XV 305; Greek: Fox 213; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 94 No. 52; Melanesia: Dixon 119, Codrington 156. |
| T544.2 | Boy forged from iron. (Cf. F611.1.12.) *Type 540; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; *Fb "jærn" II 60b. |
| T545 | Birth from ground. Greek: Grote I 52; Hindu: Keith 127; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 314 n. 139. |
| T546 | Birth from water. |
| T546.1 | Birth from sea-foam. N. A. Indian (Zuсi): Stevenson RBAE XXIII 24. |
| T546.2 | Birth from hailstone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T547 | Birth from virgin. Saintyves Saints Successeurs 220ff., 271—77; Greek: Grote I 10, 55; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 154. |
| T548 | Birth obtained through magic or prayer. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1163, 1258; S. A. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 318. |
| T548.1 | Child born in answer to prayer. *Prato RTP IV 177; Toldo I 321 n. 1; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 77, 113 Nos. 650, 936; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 2; Jewish: Neuman, Gaster Thespis 270f.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 76f.; Japanese: Ikeda; Korean: Zong in-Sob 1 No. 4, 171 f. No. 74; West Indies: Flowers 578. |
| T548.1.1 | Hateful or lovely child to be born first? Childless parents' prayer answered: they are to have two children, one hateful, one lovely. Choice as to which is to come first. Köhler-Bolte I 520ff. |
| T548.2 | Magic rites for obtaining a child. *Type 711; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 98; Penzer VI 14; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 284. |
| T548.3 | Magic elixir to procure a child. Penzer III 218f. |
| T548.4 | Charity rewarded by birth of child. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T549 | Miraculous birth—miscellaneous. |
| T549.1 | Vegetable comes to life at woman's prayer. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 77 No. 12. |
| T549.2 | Thrown cane becomes child. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 75. |
| T549.3 | Boy born from fish's belly. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T549.3.1 | Fish when slit open gives up baby boy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T549.4 | Child born from miscarried fetus. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 68, 83, 89. |
| T549.4.1 | Child born from placenta. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 79. |
| T550 | Monstrous births. *Types 425, 708; *Hibbard 48 n. 6; Tegethoff 24; BP II 236; Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 155, *Cross; U.S.: Baughman; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "accouchement"; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 145. |
| T550.1 | Monster child helps mother. *Type 708; BP II 236; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T550.2 | Abnormally born child has unusual powers. *Fb "ufødt" III 961b; Japanese: Ikeda; West Indies: Flowers 578. |
| T550.3 | Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) Halliday Indo-European Folk-Tales (London, 1933) 134; Greek: Fox 33: Chinese: Werner 408. |
| T550.4 | Monstrous birth because mother sees horrible sight. England: Baughman; Ploss Das Kind 21ff. |
| T550.5 | Blemished children born of monstrous parent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T550.6 | Only half a son is born by queen who ate merely half of mango. (Cf. F525, T589.2.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T550.7 | Poor woman gives birth to child who has no body (merely head or skull). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551 | Child with extraordinary members (limbs). |
| T551.1 | Child born without limbs. English: Wells 122 (The King of Tars); Africa (Kaffir): Theal 72. |
| T551.1.1 | Child born as formless lump of flesh. Icelandic: Ragnars saga Loрbrуkar (ed. Olsen, Copenhagen, 1906—08) 129; *Schlauch Chaucer's Constance and Accused Queens (New York, 1927) 126; *Hornstein Philological Quarterly XX 1; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 782, 1268f. |
| T551.2 | Child born with two heads. (Cf. F551.0.2.1.) Africa (Angola): Chatelain 117 No. 9. |
| T551.3 | Child born with animal head. Type 711; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 99. |
| T551.3.1 | Child with dog's head. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.3.2 | Child with hawk's head. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.3.3 | Monstrous birth: child with donkey's head. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.3.4 | Child with cow's head. |
| T551.3.4.1 | Person born with cow's ears. (Cf. F511.2.2.) Chinese: Graham. |
| T551.3.4.2 | Child born with horns. Greek: Grote I 18. |
| T551.4 | Boy born with one side flesh and one iron. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 129. |
| T551.4.1 | Child born beautiful on one side, hairy on other. Hibbard 45ff. (King of Tars); Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.5 | Child born half man, half fish. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T551.6 | Child born without mouth. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T551.7 | Child born with one ear. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.8 | Child born with caul (containing serpent). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T551.9 | Child born with claws as result of curse by dying peddler murdered by its parents. U.S. (New York State): *Baughman (M411.3.1.1.). |
| T551.10 | Monstrous birth—nine faces, nine arms, nine feet. Chinese: Graham. |
| T551.11 | Birth of one-eyed child. (Cf. F512.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.12 | Child born with one leg. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 179. |
| T551.13 | Child born hairy. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T551.13.1 | Child born with long hair. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T551.13.2 | Child born with long beard. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T551.14 | Child with all of its organs out of place. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 270. |
| T551.15 | Child born blood-red. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T552 | Child born bearing an object. |
| T552.1 | Girl born with red string around neck. Fb. "rød". |
| T552.2 | Child born with snake around neck. Fb. "slange"; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T552.2.1 | Child born bearing lizard in each hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T552.2.2 | Child born holding worm (in each hand). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T552.3 | Child born carrying knife and calabash. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 32. |
| T552.4 | Child born carrying handful of hair. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 56 No. 10. |
| T552.5 | Child born with complete armor. Hartland Perseus III 198; Hungarian: Ipolyi Zs. f. deutsche Mythologie und Sittenkunde II 168; Malay: Overbeck Malaiische Erzählungen 12; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis IV 300, XII 125. |
| T552.5.1 | Child born wearing helmet. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T552.5.2 | Child born with magic iron bow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T552.5.3 | Child born with knife and shield. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 120. |
| T552.6 | Child born carrying a stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T552.7 | Child born wearing jewel. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T552.8 | Daughter born with a feathered parka. Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XXII 21. |
| T553 | Thumbling born as result of hasty wish of parents. They wish for a child, no matter how small he may be. *Type 700; *BP I 389ff.; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 286, Ikeda. |
| T554 | Woman gives birth to animal. Type 441; BP II 236ff., 482ff.; *Fb "hund" I 678b; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 279; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Greek: Fox 108, 211; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 105, 268, (Kaffir): Theal 148. |
| T554.0.1 | Woman transformed to animal bears animal. (Cf. T578.2.) Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 169, *Cross. |
| T554.1 | Tiger, spirit, and man sons of one mother. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.2 | Woman bears dog. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.3 | Woman bears crane. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.4 | Woman bears monkey. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.5 | Woman bears tortoise (turtle). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.6 | Woman bears goat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.7 | Woman gives birth to a snake. India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Brazil): Oberg 108; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 120. |
| T554.8 | Woman bears frog. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T554.8.1 | Woman gives birth to toad. Chinese: Graham. |
| T554.9 | Woman bears three pigs. Philippine (Tinguian): *Cole 116. |
| T554.10 | Woman gives birth to a bird. Mono-Alu: Wheeler No. 20. |
| T554.11 | Supernaturally impregnated woman gives birth to dragon. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 102 No. 60. |
| T555 | Woman gives birth to a plant. (Cf. T543.0.1.) BP II 125; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 2; Persian: Carnoy 295. |
| T555.1 | Woman gives birth to a fruit. Can transform itself to girl. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T555.1.1 | Woman gives birth to pumpkin. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 77. |
| T555.2 | Queen gives birth to a gourd. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T556 | Woman gives birth to a demon. Type 433B; Hindu: Meyer Hindu Tales 62, 117, 165. |
| T557 | Child born with viper in heart (body). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T561 | Child born in a jug (jar). Penzer IX 89 n. 3; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 323 n. 166c; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 149. |
| T561.1 | Child born in conch shell. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T561.2 | Child born in a furnace. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T561.3 | Child born in a bag. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T561.4 | Child born in pot. India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 40, 97ff., 129-33, BBAE CXLIII (1) 368. |
| T562 | White woman bears black child. Fb "prins og prinsesse" II 876. |
| T563 | Birthmarks. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T563.1 | Child of three fathers born with three stripes. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T563.2 | Child formed of clot of gore has red birthmark. (Cf. T541.1.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T563.3 | Child born with figure of serpent on his body. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T563.4 | Tattoo on newly born baby's back telling who was his former incarnation. Korean: Zong in-Sob 76 No. 41. |
| T565 | Woman lays an egg. (Cf. T542.) Fb "æg" III 1142b; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 77; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; S. A. Indian (Huamachuco): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 151. |
| T566 | Human son of animal parents. India: Thompson-Balys. |
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