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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
C
Motifs of Tabu
D
Magic
E
The Dead
F
Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
T
Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| V254.3 | "Ave" on the tongue. Because of faithfulness in saying "Aves" the words are found imprinted on the dead man's tongue. (Cf. V86.2.) Ward II 612 No. 29, 677 No. 1, cf. 632 No. 30. |
| V51.5 | "Beatus" best prayer for saving condemned souls. (Cf. E754.1.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V222.1.0.2 | "Fair Drop" from. Heaven falls upon infant saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V316.1 | "He that asks shall receive." Hermit wants to prove truth of these words of the Gospel and asks for the hand of the princess. Performs the difficult task imposed upon him. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 779*; Russian: Andrejev No. 841I*. |
| V92 | "Our Lady's Tumbler." A tumbler, turned monk, dances while others chant psalms. He is praising God in the only way he knows. *Herbert III 417; *Wicksteed Romania II 315; Romanische Forschungen XI 223. |
| V1.6.3.1.1 | (Sacrificial) fire from which all others must be lighted. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.1.6 | A "crown of thorns" among gifts given by the shepherds to Joseph, husband of Virgin Mary. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V364 | A Christianized Jew becomes a priest. During Mass, he stabs the consecrated host, blood flows (cf. C55, J1261.2, V30). He kills the other priest who saw him commit the sacrilege, and before killing, forces him to renounce his faith. A miracle exposes the murderer. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3270, Legends Nos. 416ff. |
| V140.3 | A cow licks the stone under which the secreted body of saint is buried. *Loomis White Magic 62. |
| V20.1.1 | A man without a confessor is a body without a head. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V91 | Accidental calling on god's name held to outweigh a life of wickedness. Hindu: Keith 180. |
| V67 | Accompaniments of burial. (Cf. V61.3.0.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V416 | Act of charity obliterates sin. |
| V229.20.1 | After birth of son holy person loses miraculous power. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V238.4 | Air above grave of converted druid full of angels. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.1.1 | Air fragrant at Nativity. (Cf. V222.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.6.2 | Ale poisoned by druid miraculously purified by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V69.1 | All dead are buried after battle. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V515.2 | Allegorical visions—political. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.1 | Allegorical visions—religious. |
| V515 | Allegorical visions. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V31.4 | Altar casts away host with louse baked in it. Alphabet No. 690. |
| V135 | Altar cloths. (Cf. F962.12.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V116 | Altars. (Cf. V135.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 18a; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V128.1 | An apple is offered to a statue of the Virgin and her child. The infant reaches out and takes the fruit. *Loomis White Magic 124. |
| V228.2 | Anchorite immune to magician's powers. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V475.5 | Anchorite tempted by money to return to worldly life. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 807. |
| V242.2 | Angel abides in church. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V230.3 | Angel and mortal struggle. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V235.1 | Angel announces birth of Christ to shepherds. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V243 | Angel answers mortal's prayer. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V231.5 | Angel appears to woman to warn her not to force girl into marriage. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V232.5 | Angel as guide. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V232.1 | Angel as helper in battle. English: Wells 76 (Joseph of Aramathie); Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V232 | Angel as helper. Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. No. 188; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V246.2 | Angel as saint's teacher. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.4 | Angel baptizes saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.3 | Angel bars abbot from his cell because abbot has cast out a sinning monk. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V237 | Angel bars the way to Baalam's ass. Numbers 22: 27; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V244 | Angel beseeches at unholy grave of redeemed sinner until body is moved to sanctified ground. Irish myth. Cross. |
| V232.7.1 | Angel brings cross as gift to saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.2.0.1 | Angel carries boat to water. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.2 | Angel carries mortal. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.3 | Angel choir responds when saint receives orders. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.9 | Angel cleans hearth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.2 | Angel comforts repentant sinner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V246 | Angel counsels mortal. (Cf. V232, V238.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V246.0.2 | Angel dictates (gives) book. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.1.1 | Angel directs saint's burial. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.5.1 | Angel guides chariot. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.8 | Angel helps Peter to escape from prison. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V49.2 | Angel holds mass in church on the day that the king absents himself for sake of hunting trip. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V231.1 | Angel in bird shape. *Fb "fugl" I 380b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V231.6 | Angel in the form of an old man. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| V246.3 | Angel informs saint of coming of guests. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.0.2 | Angel invoked by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V231.4 | Angel is form of cleric. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V246.0.1 | Angel leaves letter (book) with instructions for saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.4 | Angel looses man's fetters. (Cf. R121.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V249.1 | Angel makes proclamation. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.4.1 | Angel names child. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V233.1 | Angel of death spares mother who is suckling children. As punishment angel must serve as sexton. Type 795*; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 795*; Russian: Andrejev No. 795A*; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 795*. |
| V233 | Angel of death. *Chauvin VI 184 No. 349; *Fb "engel" I 250; Jewish: *Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas I 313f., 149f., 371ff., 380. |
| V242.3 | Angel passes daily over blessed stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V245 | Angel punishes mortal. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V140.1 | Angel reveals (buried) relics to saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.6 | Angel reveals location of lost (buried) object. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V245.1 | Angel scourges mortal for disobedience to God. (Cf. Q220, Q325, Q458.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.3.1 | Angel shows saint where to dig for water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V246.1 | Angel tells saint where to build his church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.2.0.2 | Angel transports saint's staff. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.2.3.0.1 | Angel warns of Christ's danger. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V231.3 | Angel with four wings. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V248 | Angels and God. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V243.1 | Angels appear above grave of fallen girl through virtue of prayers said by her lover (young monk). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V222.0.2 | Angels appear above place where saint is born. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.1.1 | Angels appear and help boy prince slay treacherous uncle. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V242.2.1 | Angels attend church service. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.1 | Angels attend saint's funeral. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.10 | Angels build church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.2 | Angels hold service over (saint's) tomb. (Cf. V242.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241 | Angels honor mortal. (Cf. V234.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V238.1 | Angels hover over mortal (saint). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V238.2 | Angels melt snow around saintly babe. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V230.2 | Angels powerful. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.3 | Angels run races before saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.5 | Angels set heavenly veil upon head of pious woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.2.1 | Angels shed light upon saint's tomb. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V234.1 | Angels sing in honor of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.2 | Angels sing on night of Christ's Nativity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.2 | Angels sing over saint's body. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.1 | Angels sing to welcome saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.3 | Angels supply food to mortal. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V249 | Angels—miscellaneous motifs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V230 | Angels. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 26b; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 107, Beal XXI 334; German: Grimm No. 3. For an extensive analysis of angels in Jewish tradition see *Neuman. |
| V11.6.2 | Animal sacrifice in connection with funeral. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V12.4 | Animals as sacrifice. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V67.5 | Animals buried with the dead. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V224.3 | Animals stolen from saint miraculously replaced. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V231 | Appearance of angel. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V292.1 | Appearance of the Apostles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V112.0.1 | Ark of the temple. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V222.4.1 | Aromatic smell of a saint's body. *Loomis White Magic 54f. |
| V462.6 | Ascetic cleric avoids listening to music. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.9 | Ascetic cleric leads mendicant life. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.10 | Ascetic cleric lives for seven years on whale's back. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.7 | Ascetic cleric never smiles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.5.0.1 | Ascetic cleric prays to become diseased. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.11 | Ascetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1.2 | Ascetic cleric sleeps (prays) with wet sheet (mantle) about him. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.2 | Ascetic cleric sleeps on stone. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5 | Ascetic cleric tortures his flesh. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1 | Ascetic cleric wears hair garment. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.2.1 | Ascetic faster increases his sufferings by placing food and drink before himself. Alphabet Nos. 22, 23; Scala Celi 4a No. 16; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.2 | Ascetic fasting. Alphabet Nos. 24, 145; Wesselski Mönchslatein 170 No. 135; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.8 | Ascetic immersion. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.3 | Ascetic weeping. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.4 | Asceticism: allowing self no repose. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.4.1 | Asceticism: cleric practices continual genuflexion. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462 | Asceticism. *Loomis White Magic 111f.; *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 42b; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| V12.4.8 | Ass as sacrifice. *Krappe Classical Philology XLII (1947) 223—34; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V1.8.10 | Ass worship. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V323 | Atheists. |
| V327 | Author of book against heretic honored by Virgin Mary and angels. Scala Celi 117b No. 652. |
| V61.11 | Aversion to burial in "strange city". Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.2.4 | Baptism of a wonder child is accompanied by a variety of phenomena. *Loomis White Magic 23. |
| V332 | Baptism of heathen. *Thien Motive 40f.; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V81.4 | Baptism of infants. Maori: Clark 185. |
| V81 | Baptism. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 61c; Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 337, O'Suilleabhain 128; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V325 | Baptismal water vanishes before Aryan bishop. Alphabet No. 95. |
| V312 | Belief in Immaculate Conception. (Cf. T510.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272a; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V144 | Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V315 | Belief in the Atonement. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 48c; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V311 | Belief in the life to come. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V222.6 | Bell sounds at approach of saint. Irish myth: Cross; England: Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V136 | Bible. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V12.4.11 | Bird as sacrifice. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V1.8.7 | Bird worship. (Cf. A132.6.1.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 313f. |
| V111.3.1 | Birds indicate the site where a church is to be built by making a model of the structure on the spot. *Loomis White Magic 68. |
| V222.0.1 | Birth of saint predicted by visions of miracles. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V254.3.1 | Blasphemer paralyzed in all members except tongue which had once said "Ave Maria". Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V211.5.1 | Blood and wine issue from wound in side of crucified Savior. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V12.1 | Blood as sacrifice. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 90. |
| V63 | Bones of dismembered person assembled and buried. (Cf. E30.) Type 720; BP I 412ff., *422. |
| V462.14 | Boy takes twelve years to wash off ascetic's dirt. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V268.1 | Boy under protection of Virgin Mary pulled from well alive after a week. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V351.1.1 | Brahmin wins a discussion on religion. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V222.2 | Brake in which saint loses tooth bursts into flame. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V412.1 | Bread stolen by St. Nicholas for purpose of feeding poor is miraculously restored. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V229.10 | Broken objects restored to their original forms by saint. *Loomis White Magic 82f., 85. |
| V212 | Buddha. |
| V355 | Buddhists become slaves of Taoists because they cannot produce rain. Chinese: Werner 353. |
| V1.8.1.1 | Bull worship. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V61.8 | Burial in grave-mound. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V229.10.1 | Burned clothes restored to their previous form. *Loomis White Magic 128. |
| V12.4.4.2 | Calf as sacrifice. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V65.1 | Calves kept separate from cows in commemoration of hero's death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V67.4.1 | Captain buried with his crew. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V151.1 | Captive released because of ability to recite beginning of Genesis. (Cf. J1185.) Gaster Exempla 193 No. 38. |
| V125 | Casting of image of Buddha delayed until a maniac's mite is thrown into the furnace. Chinese: Werner 401. |
| V12.4.2 | Cat as sacrifice. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V18 | Ceremony of sacrifice. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V88 | Ceremony of the proclamation of a Buddha. Chinese: Werner 271. |
| V411.7 | Charitable king blows nose after having given to beggar. Huge ruby appears in his kerchief. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V411.9 | Charity miraculously repaid: flame settles on forehead. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V433 | Charity of saints. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V431 | Charity of usurers ineffective. Alphabet Nos. 260, 754, 786, 789, 792; Irish: Beal XXI 337; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 213. |
| V410.1 | Charity rewarded above prayer or hearing of masses. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 131; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 87 No. 756E*. |
| V410 | Charity rewarded. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 22, Beal XXI 307, 337; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 137, 200—204; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V430 | Charity—miscellaneous motifs. |
| V400 | Charity. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 111c; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V461.3 | Chastity as clerical virtue. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V61.8.1 | Chiefs buried in hidden caves. Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 224. |
| V415 | Children envious of money given by deceased father to bishop. In vision they take their father's body up and find a quittance saying that he has received more than a hundredfold reward. Alphabet No. 302; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V222.3 | Choral singing accompanies saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.1.8.3 | Christ as infant in mother's arms causes bare hillside to become field of wheat as protection. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.0.4 | Christ as prophet. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.0.1 | Christ born from crown of Virgin's head. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.0.5 | Christ called "druid". Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.0.2 | Christ conceived on same day He was crucified. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.2.1.2 | Christ disguised as beggar. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.2.1.1 | Christ disguised as leper. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.1.8.2 | Christ in form of an infant fondled by nuns. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.1.8.1 | Christ in form of an infant nursed by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V73.0.1 | Christ in the desert overcomes devil by fasting. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.2.2 | Christ leaves bachall after visit. (Cf. D1277.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.2 | Christ on earth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.10.1 | Christ sends message to voyaging clerics. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211 | Christ. *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen (Den Haag, 1926) 129ff.; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V211.9 | Christ's ascent to Heaven (on May 5). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.7 | Christ's descent to hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V73.6.1 | Christ's forty-days' fast called "His Lent". Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.8 | Christ's resurrection (on March 27). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V87 | Christening. |
| V360 | Christian and Jewish traditions about each other. *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen (Den Haag, 1926) 199ff. |
| V61.6 | Christian buried in stone coffin. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V61.7 | Christian buried in wooden coffin. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V361 | Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.) **V. Manzini La superstizione omicida e i sacrifici umani, con particolare riguardo alle accuse contro gli Ebrei (2d ed., Padua, 1930); **Berger Mélusine VIII 169ff.; *Ward II 656 No. 3; *Brown PMLA XXI 486ff. — English: Child III 240ff., IV 497a. |
| V356 | Christian hero (saint) overthrows heathen idols. *Boje 82; *Toldo V 339; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V72 | Christmas. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 121b; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX 979ff., IX Nachträge 864—968; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V115.1.3.2 | Church bell cannot be raised because person blasphemes. England: *Baughman. |
| V115.1.3.1 | Church bell cannot be raised because silence is broken. (Cf. C401.4.) Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 72f. Nos. 612, 613, 619. |
| V115.1 | Church bell sunk in river (sea). (Cf. F993.) *Fb. "kirkeklokke" IV 260b; Wales, England: *Baughman; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 47 No. 88; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 72 Nos. 608—11; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 135 No. 88. |
| V222.6.1 | Church bells ring without aid of human hands at death of holy person. *Loomis White Magic 52. |
| V115 | Church bells. Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 69a; Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 868ff.; E. Lippert Glockenläuten als Rechtsbrauch (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1939); *P. Sartori Das Buch von deutschen Glocken (Berlin, 1932).—Irish myth: *Cross; Norwegian: Solheim Register 21. |
| V111 | Churches. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 123c; Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 335, O'Suilleabhain 112. |
| V82 | Circumcision. (Cf. F81.3.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 126c; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V463.1 | Cleric surrenders life that body may consecrate land. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V465 | Clerical vices. |
| V461.7 | Clerical virtue of absolute faith. Man captured by robbers is so confident that God will protect him that he is saved. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V461 | Clerical virtue. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V460 | Clerical virtues and vices. |
| V472 | Clerical vows because of disappointment in love. |
| V470 | Clerical vows. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 634a. |
| V34.4 | Clothes of knight who kneels in mud before host as it passes miraculously kept clean. Alphabet No. 492; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V61.3 | Coffin buried upright. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cercueil". |
| V222.1.3 | Column of light descends from heaven upon chosen man. Loomis White Magic 28. |
| V65 | Commemoration of death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V22 | Condemnation because of death without confession. (Cf. Q223.4.) Alphabet Nos. 231, 455; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 89 No. 760A*, Keller. |
| V21 | Confession brings forgiveness of sin. Nouvelles de Sens No. 15; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. No. 182. |
| V21.3 | Confession of monk who intended to rob monastery brings forgiveness. Eventually elected prior. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V24.1 | Confession of sins of a pilgrim calms a great storm at sea. Alphabet No. 174. |
| V20 | Confession of sins. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 133b; *De Vooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen (Den Haag, 1926) 241ff.; *R. Pettazzoni La confessione dei peccati (Bologna, 1929); Jewish: *Neuman; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 143. |
| V25.2 | Confession without giving up sin punished. Scala Celi 55a No. 309. |
| V29 | Confession—miscellaneous motifs. |
| V29.7 | Confessor and penitent exchange confidences. Balance sins and cancel wrongs. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V20.1.2 | Confessor as "soul-friend". Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V350 | Conflicts between religions. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V434 | Conqueror restores kingship to king for charity. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V515.1.4 | Constantine's vision of the Cross. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V211.4 | Construction of the Cross. |
| V351.5 | Contest of miraculous powers between a Yogi and a Musselman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V351.3.1 | Contest of St. Peter with Simon Magus, a magician. *Loomis White Magic 120. |
| V52.2 | Continuous prayer sustains man through frightful vigil. *Type 307; *BP III 534; *Köhler-Bolte II 213ff.; Irish: Beal XXI 313, 319, O'Suilleabhain 37, 53; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| V229.25 | Conversation of animals reveals to man how to become saint. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 42. |
| V331.1.4 | Conversion because saint's staff miraculously goes through neophytes' foot. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V330 | Conversion from one religion to another. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics X 400—403. |
| V331.10 | Conversion to Christianity because of admiration for Christian virtue. |
| V331.1.3 | Conversion to Christianity because the heathen gods prove to be less powerful. *Loomis White Magic 75. |
| V331.1.1 | Conversion to Christianity by miracle of seeing blood flow from Jesus' image. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V331.2 | Conversion to Christianity on pain of death. *Dickson 188 n. 64, 224; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V331.6 | Conversion to Christianity out of gratitude. Ruler has captive baptize his sister and then marry her. Grateful for past kindnesses. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V331.1.2 | Conversion to Christianity through appearance of the cross and angels. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V331.5 | Conversion to Christianity through love. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| V331.1 | Conversion to Christianity through miracle. Dickson 193—98 passim; Alphabet No. 558; Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 71, 74, Beal XXI 326; English: Wells 91 (Otuel), 119 (Octovian), *Hibbard 45ff.; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| V331.4 | Conversion to Christianity through repentance. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V331.10.1 | Conversion to Christianity through show of forgiveness and gentleness. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V331 | Conversion to Christianity. (Cf. M177.1.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 555; Dickson 199 n. 89; Malone PMLA XLIII 413. — Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 65, Beal XXI 325; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 88 (Roland and Vernagu); Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 178. |
| V336 | Conversion to Judaism. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V136.1 | Copy of gospels buried with saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
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