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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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| S112.6 | Murder by roasting alive in oven furnace). Jewish: *Neuman; Tonga: Gifford 190. |
| K955.1 | Murder by scalding. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D2061.2.7 | Murder by showing man caul with which he was born. Irish myth: Cross. |
| S121 | Murder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chest. *Type 720; *BP I 412ff., 422; *Cox 479; *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 91b n. 36; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 6; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| P176 | Murder by slaves. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| S139.7 | Murder by slicing person into small pieces. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 154; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (TpG. 3/912). |
| K929.5 | Murder by slipping gold coins into meat customarily demanded by enemy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| S135 | Murder by springing bent tree. Man bound to it is torn to pieces. (Cf. H1522.1.) Fb "træ" III 865b; India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K953 | Murder by squeezing. |
| S115.1 | Murder by stabbing in ear. (Cf. S112.3.) Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 236, 265; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 264. |
| S115 | Murder by stabbing. Heptameron No. 40; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 592; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| S132 | Murder by starvation. (Cf. R51.1, S123.4.) Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 287. |
| S115.2 | Murder by sticking needle through head. Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 9; Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 52, Rasmussen III 65, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 185. |
| S113 | Murder by strangling. See references to Q424. Irish myth: Cross; Chinese: Werner 267. |
| K929 | Murder by strategy—miscellaneous. |
| K910 | Murder by strategy. Types 10**, 221, 228; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| S113.2 | Murder by suffocation. Irish myth: Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; West Indies: Flowers 575. |
| D2061.2.2 | Murder by sympathetic magic. An object or an animal is abused or destroyed to bring about the death of a person. *Cox Cinderella 491; Herbert III 200; Oesterley No. 102; *Kittredge Witchcraft 73ff., 411ff. nn. 1—171; Irish myth: Cross; Heptameron No. 1. |
| S139.6 | Murder by tearing out heart. India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S127 | Murder by throwing from height. Greek: Grote I 278. |
| K951.1.3 | Murder by throwing hot fruit into victim's mouth. Papua: Ker 103. |
| K951.1 | Murder by throwing hot stones in the mouth. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 38 No. 285A*; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 33; Papua: Ker 103; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 324 n. 167; Africa (Wachaga): Gutmann 188. |
| K951.3 | Murder by throwing poisoned bread into mouth. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 334b. |
| K951.1.2 | Murder by thrusting spear (tongs) into mouth. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S116.6 | Murder by trampling of horses (elephants). English romance: Malory IX 25; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 647. |
| S139.1 | Murder by twisting out intestines. (Cf. K1444, Q469.7.) *Fb "tarm" III 776a; Icelandic: *Boberg; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 66, 384. |
| K953.2 | Murder by wrapping snake around man. Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 10. |
| F451.5.9.6 | Murder causes dwarf to lose his soul. (Cf. E700.) Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 240. |
| N271.7 | Murder discovered on digging foundations of house. House burns. Diggers discover body. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| N271.4 | Murder discovered through knowledge of bird languages. Birds point out the murder. *Type 781. |
| K579.6 | Murder feigned to effect escape. Knight is refused permission to leave city. He rushes to city gates and pretends that he has just killed a public enemy. Is aided in his escape. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K914 | Murder from ambush. Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K959.4 | Murder from behind. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K959.2 | Murder in one's sleep. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K986 | Murder induced by bribery (lands, riches, wives). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1810.8.2.3 | Murder made known in a dream. Canada: Baughman. |
| M371.3 | Murder of child to prevent fulfillment of prophecy of ruin she will bring upon kingdom. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q211.4 | Murder of children punished. (Cf. Q418.2, Q455.1, Q553.5.) *Types 781, 832; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 31, Beal XXI 310; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 148f.; Greek: Grote I 160; Jewish: *Neuman; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/15). |
| Q418.1 | Murder of faithless wife with poisoned salad. (Cf. Q241.) Heptameron No. 36. |
| Q211.12 | Murder of parents punished by member of family. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/818); Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 385; Tonga: Gifford 53; Maori: Beckwith Myth 474. |
| M376.2 | Murder of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S73.1.0.1 | Murder of stepbrother (foster brother). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q211 | Murder punished. (Cf. Q411.6, Q413.4, Q414.0.12, Q416.0.2, Q417.1, Q421.0.4, Q424.0.1, Q431.1, Q431.9, Q450.1.1, Q451.1.4, Q451.2.3, Q451.4.5, Q451.7.4, Q469.6, Q469.12, Q491.6, Q497, Q511, Q511.1, Q512.0.1, Q520.1, Q545, Q551.3.3, Q551.8.3, Q552.3.0.2, Q556.2, Q556.10, Q558.9, Q582.3.) Irish: Beal XXI 336, O'Suilleabhain 124; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 319f.; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 202, 205—09; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 267; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 38 No. 25; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/818, 1353, 13/127); Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 168, (Greenland): Rasmussen III 76, 111, 294; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 156, 163. |
| N271.6 | Murder revealed by child. |
| N271.2 | Murder revealed by unusual names of boys. The dying man leaves message to name his sons "O God" and "O king" (or the like). This arouses the king's curiosity and brings the murder to light. BP II 336, 535; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 116 No. 960. |
| N615 | Murder revealed to thieves climbing into bank. Type 951B. |
| E337.1.1 | Murder sounds heard just as they must have happened at time of death. England, U.S., Wales: *Baughman. |
| K928 | Murder through transformation. |
| N271.11 | Murder will out: murderers quarrel under influence of drink and reveal crime. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1216. |
| N271 | Murder will out. Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa Jr Nos. 202—209; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S112.2 | Murder with hot iron. Bored through eye or nose. *Krappe Balor 4ff.; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 592, Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys.; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 52 No. 8. |
| S111.4 | Murder with poisoned apple. *Type 709; *BP I 450ff.; *Böklen 100; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| S111.5 | Murder with poisoned book. King wets finger to turn leaves and falls dead. *Chauvin V 276 No. 156 n. 3. |
| S111.1 | Murder with poisoned bread. *Type 709; *Böklen 102; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 80 No. 12. |
| S111.3 | Murder with poisoned comb. *Type 709; *BP I 450ff.; *Böklen 109. |
| S111.2 | Murder with poisoned lace. *Type 709; *BP I 450ff.; *Böklen 104. |
| S111.6 | Murder with poisoned robe. Consumes wearer. Greek: Fox 115, *Frazer Apollodorus I 123; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S111.7 | Murder with poisoned slippers. Africa (Thonga): Junod 266ff., (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVIII 299ff. No. 16. |
| V254.7 | Murdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.) **Brown PMLA XXI 486ff.; Ward II 656, 697 and passim; Herbert III 528; Wells Catalogue of Romances 166 (Vernon Miracles). |
| D1549.7 | Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E413 | Murdered person cannot rest in grave. (See all references to E231, E334, E337.1.1, E337.3.) *Fb "spøgelse" III 521a, "gjenganger" I 443b; Jellinek Zs. f. Vksk. XIV 323; Tobler 47; England, Wales, U.S.: *Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 682; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 5 Nos. 37—38; Kristensen Danske Sagn V (1897) 102ff., 334ff., (1934) 78ff., 252ff. |
| M257.2 | Murdered person's request and promise. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V462.0.4 | Murderer becomes ascetic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E411.1 | Murderer cannot rest in grave. *Type 760; Jellinek Zs. f. Vksk. XIV 323; Fb "gjenganger" I 443b, "lig" II 412b; Tobler 83, 90.—Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 4 No. 32; England, U.S.: *Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 678; Greek: Aeschylus Eumenides 100. |
| G62 | Murderer caused to eat victim's flesh unwittingly. Sickens and dies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1145.1 | Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 434. |
| Q520.1 | Murderer does penance. (Cf. Q171.1.1, Q211.) *Types 756BC; **Andrejev FFC LIV, LXIX 85, 118ff., 238ff.; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| R323.2 | Murderer escapes to sky in magic chariot. Greek: Euripides' Medea. |
| R323.1 | Murderer escapes to sky on sky rope. (Cf. F51.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W15.1 | Murderer goes to victim's son and asks to be killed. The son aids him to escape. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| Q582.3 | Murderer killed by his own spear. (Cf. Q211.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| S110.5 | Murderer kills all who come to certain spot. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2116.4 | Murderer makes outcry so that innocent person is accused of murder. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K619 | Murderer or captor beguiled—miscellaneous. |
| K600 | Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled. |
| N271.5 | Murderer through miracle suspected of theft; murder thus discovered. Type 761*. |
| Q469.12 | Murderer torn limb from limb. (Cf. Q211, Q416.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman. |
| N271.8 | Murderer traced through victim's ring. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| M348 | Murderer warned by God's voice that murder will be avenged. *BP II 535 n. 1; *Wesselski Mönchslatein 88 No. 76; Irish: Beal XXI 336, O'Suilleabhain 123; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 787*; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 205. |
| F451.1.2 | Murderer's children become dwarfs. *Fb "dværg" I 220b. |
| Q491.6.1 | Murderer's corpse cut into pieces. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q545 | Murderer's penance complete when he kills a greater murderer and prevents a crime. (Cf. Q211.) *Type 756C; **Andrejev FFC LIV; Wesselski Archiv Orientální II 39ff. |
| Q417.1 | Murderess forced to leap from cliff. (Cf. Q211.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T173 | Murderous bride. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| G262 | Murderous witch. Irish myth: *Cross; England, Scotland, U.S.: Baughman. |
| S110 | Murders. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q552.3.7 | Murrain upon cattle as punishment. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A2613.1 | Mushroom from spittle of deity. (Cf. A2686.1.)—Dh II 107; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3230, Legends No. 325. |
| J1813.1 | Mushrooms shrink in water. Fool kills his wife because he thinks that she has eaten part of them. Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 412 No. 11. |
| D1364.24 | Music causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1275.1.)—Greek: Fox 193 (Argos); Irish: Plummer clxxii, *Cross; English: Child V 489 s.v. "music"; Finnish: Kalevala rune 42. |
| A661.0.2 | Music in heaven. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A659.1 | Music of the spheres. Jewish: Neuman. (The general philosophical theory of the music of the spheres is not treated here). |
| A661.0.2.2 | Music produced by precious stones in heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1508.2 | Music restores reason. (Cf. D1275.1.) Dickson 121. |
| X351 | Music teacher charges double for those who have taken music before. One fee for teaching and one for making them forget the old teaching. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 314. |
| C915.1.1 | Music-box continues playing when it is touched contrary to tabu.—Köhler's notes to Gonzenbach Sicilianische Märchen No. 15. |
| B297 | Musical animals. |
| D1364.25.0.1 | Musical branch causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1615.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.8.3 | Musical fountain in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F716.5 | Musical fountain in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1364.25 | Musical instrument causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1210.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| F774.3 | Musical pillar. (Cf. A661.0.2.1.) Patch PMLA XXXIII 626 n. 87; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F803 | Musical rock in fairyland. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q223.9.2 | Musician flogged for eating a kid on Friday (day of fast). (Cf. Q458.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K521.4.2.1 | Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 868. |
| K606.1.3 | Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. Must return to earth to repair strings. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3276, Legends Nos. 467—471. |
| P428 | Musician. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| A2432.5 | Muskrat's dwelling. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 243. |
| J1467 | Must drink from the common cup. A man always drinks out of his own cup. In storm at sea a sailor says, "Today we all drink out of the same cup (the sea). *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 247. |
| D1531.1 | Mustard seeds give power of flying. (Cf. D971.1.) Penzer II 63f. |
| A128 | Mutilated god. Egyptian: Müller 92ff.; Jewish: Neuman; Greek: Argonautica IV line 984 (Chronos); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S143.3 | Mutilated man on horseback chased into the forest. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| C948 | Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| Q451 | Mutilation as punishment. (Cf. S160.) Missouri French: Carrière; Marquesas: Handy 78, 121. |
| S167 | Mutilation by crushing. (Cf. S116.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H56.2 | Mutilation of children's bodies for identification. *Dickson 42 n. 41. |
| S160.4 | Mutilation of envoys. (Cf. R51.3.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 701. |
| T327 | Mutilation to repel lover. (Cf. S160, T333.) Heptameron No. 10; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S166.1 | Mutilation: beard torn off with the skin (and cheeks). (Cf. S187.1.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S173 | Mutilation: breaking (two, three) ribs. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S166.2 | Mutilation: cheek and chin cut off, but held together by biting the beard. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S166.4 | Mutilation: cheeks cut off. (Cf. S166.2.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S166.5 | Mutilation: chin and lips cut off. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S162.5 | Mutilation: crushing feet and turning them backward. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S167.1 | Mutilation: crushing victim's limbs. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S163 | Mutilation: cutting (tearing) out tongue. Often to prevent revelation of secret. Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 510, Keller; Greek: Fox 70 (Philomela), Grote I 181; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/600); Koryak, American Indian: *Jochelson JE VI 372. |
| S161.1 | Mutilation: cutting off fingers. *Fb "guld ring" I 514a; *Dickson 41 n. 41; Icelandic: *Boberg; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 22; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 17, Rasmussen III 58, (Smith Sound): Kroeber JAFL XII 168, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 262, (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 152, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 165, (Central): Boas RBAE VI 584, 586, 637. |
| S161 | Mutilation: cutting off hands (arms). Heptameron No. 48; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa II Nos. 99—103, Espinosa Jr. No. 137; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 710, 885; Eskimo (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 151. |
| S162.4 | Mutilation: cutting off heelbone. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S162 | Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet). *Type 519; *Krappe Archiv f. d. Studium d. neueren Sprachen CLX 161ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 710, 885; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 242. |
| S162.3 | Mutilation: cutting off toes. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S176.1 | Mutilation: emasculation. Irish myth: *Cross; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 270, III 293. |
| S164 | Mutilation: knocking out teeth. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S172 | Mutilation: nose cut off or crushed. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S165 | Mutilation: putting out eyes. *Types 310, 533, 590, 613; *BP I 97ff., II 273ff., 468ff., III 1ff.; **Christiansen FFC XXIV 46ff.; *Cox 501; Gaster Thespis 332f. — Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "yeux"; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 63, 67 Nos. 455, 510, Espinosa II 99—103, 111—112, Espinosa Jr. No. 137; Greek: *Grote I 183, Fox 74 (Phineus); Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 111, 1163; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 250 No. 193; Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 251; Hawaii: ibid. 248; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 165, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 585; N. A. Indian: *Thompson CColl II 391ff. |
| S176 | Mutilation: sex organs cut off. (Cf. Q241, Q451.10.) Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| S166.3 | Mutilation: shoulder-skin torn off in wrestling. Icelandic: Göngu-Hrуlfs saga 264. |
| S166 | Mutilation: skin cut from back. Hdwb. d. Märchens II 102a n. 140; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 447, Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa III Nos. 163—7; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S168 | Mutilation: tearing off ears. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| S160 | Mutilations. Nouvelles de Sens No. 24; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q226.2 | Mutinous clerics expelled in shapes of swine. (Cf. Q551.3.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K231.1.2 | Mutual agreement to divide food. Trickster eats other's food and then refuses to divide his own. Christiansen FFC XXIV 46; India: *Thompson-Balys; West Indies: Flowers 501. |
| K231.1.1 | Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain. Louisiana Creole: Fortier MAFLS II 109; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa: Meinhof 200, (Ekoi): Talbot 337, (Nigeria): Tremaine FL XXI 492, (Vandau): Curtis Songs and Tales from the Dark Continent (New York, 1920) 44; American Negro (Georgia): Harris Nights 230ff. Nos. 39, 40, 41; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 241 No. 14; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 109 n. 2; West Indies: Flowers 499ff. |
| J867 | Mutual and undeserved compliments: donkey to camel, "What a beauty you are"; latter answers, "What a sweet voice you have." India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T21 | Mutual love through accidental drinking of love philtre. Schoepperle II 587a s.v. "potion"; English: Wells 80 (Sir Tristrem). |
| F531.6.8 | Mutual relations of giants. |
| A169 | Mutual relations of the gods—miscellaneous. |
| A160 | Mutual relations of the gods. |
| Z41.4.2 | My dog picked up a string, but did not wish to give it to me unless I gave her bread. Cupboard did not wish to give bread unless I gave it a key; smith, charcoal; charcoal-burner, calf's legbone; butcher, milk; cow, grass; meadow, water; clouds, dove's feather. Dove gave me a feather which I gave to clouds, etc. *Taylor JAFL XLVI 86 No. 2034B; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 156 No. 2030D. |
| D1365.1.2 | Myrtle causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.10.) Hartland Science 204. |
| Q554.5 | Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) Köhler-Bolte I 132; Euphorion IV 332; Irish: Beal XXI 317, O'Suilleabhain 46; Gascon: Bladé Contes pop. de Gascogne II 201 No. 13. |
| F809.6.2 | Mysterious characters engraved upon rock of fire. Jewish: Neuman. |
| Q558.14 | Mysterious death as punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.). (Cf. Q222.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q558.13.2 | Mysterious death as punishment for disbelief in druidism. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.16 | Mysterious death as punishment for false judging. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.10 | Mysterious death as punishment for feigning sleep. (Cf. Q260.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.15 | Mysterious death as punishment for lying (perjury). (Cf. Q263.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.9 | Mysterious death as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q574.1 | Mysterious death as punishment for opposition to holy person remitted. (Cf. Q558.13.) O'Grady Silva Gadelica II 71; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q558.13 | Mysterious death as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q227, Q574.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q558.6 | Mysterious death as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.) *Loomis White Magic 98; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q558.12 | Mysterious death as punishment for worshiping idols on All-Saints-Day. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.8 | Mysterious death as punishment for wrongful satire. (Cf. Q265.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q574 | Mysterious death as punishment remitted. (Cf. Q558.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558 | Mysterious death as punishment. (Cf. Q411, Q574, Q591.1.) |
| Q574.2 | Mysterious death of animals as punishment for uncharitableness remitted. (Cf. D2089.3, Q286.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.15.1 | Mysterious death of son as punishment for lying (perjury). Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.9.1 | Mysterious death of son as punishment for murder. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q558.13.1 | Mysterious death of son as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q411.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E402 | Mysterious ghostlike noises heard. (Song, animal cries, footsteps, etc.) (Cf. E337.1, E236.7.) Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 24 Nos. 211—214; New York: Jones JAFL LVII 250; England: *Baughman. |
| N831.1.1 | Mysterious housekeeper is fairy mistress. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| N831.1 | Mysterious housekeeper. Men find their house mysteriously put in order. Discover that it is done by a girl (frequently an animal transformed into a girl). *Type 709; **Böklen Sneewittchenstudien 89ff.; MacCulloch Childhood 261; *BP I 450ff.; Hatt Asiatic Influences 96—102. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "menage"; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 71—74, 81, Espinosa II No. 114, Boggs FFC XC 48 No. 327D*; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 6; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Korean: Zong in-Sob 30; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 152, Dixon 218; New Britain, Philippine, Melanesia: Dixon 110 n. 25, 224 nn. 27, 28; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 34; Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 88, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 223; N.A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 335 n. 207; S. A. Indian: *Jijena Sanchez 23, (Surinam): Alexander Lat. Am. 274; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 134, 136, (Basuto): Jacottet 110 No. 16, (Kaffir): Theal 74, (Congo): Weeks 215 No. 11, (Zulu): Callaway 124. |
| F962.12.5 | Mysterious leaf falls on church altar. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F171.6 | Mysterious punishments in otherworld. *BP III 302; Ovid Metamorphoses IV lines 457—463. |
| Q554.3 | Mysterious stranger blows ashes into face of scoffer and chokes him to death. (Cf. Q225.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 666. |
| Q554 | Mysterious visitation as punishment. |
| F442.1 | Mysterious voice announces death of Pan. *Taylor Washington University Studies X (Humanistic Series) 3ff.; *Fb "röst"; *Boberg Sagnet om den Store Pans Død (København 1934); Boberg Noch einmal die Sage vom Tode des Grossen Pan (Ciassica et Mediaevalia III 119—132).—Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 45 No. 50; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3908; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 123 No. 45. |
| F420.1.5.2 | Mysterious voice—water-spirit—is calling from sea. German: Mackensen Hanseat. 22 (No. 32), Schultze 160; French: Sébillot France II 213, 344. |
| Q554.4 | Mysterious wolf enters church and kills blaspheming priest. (Cf. Q225.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 550. |
| B7.2 | Mythical animals surround God's throne. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B99 | Mythical animals—miscellaneous. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 371, (Zanzibar): Bateman 158 No. 8, (Basuto): Jacottet 70, 200, 276, (Ibo of Nigeria): Thomas 147, (Kaffir): Theal 84, 172. |
| B0 | Mythical animals. |
| B19.8 | Mythical antelope. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B10 | Mythical beasts and hybrids. |
| T50.3 | Mythical being asks for girl in marriage. (Cf. T111.) S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 158f. |
| B7.3 | Mythical bird running before the sun bears inscription of golden letters. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B30 | Mythical birds. Penzer VII 56 n.; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 29. |
| B30.2 | Mythical cock. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 276, 303, 313, 331, Boberg. |
| B94.1 | Mythical crab. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B94 | Mythical crustacean. |
| B19.11 | Mythical donkey. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B64 | Mythical eel. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 102f. |
| B60 | Mythical fish. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B530.1 | Mythical frog as host to woman. S. A. Indian (Warrau): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 146. |
| B98 | Mythical frog. S. A. Indian (Warrau): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 140. |
| B19.3.2 | Mythical horse belonging to water-spirit. S. A. Indian: Toba Métraux MAFLS XL 50. |
| A511.1.8.3 | Mythical lizards parents of culture hero. S. Am. Indian (Amuesa): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 149. |
| B63 | Mythical octopus. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 22; Marquesas: Handy 74. |
| B99.1 | Mythical salamander. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B91 | Mythical serpent. Borgese "Giganti e Serpenti" Archivio per lo Studio delle tradizioni popolari XX 507ff., XXI 90ff., 161ff.—Hindu: Penzer I 109 n. 2, II 90 n. 2, 266, III 259 n. 1.—Indo-Chinese: Scott 301; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B65 | Mythical shark. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 128—132. |
| B93 | Mythical spider. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B672 | Mythical tiger has family of jaguars. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 155. |
| B19.10 | Mythical tiger. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B30.1 | Mythical white albatross. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 92. |
| B99.2 | Mythical worm. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B244.2 | Naga-king. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 694. |
| B91.1 | Naga. Serpent demon.—Penzer I 203f., VI 28 n. 2; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1354. |
| T253.1 | Nagging wife drives husband to prepare for suicide. *Type 670; **Aarne FFC XV 48ff. |
| E412.3.2 | Naked ghost asks for shirt and promises luck on market for man. Lithuanian: Balys Ghosts. |
| P162.1 | Naked leper. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F568.1 | Naked men (boy). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| J2312 | Naked person made to believe that he is clothed. *Types 1406, 1620; *Clouston Noodles 163; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 866; H. C. Andersen "Kejserens ny Klæder"; Christensen DF L 64; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| N684 | Naked soldier becomes general. Stripped for bathing he takes his place as guard when the king unexpectedly arrives. King invites him to come naked to the castle, where he is chosen as husband by a general's daughter. Type 1670*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1670*. |
| F568 | Naked tribe. Sun, cold, wind, rain do not harm them. Irish myth: Cross. |
| E501.5.1.1 | Naked woman pursued and cut in two by rider. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 228; *Herbert III 134. |
| N611.1.1 | Name of criminal accidentally spoken out (identical with ordinary word in speech). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| G271.2.3 | Name of deity breaks witch's spell. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| L10.1 | Name of victorious youngest son. Fb "Esben" I 256. |
| C430 | Name tabu: prohibition against uttering the name of a person or thing.—*Types 400, 500; *BP I 495; *Clodd Tom-Tit-Tot, The Magic of Names; Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 809; *Nyrop Navnets Magt; *Chauvin VI 106 No. 270; *Fb "navn" II 675b, 676a; Frazer Golden Bough XII 383 s.v. "names".—Irish: Cross, MacCulloch Celtic 70; Welsh: ibid. 100; English-Scottish: Child V 489 s.v. "naming"; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 29; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17.—Jamaica Negro: Beckwith MAFLS XVII *263 No. 66, *277 No. 89.—Africa (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 101, (Vai): Ellis 257 No. 52, (A'Kikuyu): Barrett 42. |
| G303.2 | Names applied to the devil. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F451.8 | Names for dwarfs. **Gould PMLA XLIV 939. |
| F0.1 | Names for otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E700.1 | Names given the soul. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2571.0.4 | Names of animals explained by their characteristics. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J2493 | Names of dogs literally interpreted. The names are "The Shepherd" and "Get the stick". When the man calls his dogs to dinner, the thief thinks that he is telling the shepherd to get a stick. Type 1530*; Russia: Andrejev No. 1530*. |
| M369.4 | Names of future kings foretold. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Z100.1 | Names of giants (Fomorians) with sinister significance. Irish myth: Cross. |
| X435.4 | Names of persons in the Trinity. The priest's example: the three cows. The boy: "The Holy Ghost has just had a calf." Type 1833D; England: Baughman. |
| T596 | Naming of children. |
| A765 | Naming the stars. The "Great Star" names the stars.—Bushman: Bleek and Lloyd 79. |
| F57.1 | Narrow road to heaven. Wimberly 405.—Irish: O'Suilleabhain 63, Beal XXI 324; Kachin: Scott Indo-Chinese 265; Eskimo (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 153. |
| N128.1 | National disasters occur always at the same date. Jewish: Neuman. |
| P711.6 | National unity preserved by expulsion of all foreign elements. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, Neuman. |
| K304 | Nations of thieves. Jewish: Neuman. |
| P710 | Nations. |
| A901.2 | Natural features because of combat of huge rock columns with each other. Marquesas: Handy 133. |
| D2137 | Natural law suspended. |
| A1091 | Natural laws inoperative at end of world. *Olrik Ragnarök 46ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Chinese: Graham. |
| G303.6.3 | Natural phenomena accompanying the devil's appearance. |
| P17.9.1 | Natural son is refused kingship and half heritage. Icelandic: Hervarar saga 86—88, Boberg. |
| P233.4 | Natural son preferred to legitimate. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| P17.9 | Natural son succeeds to the throne. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N511.2 | Natural underground treasure. *Winter 35; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| A139 | Nature and appearance of the gods—miscellaneous. |
| A120 | Nature and appearance of the gods. (cf. A18f.). Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A870 | Nature and condition of the earth. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 325. |
| A750 | Nature and condition of the moon. Many motifs in A720 to A739 refer to the moon and are not here repeated. |
| A739 | Nature and condition of the sun—miscellaneous. |
| A720 | Nature and condition of the sun. Chinese: Graham. |
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