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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
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Magic
E
The Dead
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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
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Sex
U
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| F575.1 | Remarkably beautiful woman. Greek: Grote I 279 f.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 349, 762. |
| F532 | Remarkably broad man. Köhler-Bolte I 403; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F834.1 | Remarkably hot spear must be kept in bath of blood (poison). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F835.2 | Remarkably large club. |
| F544.0.1 | Remarkably large mouth. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F543.2 | Remarkably large nose. Tobler 63. |
| F543.1 | Remarkably long nose. *Fb "næse" II 716b, "kjælling" II 146b. |
| F547.6.1 | Remarkably long pubic hair. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F544.3.5 | Remarkably long teeth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F543.1.3 | Remarkably long, hooked nose. Irish myth: Cross. |
| X1521 | Remarkably narrow valleys. U.S.: Baughman. |
| F551.3 | Remarkably pretty white feet. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 103, *Boberg. |
| F552.3 | Remarkably pretty white hands. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F552.2 | Remarkably strong hands. (Cf. F610.) Tonga: Beckwith Myth 486. |
| F610 | Remarkably strong man. (Strong John). (Cf. X940, X959.1.) *Panzer Beowulf; *Types 301, 650*, 650**, 650, 1003—1013; *BP II 285ff., 300ff.; *Fb "styrke", "stærk", "Svend Felding".—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 86, 153 (Heimdall), *Boberg; French: Cosquin Lorraine Nos. 14, 46, 52, 69 and notes; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 8; Greek: Fox 75 (Herakles), Frazer Apollodorus I 259 n. 3; Jewish: Frazer Old Testament II 480ff. (Samson), *Neuman; Armenian: Ananikian 86; Hindu: Keith 172; India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: *De Vries Nederlandsch Tijdschrift v. Volkskunde XXX 97ff.; Chinese: Graham; Buriat: Holmberg Siberian 428; N. A. Indian: *Thompson CColl II 334ff. incident A 2; West Indies: Flowers 435. |
| F610.0.1 | Remarkably strong woman. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 551, 902; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 128. |
| F610.0.1.1 | Remarkably strong women defeats man in arrow and spear contest. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F565.2 | Remarkably strong women. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F533 | Remarkably tall man. (Cf. F531.2.1.) Köhler-Bolte I 403; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Þiðriks saga I 345, Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Marquesas: Handy 126; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 392; Fiji: ibid. 472; Tuamotu: ibid. 471. |
| F551.4 | Remarkably ugly feet (and hands). Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1515.1 | Remedies for poison. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J2119 | Remedies worse than the disease—miscellaneous. |
| J2100 | Remedies worse than the disease. |
| E501.19 | Remedy for effects of seeing wild hunt. |
| D2161.3.8.1 | Remedy for epilepsy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| N452.1 | Remedy for lack of water in certain place overheard in conversation of animals (demons). *Type 613; **Christiansen FFC XXIV 86ff.; Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 527. |
| D1515.5 | Remedy for mad dog bite. Irish myth: Cross (D1519.3). |
| B513 | Remedy learned from overhearing animal meeting. The hero learns how to cure his own blindness and the sickness of the king (princess).—Spanish Exempla: Keller; Missouri-French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys.—See references for B235. |
| K1010.1 | Remedy: covering with dry leaves. Victim burned up. (Cf. K1013.2.) Africa (Wakweli): Bender 88f. |
| F557.1 | Removable brain. Saint's brain kept in a missile ball. Irish: Plummer xxxiv. |
| F541.11 | Removable eyes. Jewish: Neuman; Africa: Weeks Jungle 126ff. |
| F557 | Removable organs. India: Thompson-Balys; Ibo (Nigeria): Basden 140 (nose, feet, hands, face). |
| F547.5.1 | Removable vagina. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 113, 186. |
| Q494.2 | Removal from priesthood as punishment. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| J753 | Remove obstacles from path. |
| J2516.7 | Remove turban as last duty. Sleepy servant removes master's turban while still in council meeting. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q275 | Remover of landmarks punished. Kuhn Sagen aus Westfalen I 40f. No. 34, 118 No. 127, 177 No. 187; Hoffman JAFL II 33; Frahm Am Urquell II 202. |
| J1396 | Removing chance for worry. A king noticing that a student has stolen a capon, asks, "Does not the Bible say that you should not worry about tomorrow?" "Exactly. I was trying to remove all chance of worry tomorrow." Wesselski Mönchslatein 109 No. 92; Nouvelles Récréations No. 35. |
| Q222.1.1 | Renegade priest punished by death for allowing heathen to defile the host. A knight slays the priest. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| A1006 | Renewal of world after world calamity. Icel.: De la Saussaye 352, Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman.—S. Am. Indian (Bakairi): Lévi-Strauss BBAE CXLIII (3) 347, (Namicuara): Lévi-Strauss ibid. 369. |
| V475 | Renunciation of clerical vows. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K1415 | Repairing the house. House or furniture destroyed. *Type 1010. |
| J1265 | Repartee based on church government. |
| J1269 | Repartee based on church or clergy—miscellaneous. |
| J1260 | Repartee based on church or clergy. |
| J1263.1 | Repartee based on clerical ignorance. |
| J1262 | Repartee based on doctrinal discussions. |
| J1261 | Repartee based on levity toward sacred persons and things. |
| J1330 | Repartee concerning beggars. |
| J1263 | Repartee concerning clerical abuses. |
| J1264 | Repartee concerning clerical incontinence. |
| J1263.4 | Repartee concerning clerical luxury. |
| J1263.2 | Repartee concerning clerical venality. (Cf. J1192, J1263.1.2.) |
| J1430 | Repartee concerning doctors and patients. |
| J1320 | Repartee concerning drunkenness. |
| J1400 | Repartee concerning false reform. |
| J1410 | Repartee concerning fatness. |
| J1483 | Repartee concerning runaway horses. |
| J1270 | Repartee concerning the parentage of children. |
| J1319 | Repartee concerning wine—miscellaneous. |
| J1310 | Repartee concerning wine. |
| J1279 | Repartee regarding the parentage of children—miscellaneous. |
| J1289 | Repartee with ruler (judge, etc.)—miscellaneous. |
| J1280 | Repartee with ruler (judge, etc.). |
| J1440 | Repartee—miscellaneous. |
| J1262.7 | Repartee: "If you can't see the soul in the living man, how can you expect to see it in the dead?" retorts wise man to atheist. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V58.3 | Repeated circumambulations with prayer. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F901 | Repeated death. (Cf. M341.2.4.2.) |
| E670 | Repeated reincarnation. Irish myth: *Cross; Gaster Exempla 248 No. 349; Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 9; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 421, II 518, 1117; India: *Thompson-Balys; Marquesas: Handy 106; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 142. |
| E151 | Repeated resuscitation. A person dies and is resuscitated repeatedly. *Zwierzina Legenden der Märtyrer vom unzerstörbaren Leben. (Innsbrucker Festgruss dargebracht der 50. Versammlung deutscher Philologen in Graz).—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Georgian: Wardrop Georgian Folk-Tales (London, 1894) 59 No. 10; India: Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian (Micmac): Rand 296 No. 51, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 22 No. 8, (Yuki): Kroeber UCal IV 185, (Osage): Dorsey FM VII 43 No. 36, (Navaho): Matthews MAFLS V 93; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 298f., 463; S. A. Indian (Ackawoi): Alexander Lat. Am. 270; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 75 No. 36. |
| D610 | Repeated transformation. Transformation into one form after another. —Köhler-Bolte I 265; *Type 325; *Norlind 73ff.; *Scott Thumb 124ff.; Cosquin études 516ff; Chauvin II 183, V 199.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Child I 337, *V 499 s.v. "transformations, successive"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 16f.; Missouri French: Carrière; Greek: Fox 87 (Nereus), 92 (Periklymenos), 122 (Thetis), Frazer Apollodorus II 67 n. 6, Roscher s.v. "Acheloos"; Persian: Carnoy 270, 272; Turkish: Radloff IV 81ff.; India: Keith 152, Tawney II 168, 510ff., *Thompson-Balys.—Chinese: Werner 361, Eberhard FFC CXX 48; Japanese: Ikeda; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen Nos 63, 69, 132.—Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 213 No. 73; Central Caroline Islands: Dixon 258; American Indian (Aztec): Alexander Lat. Am. 83.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 72 No. 3, (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 3, (general): Frobenius Atlantis II 38ff, III 116ff., Meinhof African. Märchen No. 35. |
| D616 | Repeated transformations to deceive wives. A husband thus makes each of his many wives believe that he is always with her. Hindu: Keith 166. |
| J2498 | Repeating the ceremony. Fool told to repeat part of the ceremony at baptism persists absurdly in repeating every remark. Field Pent Cuckoo 8; England: Baughman; West Indies: Flowers 491. |
| K1837.3 | Repentant nurse disguises as hermit. Spanish: Childers; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K416 | Repentant thief pretends to have found stolen cow. Upbraids owner for not guarding her better. *Wesselski Mönchslatein 119 No. C; Mensa Philosophica No. 52. |
| A1414.7 | Repository of fire. |
| T317.4 | Repression of lust through fasting. Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 99; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T317.2 | Repression of lust through prayer. Alphabet No. 14; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| T317.3 | Repression of lust through preaching. Alphabet No. 638. |
| T317.1 | Repression of lust through sitting in water. Dickson 92f. nn. 70, 71; Alphabet No. 750. |
| Q284 | Reproach concerning physical deformity (blemish) punished. (Cf. Q411.9.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| A13.4 | Reptile as creator. |
| G354 | Reptile as ogre. |
| B622 | Reptile as wooer. |
| B613 | Reptile paramour. (Cf. B604.) |
| D1711.13 | Reptile-men cure snake bites, and can summon together snakes (or mice) and lead them away anywhere. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3666. |
| P251.8 | Repudiation of relationship of birth between man and his bad brother. Africa (Wakweli): Bender 92f. |
| S322.5 | Repulsed lover kills woman's child. Dickson 73 n. 26. |
| Q338.1 | Request for immortality punished by transformation into tree. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 276 n. 18. |
| P172 | Requirement that slaves given as tribute should not know Irish. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J222 | Rescue alone from shipwreck chosen over drowning with goods. Wienert FFC LVI 81 (ET 472), 142 (ST 486). |
| R175 | Rescue at the stake. (Cf. R151.2, R154.1.1, R164.2, R215.) *Dickson 78 n. 40; *Boje 116ff.; English: Wells 97 (Chevalere Assigne); Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; West Indies: Flowers 572. |
| R162 | Rescue by captor's daughter (wife, mother). Types 516, 975**; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 102; *Loomis White Magic 117; Basset RTP XVI 614; Irish myth: Cross; English: Wells 85 (The Sowdone of Babylone); Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus II 135 n. 3 (Ariadne); India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| R164 | Rescue by giant. (Cf. G100.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R163 | Rescue by grateful dead man. (Cf. E341.) *Types 505—508; **Liljeblad passim; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1399 | Rescue by magic object—miscellaneous. |
| R165 | Rescue by saint (holy man). (Cf. R121.6.) Alphabet No. 560; *Loomis White Magic 93; Irish: Plummer cxlix, *Cross. |
| R169.15 | Rescue by stranger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R117 | Rescue from being burned. (Cf. R175.) Icelandic: Lagerholm 117—18, *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| Q150.1 | Rescue from deluge as reward. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, *Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 81f. |
| A1027 | Rescue from deluge by fish. Hindu: Keith 75, 99. |
| F322.5 | Rescue from fairyland. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| G552 | Rescue from ogre by helpful animals. *Type 312; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 85; Africa (Kaffir): Kidd 226 No. 1, (Zulu): Callaway 147; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 274 No. 86. |
| G555 | Rescue from ogre by means of singing. *Type 327; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 271 No. 83. |
| G551 | Rescue from ogre by relative. |
| G550 | Rescue from ogre. *Types 311, 312, 313, 314, 590; Icelandic: *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "Barbe-bleu"; Missouri French: Carrière; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 30; Indonesia: Dixon 227; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 83; North Africa: *Saintyves Perrault 267; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 271 No. 83, 273 No. 86. |
| R211.8 | Rescue from prison by beheading giant keeper. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| R121.6 | Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.) Alphabet No. 436; *Loomis White Magic 89, 93; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| R116 | Rescue from robbers' den. (Cf. R111.1.2.) *Type 851; BP I 188ff.; French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| R138 | Rescue from shipwreck. Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R141 | Rescue from well. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| R130 | Rescue of abandoned or lost persons. |
| R169.4.1 | Rescue of bride from mysterious perils by hidden faithful servant. Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 128; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| R111 | Rescue of captive maiden. (Cf. H1385.1, R10.1.) *Sparnaay 45ff.; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 550a nn. 219, 220, 554b; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "princesse"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 18; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 133—35, III Nos. 140, 143; India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 334ff. |
| R110 | Rescue of captive. |
| G551.3.1 | Rescue of children from giant (ogre) by hero (skillful companions). Irish myth: Cross. |
| G551.3 | Rescue of children from ogre by brother. *Type 327*; Africa (Kaffir): Kidd 233 No. 4; Jamaica: Beckwith XVII 271 No. 83. |
| R111.2.3.1 | Rescue of earl's daughter from giant's cave where she is chained to the wall (a pillar). Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| R111.1.13 | Rescue of girl from tigers. Chinese: Graham. |
| R169.4.2 | Rescue of king's children by faithful servant. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| R111.1.8 | Rescue of maidens from witches. (Cf. G200.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| R165.1 | Rescue of poor girl by St. Nicholas. Saint keeps her from being sold into slavery. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| R111.1.3 | Rescue of princess (maiden) from dragon. *Types 300, 303; *Hartland Perseus III 1—65 passim; **Ranke FFC CXIV; *BP I 534; *Loomis White Magic 119. See also references to B11.10 and B11.11. — Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 133—135, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 68f.; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 158 n. 3; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| R111.1.4 | Rescue of princess (maiden) from giant (monster). (Cf. G100.) *Dickson 132 n. 106; *Brown Iwain 50 n. 1; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 117 (Sir Torrent of Portyngale); Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| R111.1.7 | Rescue of princess (maiden) from magician. (Cf. D1711.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| R111.1.10 | Rescue of princess (queen, maiden) from supernatural being who has won her at game of chance. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| R111.2.2 | Rescue of princess from mountain. *Type 530; *BP III 111; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 143, 144 (Siegfried and Brunhilde). |
| R111.1.1 | Rescue of princess from ogre. See references to R11.1. Type 590; BP III 1; *Basset RTP III 562; English: Wells 64 (The Avowynge of King Arthur), 66 (Ywain and Gawain), 70 (Libeaus Disconus); Irish myth: *Cross: Spanish: Espinosa III No. 143; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 3; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 307, 359; N. A. Indian (Zuсi): Benedict II 341. |
| R112.3 | Rescue of prisoners from fairy stronghold. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| G551.2 | Rescue of sister from ogre by another sister. *Type 311; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 103 No. 7. |
| G551.1 | Rescue of sister from ogre by brother. *Type 312; Krappe Revue Celtique XLVIII (1931) 99ff., Rheinisches Museum f. Philologie N. F. LXXX 114ff. —Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *454; Eskimo (W. Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 195; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 274 No. 86; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 146, (Kaffir): Theal 134, (Hottentot): Bleek 62 No. 27. |
| R111.1.13.1 | Rescue of woman from bear's cave. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R111.1.5 | Rescue of woman from snake-husband. (Cf. B604.1.) Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 272 No. 85. |
| H83 | Rescue tokens. Proof that hero has succeeded in rescue. (Cf. H105, H105.1, H105.2.) *Types 300, 301, 304, 306; *Hartland Perseus III 203ff. (list of tokens). |
| R170 | Rescue—miscellaneous motifs. |
| W154.2.1 | Rescued animal threatens rescuer. *Type 155; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| R188 | Rescued person horrifies rescuers: e.g., they swoon on seeing him. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 2. and note. |
| R111.8 | Rescued person stolen from rescuer. |
| F102.3 | Rescued princess leaves her necklace behind in flight; hero returns for it and is left in underworld. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R111.8.1 | Rescued woman stolen from rescuer by demon. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| R111.8.2 | Rescued woman stolen from rescuer by other men. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K649.2 | Rescuer disguised as officer gains custody of prisoner. Pierre Faifeu No. 19. |
| R121.2 | Rescuer impersonates captive and deceives blind guardian while captive escapes. Mangaia (Cook Group): Dixon 75. |
| R150 | Rescuers. Missouri French: Carrière. |
| R100 | Rescues. |
| J1791.2 | Rescuing the moon. A numskull sees the moon in the water and throws a rope in to rescue it, but falls in himself. He sees the moon in the sky. At least the moon was saved! *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin I 241 No. 124; Christensen DF XLVII 217—18 no. 78; American Negro: Harris Nights 100 No. 19. |
| F562.3 | Residence in (under) water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F562.2 | Residence in a tree. Type 710, Grimm No. 3; Missouri French: Carrière; Hindu: Tawney I 121, 381, 531, 552, II 79, 162. |
| K551.17 | Respite from death for drink of water. India: Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 174 No. 75. |
| K555.2 | Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out song. Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 113. |
| K555.1 | Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out speech. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K555.1.2 | Respite from death gained by tale of the preparation of bread. *BP I 222; 331; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 1199 I*. |
| K555.1.1 | Respite from death gained by tale of the preparation of flax. *BP I 222; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 365A*, Legends Nos. 349, 360. |
| K551.1.1 | Respite from death granted until confession is made. Herbert III 48, 78. |
| K551 | Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. *Type 122A; U.S.: Baughman; West Indies: Flowers 515. |
| K551.1 | Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. It lasts till rescue comes. *Types 122A, 227, 332, 955, 1199; *BP I 381, 404ff., II 164; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.18 | Respite from death granted until wolf reads horse's passport. Wolf kicked to death. (Cf. J1608.) Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| K551.19 | Respite from death granted while wolf counts hairs in horse's tail. Wolf kicked to death. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| K551.14 | Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K551.4.1 | Respite from death until clothes are changed. *Chauvin VI 72 No. 238. |
| K551.4.4 | Respite from death until hero bathes and drinks. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K551.24 | Respite from death until hero climbs tree. He flies away in machine stored there. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.1.2 | Respite from death until mass is said. Herbert III 84, 508; Chauvin II 191; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K551.21 | Respite from death until minister shows king how to reap pearls. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.4.6 | Respite from death until mouth is washed; crow slain with arrow as he goes to wash mouth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.12 | Respite from death until muddy victim may dry self in sun. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.13 | Respite from death until one pays a last visit. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.2 | Respite from death until prisoner has finished drinking his glass. It is left half finished. BP I 381. |
| K551.15 | Respite from death until prisoner is healed by magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K551.4 | Respite from death until toilet is made permits escape. Malone PMLA XLIII 410; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "toilette"; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 116 No. 970; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.27 | Respite from death until victim can fall asleep. Chinese: Graham (K551.5). |
| K551.3 | Respite from death until victim has blown on a horn (three times). Rescuers come. *Types 592, 920; *BP II 501; *Wesselski Märchen 199; DeVries FFC LXXIII 41ff., 324; *Thien Motive 36f.; *Child V 483 s.v. "horn"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.13.1 | Respite from death until visit is finished. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.3.2 | Respite from death while captive plays music (whistles). Rescue arrives. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 173; Wienert FFC LVI 52 (ET 113), 99 (ST 127); Halm Aesop No. 134. |
| K551.3.5 | Respite from death while one plays the bagpipe. Rescued. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K551.3.1 | Respite from death while one plays the fiddle. Rescue arrives. Type 592; *BP II 501. |
| K551.3.2.1 | Respite from death while one sings song. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K551.3.6 | Respite from death while victim dances. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ndau): Curtis Songs and Tales from the Dark Continent (Boston, 1920) 45ff. |
| Q560.2 | Respite from hell. |
| K1227.3 | Respite from wooer while he brings clothes all night. The girl wastes time trying them on. BP I 221; *Roberts 175; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 120 No. 31; Lithuanian: Balys Legends Nos. 345f., 363, 398. |
| T151.0.1 | Respite ruse. Captive maiden assigns quest, agreeing to marry when it is accomplished. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K579.5 | Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives. |
| F574.1 | Resplendent beauty. Woman's face lights up the dark. *Fb "prins og prinsesse"; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys, *Penzer VI 1 n. 1, II 43 n. 2, VII 189 n. 2; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1339; Koryak: *Jochelson JE VI 363; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 35 n. 1, 62, 68, 106, 154. |
| V62 | Restrictions on burial. |
| J1071 | Results of labor lost in a moment of procrastination. |
| E755.0.1 | Resurrected boys choose to return to heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q151.9 | Resurrection as reward. Jewish: Moreno Esdras (Q151.5); Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 188 No. 128. |
| E178 | Resurrection at Judgment Day. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A193 | Resurrection of gods. Chinese: Werner 99. |
| E751.6 | Resurrection to take place on Sunday. Irish myth: Cross. |
| E32 | Resuscitated eaten animal. (Cf. E171.) An animal is eaten. When his bones are reassembled he revives. *Von Sydow Tors Färd til Utgеrd (Danske Studier [1910] 65); Type 870B (FFC LXXXIII); Krohn Skandinavisk Mythologi 207ff.; BP I 422f.; Karjalainen FFC LXIII 14; Alphabet No. 370; MacCulloch Childhood 101; Clouston Tales II 395; Günter 83 nn. 94—96; *Loomis White Magic 68, 84f.; Archiv. f. slavische Philologie XIX 255.—Irish: Plummer cxliii, *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 66, Beal XXI 325; English: Child I 505b; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 306 No. 8, 313 No. 93; Jewish: bin Gorion III 19, *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buin: Wheeler No. 15; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 114a; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 272, (Thonga): Junod 229, (Basuto): Jacottet 124 No. 17. |
| E177 | Resuscitated man relates visions of beyond. (Cf. E480, V511.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| E162.0.1 | Resuscitation after great length of time. (Cf. D1857.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E185.1 | Resuscitation after murderer is buried in the earth, wood laid over him, and a lighted lamp on its top. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E121.1 | Resuscitation by a god. (Cf. A454.) Irish: Beal XXI 329; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 234 n. 3 (Theseus), Fox 119 (Pelops), 126 (Protesilaos), 144 (Alkestis, Glaukos), 220 (Adriadne, Semele), 280 (Asklepios); Icelandic: Boberg (Odin); Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 339. |
| E113.1 | Resuscitation by animal's blood. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| E64.16 | Resuscitation by animal's tail. |
| B515 | Resuscitation by animals. *Types 300, 665. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E122 | Resuscitation by animals. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E30 | Resuscitation by arrangement of members. Parts of a dismembered corpse are brought together and resuscitation follows. (Sometimes combined with other methods.) *Type 720; *BP I 422f.; Köhler-Bolte I 140, 555; Gaster Thespis 300.—Finnish: Kalevala rune 15; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "os"; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 2; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 315 No. 119, 329 No. 38; Egyptian: Müller 114 (Osiris); Greek: Fox 22 (Arkas); Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 494; India: *Thompson-Balys; Marquesas: Handy 104; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1117); Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 276; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 114, (California): Gayton and Newman 71, Hatt Asiatic Influences 69f.; S. A. Indian (Yuracare): Alexander Lat. Am. 315, Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503.—Africa (Fjort): Dennett 64 No. 12, (Angola): Chatelain 95 No. 5, (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 33, 137, (Ibo of Nigeria): Thomas 160, (Basuto): Jacottet 132 No. 18, 168 No. 24, (Thonga): Junod 242, (Zulu): Callaway 51, 230; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 141. |
| E37 | Resuscitation by assembling members and leaving in cask for certain time. |
| E80.1.1 | Resuscitation by bathing in milk. (Cf. D1018, D1503.7.1, E102.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E80.1 | Resuscitation by bathing. Herbert III 197; Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer IV 145; West Indies: Flowers 427. |
| E11 | Resuscitation by beating. *Penzer VI 265f.; Köhler-Bolte I 140; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia (Soemba): Dixon 331 n. 108; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 353 n. 273; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 124 No. 17. |
| E79.1.1 | Resuscitation by bird flying over dead. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E29.1 | Resuscitation by biting victim's bone. N. A. Indian (Joshua): Farrand-Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 240 No. 19. |
| E113 | Resuscitation by blood. Type 516; Rösch FFC LXXVII 143; *BP I 46ff.; *Fb "blod" IV 46b, 47a; Jacobs' list s.v. "Blood resuscitates".—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 16 n. 1; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 9; India: *Thompson-Balys. —Tonga: Gifford 185; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G 3/912); N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 96 No. 7; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 165. |
| E55.3 | Resuscitation by blowing trumpet. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 62f. |
| E15.1 | Resuscitation by boiling. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 156 n. 2, Cook Zeus I 677ff.; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cadavre"; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 260. |
| E64.7 | Resuscitation by book. (Cf. D1266.) Fansler MAFLS XII 137. |
| E66 | Resuscitation by breathing on corpse. Greek: Fox 22; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Melanesia: Codrington JAI X 272; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 319 n. 153a; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 280, Rasmussen III 124, Holm 68, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 247; Africa (Benga): Nassau 213 No. 33. |
| E125.3 | Resuscitation by brother. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E15 | Resuscitation by burning. *Type 753; *BP III 193ff.; DeCock Studien 14; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cadavre"; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 68; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 260; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 132 No. 18, 136 No. 19. |
| E64.6 | Resuscitation by candle. (Cf. D1162.2.) Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 111 No. 39. |
| E138 | Resuscitation by carrying corpse to its home. |
| E23 | Resuscitation by catching in snare. Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 267 No. 74. |
| E121.2 | Resuscitation by Christ. Types 750***, 753; Irish myth: Cross. |
| E26.1 | Resuscitation by command to arise. (Cf. E67.) Type 785; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E121.1.1 | Resuscitation by concerted effort of the gods. Greek: Fox 119 (Pelops). |
| E134.1 | Resuscitation by covering body for certain time. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 72, 80, 102. |
| E122.1 | Resuscitation by cuckoo. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *455. |
| E29.5 | Resuscitation by cutting off heads of birds which contained the soul of dead person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E12 | Resuscitation by decapitation. *Type 531; *BP III 18ff. |
| E121.6 | Resuscitation by demon. Hindu: Tawney I 132. |
| E121.6.1 | Resuscitation by demon's entering corpse. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E80.4.1 | Resuscitation by dew from heaven. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| E14 | Resuscitation by dismemberment. (Cf. E30, E32.) (Usually combined with burning; cf. E15.) *Type 753; *BP II 162; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 33, Beal XXI 311f.; Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 76 No. 15. |
| E121.7.1 | Resuscitation by druid. (Cf. P427.5.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| E121.8 | Resuscitation by fairy. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E62.1 | Resuscitation by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E29.4.1 | Resuscitation by felling the tree into which one is incarnated and splitting trunk into two parts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E53 | Resuscitation by fetish. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 64 No. 12. |
| E127 | Resuscitation by friends. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E117 | Resuscitation by gall of slain giant. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| E64.21 | Resuscitation by handkerchief. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 182. |
| E64.8.1 | Resuscitation by heavenly fragrance. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E136 | Resuscitation by heavenly voice. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E105 | Resuscitation by herbs (leaves). Type 612; BP I 126ff., *128; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XX 354 n. 2; *Kittredge Gawain 153 n. 4; *Wesselski Märchen 239f. No. 50; Jacobs' list s.v. "Life-restoring herb"; Penzer VI 18 n. 1.—Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 312 n. 2; Jewish: Neuman; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 7, V No. 7, Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 135; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 7, (Thonga): Junod 56. |
| E64.5.1 | Resuscitation by Holy Grail. Welsh, Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 203; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E121.5 | Resuscitation by holy man (priest, etc.). Irish: O'Suilleabhain 31, 90, Beal XXI 310; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E80.4 | Resuscitation by holy water. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| E73 | Resuscitation by incantation. Chinese: Graham. |
| E13 | Resuscitation by jumping (stepping) over. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 261; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 177. |
| E65 | Resuscitation by kiss. Type 885*.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E134 | Resuscitation by laying flesh on pyre and covering with cloth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E64.18 | Resuscitation by leaf. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E17 | Resuscitation by licking corpse. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 153. |
| E106 | Resuscitation by magic apple. *Type 590; BP III 1; Fb "æble" IV 1135b; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 90b s.v. "Apfel" n. 2. |
| E64.4 | Resuscitation by magic bachall. (Cf. D1277.) |
| E64.14 | Resuscitation by magic bag. (Cf. D1193.) Zs. f. d. Phil. XXVI 23. |
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