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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
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| S260.1.2 | Sacrifice of sister on advice of yogi. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S265 | Sacrifice of strangers. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 224 n. 1, II 273 n. 2; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T301 | Sacrifice of virginity. Penzer I 275f.; *Hartland Tylor Anthropological Volume 189. |
| V11.7 | Sacrifice to animal. Jewish: Neuman. |
| S263 | Sacrifice to appease spirits (gods). (Cf. K1603, T211.1.1.) Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| V17.7 | Sacrifice to deity for return of abducted persons. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V17.0.1 | Sacrifice to deity in order to obtain favors. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V11.9 | Sacrifice to deity. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V17.5.1 | Sacrifice to find out where abducted daughter is. Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk I 219, Boberg. |
| V17.3 | Sacrifice to get help in danger. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V17.5 | Sacrifice to get knowledge. |
| V17.4.1 | Sacrifice to get snow and good conditions for skiing. Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk I 21f., Boberg. |
| V11.10 | Sacrifice to idols. (Cf. V1.11.) Jewish: *Neuman. |
| S263.4.1 | Sacrifice to offended gods, who hold ship back. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 586; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 111. |
| S263.4 | Sacrifice to river-god who has stopped boat in mid-stream. India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 152ff. No. 22. |
| V11.2.1 | Sacrifice to river. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S264 | Sacrifice to rivers and seas. *Fb "sø" III 731a, "е" III 1187b. |
| V11.8 | Sacrifice to saint. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 89. |
| V11.2 | Sacrifice to sea. *Penzer II 72 n. 1, VII 146 n. 1; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V11.7.1 | Sacrifice to serpent. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V11.3 | Sacrifice to stone. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 570; *Fb "sten" III 553a; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 225, *Boberg; Danish: Schmidt DF XXXIX 90ff. |
| S264.2 | Sacrifice to tank. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V11.6 | Sacrifice to the dead. (Cf. A108.1.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 512b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V11.1 | Sacrifice to tree. (Cf. V1.1.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 611a; Fb "træ" III 866a. |
| V11.9.1 | Sacrifice to unknown god. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 70. |
| V11.5 | Sacrifice to wind. Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 645b; Icelandic: *Boberg; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 307 No. 29; Greek: Euripides Iphigenia at Aulis. |
| V15 | Sacrifice: olive branch laid on altar of Mercy. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 375 n. 2. |
| V16.1 | Sacrifices at Passover. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, *Neuman. |
| N554.1 | Sacrifices at unearthing of treasure. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 76f. Nos. 637, 646. |
| V11.4 | Sacrifices to Confucius. Encyc. Rel. Ethics IV 13f.; Chinese: Werner 102. |
| S260 | Sacrifices. (Cf. S255.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| S263.5 | Sacrificial suicide. (Cf. S264.1.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| S262.3 | Sacrificial victim chosen by lot. (Cf. N126.) Icelandic: *Boberg; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 793; West Africa: Tauxier La Noir du Yatenga (Paris, 1917) 496f. No. 1, (Hausa): Basset Mélusine III 226f. No. 2, (Senegambia): Bérenger-Feraud II 185ff. No. 2. |
| Q551.2.6 | Sacrilege and blasphemy punished by magic adhesion. (Cf. Q221.3.) *Loomis White Magic 55f. |
| F591.2 | Sad-faced princess cannot laugh. *BP IV 189 n. 2; Italian: Basile Pentamerone Introduction. |
| N844.1 | Sadhu as helper. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J705 | Safe provision for life not to be lightly surrendered. |
| J1373 | Safe since no white man is near. White man asks Indian if he can safely leave some of his belongings inside the Indian's lodge. The Indian assures him that he can: "There is no white man within a hundred miles of here." (Cf. X600.) U.S.: Baughman. |
| N253 | Safety in shadow of wall. After many misfortunes the man is apparently safe. The wall falls on him. *Type 947; *BP III 289f.; Bødker Exempler 277 No. 18; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| K2286 | Sage as villain. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1673 | Sage's advice followed: he is killed so that sacrifice can be mixed with his blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1520.15.1 | Sailing against a contrary wind, current and tide. *Loomis White Magic 90. |
| D2121.13 | Sailing in a leaky boat without sinking. *Loomis White Magic 90. |
| K231.3.1 | Sailor offers saint a candle as large as a mast. But he knows that after the storm he will not try to find such a candle. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 304; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| J1467.1 | Sailor prays for gods to sink ship during storm, since gods never do what they are asked to do. Spanish: Childers. |
| R131.14 | Sailors rescue abandoned child. Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 2. |
| Q227.3 | Saint (hero) drives chariot over person who displeases him. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| N848 | Saint (pious man) as helper. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F866.7.2 | Saint able to carry fluid (water, wine, or oil) in broken container, bottomless jar, etc. *Loomis White Magic 48. |
| E545.15 | Saint after his death gives directions where he wants to be buried. *Loomis White Magic 53. |
| V462.4.3 | Saint always extends one hand toward heaven while performing such acts as eating or reaping. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| R121.6.1 | Saint appears to captor in vision and demands prisoner's release. (Cf. R165.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.2.3.1 | Saint as baby refuses to take mother's breast on Wednesdays and Fridays. *Loomis White Magic 114. |
| E501.1.6 | Saint as leader of wild hunt. RTP XVII 504f. |
| F697.2 | Saint as marvelous ball player. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T53.3 | Saint as matchmaker. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F624.0.1 | Saint as mighty lifter. (Cf. V220.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V223.6 | Saint as prognosticator. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H540.4 | Saint as propounder of riddles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H561.10 | Saint as solver of riddles. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V229.5 | Saint banishes demons. Irish myth. *Cross. |
| D2146.2.5 | Saint banishes night for a year. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V229.3 | Saint banishes snakes. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1831.1 | Saint binds devil with one of the hairs of her head. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1820.3 | Saint blesses brothers' eyes so that they see heaven. *Loomis White Magic 73. |
| V223.6.1 | Saint can foretell the weather. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V223.3 | Saint can perceive the thoughts of another man and reveal hidden sins. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B557.2 | Saint carried by wild oxen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1841.3.2.3.1 | Saint carries fire in hand to warm guests. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1524.1.2.1 | Saint casts staffs to distant island. Staff that reaches owner shall have island. (Cf. D1254.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2151.2.4 | Saint causes a river to freeze over in summer. *Loomis White Magic 41. |
| D2156.9 | Saint causes cuckoo to call in winter. *Loomis White Magic 43; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2084.3 | Saint causes dyes to work incorrectly. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2125.0.1 | Saint causes earth to rise underfoot, enabling him to cross water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2196 | Saint causes fiery sword to come between hostile king and queen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2105.5 | Saint causes fish to come out of lake to satisfy guests for whom he has no food. (Cf. D1444.1, F986.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.2.11.1 | Saint causes gluttonous reptile to leap from saint's body into bishop's throat and then return as proof of bishop's injustice. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2163.6.1 | Saint causes great forest to spring up between opposing forces. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| V229.10.3 | Saint causes grey hair to grow in black. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2151.7.1 | Saint causes lake to dry up. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1741.7 | Saint causes loss of magic power. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2089.4 | Saint causes mill to turn backwards. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1500.3.1.1 | Saint causes pain of sick man to be transferred to himself. *Loomis White Magic 106. |
| Q552.2.3.3 | Saint causes parricide to sink into earth to his knees. (Cf. D1713, Q211.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2151.2.2 | Saint causes river to rise and overflow. *Loomis White Magic 95; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2149.3 | Saint causes sun to come down and cook for him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V73.3 | Saint causes two youths to be fed with the best food, says one is doomed to go to hell, the other will practice austerity in his old age. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.6.2 | Saint causes wall of cakes to spring up between opposing armies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D927.1.1 | Saint causes water to issue from cut in a tree. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| D2106.1.1 | Saint causes waters to be filled with fish. *Loomis White Magic 69f.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2151.6.1 | Saint causes wells to fail. Irish myth: Cross; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G 3/403); N. A. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs U Wash II 31. |
| D2157.2.2 | Saint causes wheat to ripen prematurely in the time of a famine. *Loomis White Magic 95. |
| V222.15 | Saint changes maggots in the sores of a nun into precious stones. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| N338.1 | Saint changes places with charioteer; latter is killed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2163.5.2 | Saint changes vicious king's heart to peaceful thoughts. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| J216.6 | Saint chooses to die "after pride of youth" and before "misery of old age." Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.1 | Saint commands return from dead with supernatural information. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T253.3 | Saint composes hymn to free himself from the mala vita in which he lives with his wife. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D491.3 | Saint confined a large quantity of water in a small ditch. *Loomis White Magic 41. |
| V462.8.1 | Saint confines himself in narrow pen during Lent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.5.1 | Saint confines monster (dragon) in lake. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2142.0.2 | Saint controls winds. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2158.1.5 | Saint creates fire unnaturally when needed. *Loomis White Magic 35. |
| V221.12 | Saint cures blindness. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V221.11 | Saint cures dumb person. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V221.4.0.1 | Saint cures frenzied animal. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V221.3 | Saint cures leprosy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V221.1 | Saint cures palsy. Alphabet No. 731; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B384 | Saint cures the blind young ones of a hyena or wolf by the sign of the cross and the application of his saliva. (Cf. D1500.1.8.1.) The animal mother is grateful.—*Loomis White Magic 59 f. |
| M414.3 | Saint cursed. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.8.5 | Saint curses books hidden by inhospitable host: no man shall read them. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q556.10.1 | Saint curses murderer with shortness of life here and hell beyond. Irish myth: Cross. |
| E1.1 | Saint cut into pieces or decapitated comes back to life. *Loomis White Magic 83f. |
| D1812.5.0.7.2 | Saint declares that first man to come to certain place shall be his successor. Young cleric comes and is chosen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q556.5 | Saint decrees offenders will not be able to fortify their dwellings. Fences fall, earth gapes when dug. (Cf. D2192, Q227, Q552.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1855.3 | Saint delays person's death. (Cf. V220.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q572.5 | Saint deprives enemy king of speech. King repents, speech restored. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2156.6 | Saint destroys disastrous insects. *Loomis White Magic 66. |
| N810.6 | Saint disguised (as poor man) as helper. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.15 | Saint disguised as poor man saves almsgiving king from punishment in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V356.1 | Saint dispels pagan devils from ancient shrines. *Loomis White Magic 115. |
| V228.1.1 | Saint drinks poison without being injured. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1573.3.1 | Saint drinks poison without injury as proof of power of Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V229.7.1 | Saint drives away an army by bringing upon it a dense and smoky cloud. (Cf. D2163.4.) *Loomis White Magic 123; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2136.4.1 | Saint drives lake into sea. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2125.0.2 | Saint drives over bog as over land. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2162.1 | Saint ends epidemic by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V411.2 | Saint exchanges coat with beggar: gold sleeves miraculously appear. Herbert III 6; Crane Vitry 173 No. 92. |
| G303.16.11.4 | Saint expels devil to hell. Nouvelles de Sens No. 5; Irish myth: Cross. |
| T335 | Saint exposes self to temptation but preserves chastity. Thus insures self greater reward in Heaven. Irish myth: *Cross: |
| V222.10 | Saint falling into an abyss found perched in the branches of a tree which projected from the cliff. As soon as the man is drawn up, the tree vanishes. *Loomis White Magic 127. |
| T611.5.2 | Saint feeds children by cutting off cow's teats and pouring milk into them. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T331.6 | Saint flogs woman who tempts him. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2156.3 | Saint forces a beast (leopard, wolf) to bring back stolen child (domestic animal) to his mother (owner). *Loomis White Magic 50f. |
| M364.8.1 | Saint foretells desecration of his bones. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q42.8 | Saint gives a man all his credit for good deeds so that the man may go to heaven. Saint is then rewarded with even greater credit. (Cf. Q172.) Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V223.1 | Saint gives advice. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 119f. |
| W10.2 | Saint gives calf to wolf. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1820.2 | Saint gives king power of long distance sight. *Loomis White Magic 73. |
| J225.6 | Saint gives liberally to gambler, little to beggar. Gambler is generous, beggar hoards. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A182.3.0.3.1 | Saint goes to heaven every Thursday (each day) and talks with angels. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q172.8.1 | Saint goes to heaven every Thursday. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V124.1 | Saint hangs cowl in thornbrake as symbol of Christ on the Cross. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2140.1.1 | Saint has power to control winds and storms at will. (Cf. A287.2.) *Loomis White Magic 45f. |
| T611.5.1 | Saint has two paps—a pap with milk and a pap with honey: with these he suckles two infants. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V441.1 | Saint heals enemy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| N6.3 | Saint helps gambler. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| V223.4 | Saint helps with learning. |
| K2319.3 | Saint hides fugitive from king underground. When king demand fugitive, saint (who never lies) replies, "Verily, I know not where he is, if he is not under thee even where thou art." The king is satisfied and departs. Later suspects trick and arrests fugitive. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V222.0.1.2 | Saint identified by pillar of fire above her head. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V228.1 | Saint immune to poisoning. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V229.14 | Saint in anger shows strength: wall broken by his kick. (Cf. F610.) *Loomis White Magic 131. |
| V229.6 | Saint in conflict with druid. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V513.1 | Saint incited (instructed) through vision. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1840.1.2 | Saint invulnerable to poison. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2148.2 | Saint is able to produce earthquakes at will. *Loomis White Magic 45. |
| G303.6.2.9.1 | Saint is able to see devils. *Loomis White Magic 76f. |
| D1841.2.1 | Saint kept in boiling water for three days shows no signs of discomfort. *Loomis White Magic 33. |
| D2156.11 | Saint kills lion with his slipper. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2158.1.5.1 | Saint kindles her lamp or candle without using fire. *Loomis White Magic 32. |
| V475.4 | Saint leaves his order because he is fond of music. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V229.6.1 | Saint limits powers of satirist (druid). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.2.12.2 | Saint lives for 300 (100?) years without eating food or uttering evil. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q173 | Saint made judge of doom for men of Ireland (as reward). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2076 | Saint magically causes druids to bless instead of curse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2149.2 | Saint magically causes mountain to melt away. (Cf. D1713.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1817.2.2 | Saint magically compels thief to return goods. *Loomis White Magic 85. |
| D2102.3 | Saint magically produces treasure. Irish myth: Cross. |
| P312.0.1 | Saint makes blood covenant with animals. (Cf. B279.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| B279.1 | Saint makes covenant with wolves. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V221.0.2 | Saint miraculously healed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W10.1 | Saint never drives fly or gnat from his face. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V462.5.1.1 | Saint never wears woolen clothing, but skins of wolves and other beasts. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| R325.3 | Saint offers murderer refuge. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1766.1.7 | Saint opens prison door by prayer. Alphabet No. 280; Boberg. |
| D2156.5.1 | Saint orders a serpent which had bitten a man to withdraw its venom. *Loomis White Magic 63. |
| D2156.7 | Saint orders the cicadas to sing the praises of God or be silent, because they disturb his preaching. *Loomis White Magic 66. |
| V229.4 | Saint overcomes (destroys) monsters (dragons). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F694 | Saint passes through closed doors. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1810.0.3.1 | Saint perceives cheat. Irish myth: Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| T579.5 | Saint performs miracles while yet unborn. (Cf. D1713.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| A661.0.1.2 | Saint Peter as porter of heaven. *Types 800, 801, 804; *Köhler Aufsätze 48; *Fb. "Sankt Peder".—Irish: Beal XXI 329; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "Antoine" (St. Anthony); French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 25; U.S.A.: *Baughman. |
| D1841.2.2.1 | Saint placed in boiling oil but uninjured. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T327.3 | Saint plucks out her eye when urged to marry. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F496.1 | Saint possessed by demon of gluttony. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| N734.2 | Saint prays with woman; learns she is his sister. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1086 | Saint preaches for three days and three nights. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q431.0.1 | Saint prefers to die in exile. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2149.4.1 | Saint prevents rocks from falling. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D925.1.1 | Saint produces fountain by means of his tears. *Loomis White Magic 37. |
| V229.2.13 | Saint promises to return from heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M341.0.1 | Saint prophesies that certain man will have a warning of coming death. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.9 | Saint protects followers against bullets by stretching sheet over their heads. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V221.5 | Saint purifies monk with sign of the cross. (Cf. D1766.6.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2176.3.3.2 | Saint purifies spring by driving out demon. *Loomis White Magic 76. |
| K236.3.1 | Saint ransoms prince for much gold and silver. Later all the money vanishes. Saint replies that since the money had been created from nothing, it had simply to return to that state. *Loomis White Magic 127. |
| V462.2.2.1 | Saint refuses pearls as alms and asks for food. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2151.0.1 | Saint regulates temperature of waters. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V73.6.2 | Saint remains silent during Lent by holding stone in mouth. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V437 | Saint repeatedly bestows father's goods upon the poor. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q174.1.1.4 | Saint requests that any person appealing to him at death shall escape hell. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| Q174.1.1.1 | Saint requests that on Doomsday he may bring out of hell, for every hair of his chasuble, seven condemned souls. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V221.2 | Saint restores dumb man's speech. (Cf. D1507.) Alphabet No. 401; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| E376.1 | Saint returns from dead to exonerate cleric. Irish myth: Cross. |
| E367.2 | Saint returns from dead to give blessing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2125.1.1.1 | Saint rides blessed wave. *Loomis White Magic 91. |
| D2121.14 | Saint rides on thorn tree and drags its roots through earth to dig out canal. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1400.1.9.1 | Saint rings the church bells, and enemies flee in dismay. *Loomis White Magic 53. |
| D2176.0.1 | Saint sanctifies locality against death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2157.1.1 | Saint scratches surface of earth with his spear and treasures of gold and silver are revealed. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V515.1.3 | Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A661.1.2 | Saint sees vision of three cities in heaven: a city of gold, a city of silver, a city of glass. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B524.2.1.1 | Saint sends swarm of bees or wasps against enemies. *Loomis White Magic 65f. |
| D2158.1.2 | Saint sets fire to stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V414 | Saint shares punishment of sinful man whose cloak he shared in life. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.2.6.1 | Saint sheds tears of blood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T331.7 | Saint sleeps with maidens without sinning. Another saint, who doubts fact, undergoes same test and perceives its efficacy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A182.3.0.3 | Saint speaks with God each Thursday. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1524.1.3 | Saint spreads his cloak (or other clothes) upon the water and rides to his desired destination. (Cf. D1053.) *Loomis White Magic 91. |
| V462.8.2 | Saint stands (asleep) while bird builds nest and hatches brood in his hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V462.5.2.2 | Saint stands for seven years without sleep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N534.3 | Saint sticks crozier into sod and finds pound of gold. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V221.4 | Saint subdues madman. (Cf. D1508.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T611.10.2 | Saint suckled by wolf. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V221.6 | Saint sustains man on gallows. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V462.5.2.1 | Saint takes but little sleep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1573.2.2 | Saint tested by visit of deity in disguise. Irish myth: Cross. |
| W28.4 | Saint threatens to take place of homicide in hell unless soul is released. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2176.3.3.3 | Saint throws ink bottle at devil who annoys him. *Loomis White Magic 76. |
| D2161.4.2.2 | Saint transfers disease to his bell (bachall). (Cf. D1500.3.2. D2161.5.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2161.4.2.3 | Saint transfers thorn in foot to rock. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.24 | Saint turns snakes to stones. (Cf. D420.) England: Baughman. |
| V223.5.1 | Saint understands language of wren, fly, cat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| L350.2 | Saint uses kind words to pagan priest who has just smitten a Christian. This causes pagan to repent. Conversion follows. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| F379.4 | Saint visits king of fairies on invitation of fairy king. Saint sprinkles holy water on fairy king, finds himself alone on hill. Wales: Baughman. |
| D1841.3.2.2 | Saint walks through glowing coals without harm. *Loomis White Magic 33. |
| V223.2 | Saint warns against poisoned well. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 114 No. 99. |
| K499.2.1 | Saint who desires broth containing no butter receives broth into which butter has been poured surreptitiously through hollow mixing-stick. (Cf. K498.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| K499.2.2 | Saint who desires pottage of nettles containing no milk receives pottage into which milk has been poured surreptitiously through pipe. The secret is revealed, and the saint blesses the cook's successors. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N347.2 | Saint who entered house of ill fame to reform inmates accused of going with evil intent. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V229.2.3 | Saint will drink only milk of cow milked by faithful woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.11 | Saint with tongue of fire (literally). *Loomis White Magic 34. |
| E756.4 | Saint wrests soul from demons. (Cf. V229.5.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| L212.1 | Saint, offered any gift from God, chooses (virginity and) wisdom. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K2312.2 | Saint, when forced to return to his monastery after swearing not to "come with his face before him," comes walking backwards. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1566.1.4.2 | Saint's (man's) breath makes icicles (snow, water) burn. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.8 | Saint's (prophet's) curse. *Loomis White Magic 100f.; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1500.1.13.4 | Saint's bachall as remedy. (Cf. D1277.) *Loomis White Magic 105; Irish: Plummer clxxv, Cross. |
| D1549.4 | Saint's bachall brings down mountain on heads of enemies. (Cf. D1277.) Irish: Plummer clxxv, *Cross. |
| D1444.1.1 | Saint's bachall catches fish. (Cf. D1277, V220.) Irish: Plummer clxxv, Cross. |
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