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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
W
Traits of Character
X
Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| J2276.1 | Dinner time comes soon in mountains because of rare atmosphere. U.S.: Baughman. |
| E238 | Dinner with the dead. Dead man is invited to dinner. Takes his host to other world. *Type 470; **MacKay; Hartland Science 192f.; U.S.: Baughman; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "repas"; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 470A*; Estonian: Aarne in FFC XX No. 472*; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 835*. Cf. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 79. |
| J2214.9 | Dipping into cold water to cure fever, since hot iron is so cooled. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| C52.1 | Direct communication with god fatal to all except special devotees. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F136 | Direction of otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2151.2.1 | Direction of river's flow magically reversed. *Loomis White Magic 40; Irish myth: Cross; Korean: Zong in-Sob 70. |
| J2516 | Directions followed literally to the sorrow of the giver. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1551.4 | Directions for getting pay given in return for directions for healing. *Fischer-Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 211. |
| H1232.5 | Directions on quest given by child(ren) still in mother's womb. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484. |
| H1232.1 | Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants). Type 432; MPh. X 625; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.3 | Directions on quest given by maiden or woman in castle. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.4 | Directions on quest given by peasant and his wife. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1232.2 | Directions on quest given by queen. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1232 | Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars. *Types 425, 451; *Tegethoff 44; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 71 No. 551, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 106, 114; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1482 | Dirk stuck into thigh in order to keep from sleeping. Japanese: Mitford 245ff. |
| Q322 | Dirtiness punished. (Cf. Q432.1, Q433.3, W115.) Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| L112.4 | Dirty boy as hero. Type 301; Missouri French: Carrière; Chinese: Graham; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 327 n. 183. |
| L155 | Disagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable one. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| N173 | Disagreeable and disliked youth as favorite of Fortune. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| H931.2 | Disagreeable tasks set hero to do so that he will disobey and be killed. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F531.6.12.1 | Disappearance of giants. Broderius § 28. |
| F531.6.12 | Disappearance or death of giants. **Höttges FFC CXXII 75; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F833.9 | Disappearing sword. *Loomis White Magic 51. |
| T93.1 | Disappointed lover becomes a wild man in the woods. (Cf. F567.) *Dickson 116 n. 44; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T93.4 | Disappointed lover buys poison for girl. Druggist substitutes sleeping potion. Girl revives and is reconciled. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T93.3 | Disappointed lover kills self. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T93.2 | Disappointed lover turns hermit. (Cf. V472.) Heptameron No. 64, 19; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K631.2 | Disarming by a shooting test. The captor is thus induced to fire all his shots. Type 1528*; BP III 455; U.S., Scotland: Baughman. |
| C984 | Disaster because of broken tabu. |
| J2465 | Disastrous following of instructions. |
| J2460.1 | Disastrous following of misunderstood instructions. (To burn land, then sow seed. Opposite done.) Chinese: Graham. |
| J2183 | Disastrous hesitation. |
| J2146 | Disastrous jump to retrieve lost object. |
| C984.5 | Disastrous lightning for breaking tabu. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 188 No. 129. |
| J21.52.1 | Disciple who stays in a city where everything is sold at one price finds justice is not even there. (Cf. F769.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1721.4 | Disciples drink magician's urine. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J217.2 | Discontented ass longs for death but changes mind when he sees skins of dead asses at a fair. Scala Celi 53b No. 299. |
| A2723.1 | Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.)—*Dh III 337.—Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 94 No. 114. |
| A2231.1.2 | Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.)—Dh III 24f.—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 21 No. 117; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 91 No. 92; Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 89 No. 117; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3178, Legends Nos. 273—281. |
| A2231.1.4 | Discourteous answer: tortoise's shell. Zeus celebrates a wedding and invites the animals. Tortoise is late. Why? "I like my house." "May you bear your house always." (Cf. A2312.1.)—Dh IV 275f.—Wienert FFC LVI 76 (ET 424), 139 (ST 443); Halm Aesop No. 154. |
| A2231.1.1 | Discourteous answer: why cow (horse) is always eating. When God (Peter) wants to use the cow (horse) the excuse is made that she (he) is eating. Curse: "May you always be eating!" (Cf. A2472.1, A2478.)—Dh II 93; *Fb "hest" IV 211b.—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 11 No. 59 (horse); ibid. 12 No. 62 (cow); Esthonian: Aarne FFC XXV 143 No. 32 (horse); Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3094, Legends Nos. 163—175. |
| A2231.1.3 | Discourteous answer: why crab has eyes behind. (Cf. A2332.4.1.)—Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 151 No. 74; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3178, Legends Nos. 273—281. |
| Q327 | Discourtesy punished. (Cf. Q221.1, Q583.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| Q221.1 | Discourtesy to god punished. (Cf. Q327.) Irish: Beal XXI 336, O'Suilleabhain 125; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Greek: Grote I 32; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 132, *190, 233; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 141; Society Islands: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 382; West Indies: Flowers 567. |
| Q221.1.1 | Discourtesy to messengers of the Gods punished. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, Neuman. |
| K1274 | Discovery of abbot's (abbess's) incontinence brings permission to monks (nuns) to do likewise. Boccaccio Decameron I No. 4 (Lee 14); Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| A1429.1 | Discovery of oil (edible). India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Bushongo): Torday 249. |
| A1426.1 | Discovery of oil. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Bushongo): Torday 249. |
| N596 | Discovery of rich mine. |
| N135.2.1 | Discovery of treasure brings luck. Chinese: Graham. |
| N549 | Discovery of treasure—miscellaneous. |
| N530 | Discovery of treasure. *Fb "skat" III 235a; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| N597 | Discovery of underground oil pools. |
| H607.1 | Discussion between priest and Jew carried on by symbols. E.g., priest raises three fingers (Trinity); Jew raises arm (one God); etc. *Anderson FFC XLII 354 n. 4; Köhler-Bolte II 479ff.; *Loewe Zs. f. Vksk. XXVIII 126; Penzer VI 249; Irish myth: Cross; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 922A*; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H607.2 | Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H607 | Discussion by symbols. Sign language. *Penzer I 80f. n.; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 32; W. Coland Zs. f. Vksk. XXIV 88; Hertel ibid. XXIV 317; Loewe ibid. XXVIII 126; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 206; Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| J953.5 | Disdain of the wolf for the dog. Is fleeing from dog's master not from him. Wienert FFC LVI *55 (ET 150), 91 (ST 33); Halm Aesop No. 230. |
| A1337.0.5 | Disease as punishment. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1337.0.2 | Disease caused by ghosts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1337.0.4 | Disease caused by menstrual blood. (Cf. D1003.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1337.0.1 | Disease caused by the gods. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1337.0.3 | Disease caused by witchcraft. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2161.4.10 | Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it. **Wesselski Erlesenes 13ff. |
| K961.1 | Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.) *Penzer V 128f., 128 n. 1; Bødker Exempler 298 No. 62; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. Also references to K544. |
| A1337.0.6 | Disease to prevent man enjoying himself too much. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2161.4.2 | Disease transferred to object. |
| D1500.3.2 | Disease transferred to saint's bell. (Cf. D1213.) Irish: Plummer clxxvi, *Cross. |
| D2161.4.2.4 | Disease transferred to tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| S325 | Diseased child exposed. Africa (Kaffir): Kidd 224 No. 1. |
| P721 | Diseases (plague) invoked to combat overpopulation. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2161.6.3 | Diseases cured at holy man's birth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2161.6 | Diseases cured at particular time. |
| D2161.6.2 | Diseases cured in Messeanic era. (Cf. A1095.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D771.8 | Disenchantment and transformation by means of a magic sword. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D797 | Disenchantment as proof of truth. The prodigy convinces judge that witness is speaking truth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.1.7 | Disenchantment at cock crow. Jijena Sanchez 38, 55. |
| D791.1.5 | Disenchantment at end of nine hundred years. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D791.1.1 | Disenchantment at end of seven years. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 453. |
| D791.1 | Disenchantment at end of specified time. Irish myth: *Cross; *Jijena Sanchez 35, 36, 68, 70. |
| D791.1.4 | Disenchantment at end of two hundred years. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D791.1.8 | Disenchantment at midnight after owl hoots three times. German: Grimm No. 179. |
| D753 | Disenchantment by accomplishment of tasks. Type 518; Irish myth: Cross; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422; Prussian: Plenzat 21; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 308*; Hungarian: Honti FFC LXXXI No. 4011. |
| D766.2 | Disenchantment by application of blood. (Cf. D712.4, D712.4.1). —*Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 138; *Fb "blod" IV 46b, 47a; Child I 337 n.; Penzer I 97; Wesselski Mönchslatein 148 No. 119.—Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400A*; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D717 | Disenchantment by assembling bones. |
| D766.1 | Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. Type 433B; Taylor Washington Univ. Studies IV (2) (1917) 176 n. 8; Wimberly 388; Child I 308, 338 n., II 505, III 505, V 39f.—India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.4 | Disenchantment by bathing in milk. Wimberly 372; Type 433B and 507 (Danish forms); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.5 | Disenchantment by beating. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 348 n. 249a; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 187, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 265, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 630, (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 158, (Greenland): Rink 93, Rasmussen II 38, III 104. |
| D783 | Disenchantment by being found when lost. Type 451. |
| D762.2 | Disenchantment by being wakened from magic sleep by proper agent. German: Grimm Nos. 50, 163. |
| D764.2 | Disenchantment by biting certain twig. *Hdwb. d. Märchens sv. "Baum". |
| D781.1 | Disenchantment by blessing. German: Grimm No. 141. |
| D778.2 | Disenchantment by blowing medicine on victim. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D778 | Disenchantment by blowing on victim. Chauvin V 236 No. 134; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 105. |
| D789.2 | Disenchantment by breaking lamp. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 54 No. 400B*. |
| D789.4 | Disenchantment by breaking tabu. (Cf. C.)—Hindu: Keith 147. |
| D771.1 | Disenchantment by burning magic hair. Köhler-Bolte I 573. |
| D719.1 | Disenchantment by burying victim and sowing grain over him. Fb "levende" II 404ab. |
| D762.1 | Disenchantment by causing enchanted person to speak. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D753.4 | Disenchantment by climbing glass mountain. German: Grimm No. 93. |
| D777.1 | Disenchantment by covering with cloth. German: Grimm No. 76; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D789.1 | Disenchantment by covering with deliverer's clothing. Wimberly 390. |
| D712.1.2 | Disenchantment by cutting in two. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.1 | Disenchantment by cutting off and reversing bodily members. (Cf. D711.1.)—Kittredge JAFL XVIII 13; Fb "flе"; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D712.1.1 | Disenchantment by cutting off animal's limb. German: Grimm No. 57. |
| D711.2 | Disenchantment by cutting person in two. Type 506, 507, BP III 537; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.1 | Disenchantment by decapitation and replacement of head. Type 531; Fb "hund" I 678a. |
| D711 | Disenchantment by decapitation. *Types 314, 402, 425, 440, 441, 471, 506, 507, 531, 545A, 545B, 550, 708; *Fb "hoved" I 655a, "løse" II 517a; **Kittredge JAFL XVIII 1; BP I 9, III 60; Hartland Science 241.—Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17; French: Sébillot France III 52, 140; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 39 No. 5. |
| D763.2 | Disenchantment by defeating enchanter in single combat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D763 | Disenchantment by destroying enchanter. Chauvin VI 88 No. 252.—Irish myth: Cross; Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 28, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 325. |
| D721.3 | Disenchantment by destroying skin (covering). *Type 425, 430, 440, 441; Köhler-Bolte I *319, 511; *Chauvin VII 37 No. 212B.—Icelandic: *Boberg; Turkish: Giese Türkische Märchen (Jena 1925) 120; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Korean: Zong in-Sob 177.—Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 89, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 55, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 224; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 347 n. 249; S. A. Indian: Jijena Sanchez 23; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis IV 69, 287. |
| D712.4 | Disenchantment by drawing blood. *Fb "blod" IV 48a; Child I 178, 337 n.; Wimberly 342; *Jijena Sanchez 19f., 36. |
| D712.4.1 | Disenchantment by drinking blood. Child I 178, 337 n.; Wimberly 341. |
| D771.5 | Disenchantment by drinking from golden vessel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764.1 | Disenchantment by drinking milk of queen who has borne two boys. (Cf. D759.2.)—*Fb "løse" II 517a. |
| D712.10 | Disenchantment by driving stake through body. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764.4 | Disenchantment by eating apple. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D764.6 | Disenchantment by eating certain plant. German: Grimm No. 122; Apulejus Golden Ass. |
| D764.3 | Disenchantment by eating certain salmon. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D763.1 | Disenchantment by eating enchanter's heart. Fb "løse" II 517a.—Penobscot (European borrowing): Speck JAFL XXVIII 58 No. 4; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D764.8 | Disenchantment by eating head of serpent. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D764 | Disenchantment by eating or drinking. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D764.5 | Disenchantment by eating whale meat. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 327. |
| D787 | Disenchantment by encircling. Wimberly 363. |
| D735.4 | Disenchantment by enduring animal's embrace. |
| D759 | Disenchantment by faithfulness of others—miscellaneous. |
| D750 | Disenchantment by faithfulness of others. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D745 | Disenchantment by feeding enchanted animals. Fb "løse" II 517a. |
| D775 | Disenchantment by feeding transformed creature. This is done contrary to commands.—Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 130 No. 72. |
| D791.4 | Disenchantment by finding key to enchanted castle. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D721.1 | Disenchantment by flaying. Fb "flе"; Kittredge JAFL XVIII 12. |
| D771.11 | Disenchantment by flower. German: Grimm No. 69. |
| D759.5 | Disenchantment by following enchanted woman through lake to underwater castle. Hartland Science 241. |
| D721.2 | Disenchantment by hiding skin (covering). When the enchanted person has temporarily removed the covering, it is stolen and the victim remains disenchanted until it is found. *Type 400; *Fb "sælhund".—Scandinavian: Krappe Scandinavian Studies XVIII (1944) 156—162; Slavic: Máchal 258; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Surinam: Alexander Lat. Am. 274; Indonesian: DeVries's list No. 151; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 146 No. 30, (Kaffir): Theal 38. |
| D757 | Disenchantment by holding enchanted person during successive transformations. *Types 403, 450; *MacCulloch Childhood 45; Hartland Science 242.—Greek: Fox 122 (Thetis); English: Child V 499 s.v. "transformation, successive"; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 326.—See also, in general, references to D610. |
| D721.4 | Disenchantment by holding temporarily disenchanted person. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.9 | Disenchantment by killing. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III |
| D735 | Disenchantment by kiss. *Type 410; BP I 9, II 236 n., 271, 561; Wimberly 335ff.; Hartland Science 238 f., 241; Taylor Washington Univ. Studies IV (2) (1917) 177 n. 9; Klapper 112.—Irish myth: *Cross; English: Child I 306ff., Icelandic: Sveinsson FFC LXXXIII xxxv, *Boberg; France: Sébillot France I 244, III 291; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 247 No. 29; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis I 108. |
| D717.1 | Disenchantment by laying collected bones in a seven-fold cloth and spreading another above it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D784 | Disenchantment by lighting fire. Type 727*. |
| D766 | Disenchantment by liquid. |
| D785 | Disenchantment by magic contest. Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 330. |
| D759.7 | Disenchantment by maiden sitting at head of enchanted king's bed on morning of St. John's day.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 445B. |
| D759.6 | Disenchantment by maidens walking with lighted candles in procession. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59 No. 425*D. |
| D758.2 | Disenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or more. German: Grimm Nos. 9, 49, 137. |
| D758 | Disenchantment by maintaining silence. *Type 451; Hartland Science 242. |
| D771.6 | Disenchantment by medicine. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D760 | Disenchantment by miscellaneous means. |
| D786 | Disenchantment by music. Wimberly 332. |
| D759.3 | Disenchantment by naked virgin undergoing frightful journey at midnight. She must come naked and alone on St. John's night between twelve and one, climb the castle walls, and enter the treasure chamber.—Hartland Science 236. |
| D772 | Disenchantment by naming. Wimberly 345; *Fb "varulv" III 1015a. |
| D731 | Disenchantment by obedience and kindness. *Type 431. |
| D753.3 | Disenchantment by obeying directions received in a dream. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D791.2 | Disenchantment by only one person. |
| D799 | Disenchantment by other means. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D716 | Disenchantment by overcoming enchanted person in fight (contest). Type 406*; Hartland Science 243. |
| D798 | Disenchantment by passing between human being's legs. Argentina, Paraguay: Jijena Sanchez 45. |
| D782 | Disenchantment by physical contact. Kittredge Gawain 205f., 216f.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 70 No. 535; Irish myth: Cross; German: Grimm No. 49, 56, 60, 76, 96. |
| D777 | Disenchantment by placing handkerchief between horns. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mouchoir". |
| D766.1.3 | Disenchantment by pouring water into ear. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 40. |
| D781 | Disenchantment by prayer (mass) of Pope. Meyer Zs. f. Vksk. XXI 4. |
| D742 | Disenchantment by promise to marry. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D762 | Disenchantment by proper person waking from magic sleep. The enchanted person appears three times and if the sleeper does not wake by the third time the enchantment must last.—*Type 403, 450; Cosquin 166f., 170.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 61 No. 445A; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *422A; Russian: Andrejev No. *400B. |
| D723.1 | Disenchantment by putting chain around neck. See all references to D536.1. |
| D723 | Disenchantment by putting on (removing) chain from neck. |
| D772.1 | Disenchantment by recognition. German: Grimm Nos. 62, 160. |
| D764.7 | Disenchantment by refusing to eat for three days. German: Grimm No. 93. |
| D765.1.1 | Disenchantment by removal of enchanting pill from mouth. (Cf. D551.4.1.)—Penzer VII 42 n. 1, 222. |
| D765.1.2 | Disenchantment by removal of enchanting pin (thorn). (Cf. D582.)—Fb "løse" II 517a.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59, 62 Nos. 435, 449; Missouri-French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D720 | Disenchantment by removing (destroying) covering of enchanted person. |
| D765.1 | Disenchantment by removing cause of enchantment. |
| D723.2 | Disenchantment by removing chain from neck. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D765.1.1.1 | Disenchantment by removing ring from under dead girl's tongue. Lover is thus freed from loving her. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D721 | Disenchantment by removing skin (or covering). See all references to D361.1, Swan Maiden.—Irish myth: *Cross: India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XX 299, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 51; Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 131, 156, 335; Africa (Pangwe): Tessman 368f. |
| D723.2.1 | Disenchantment by removing string from neck. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D789.6 | Disenchantment by repeating magic formula. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D765 | Disenchantment by reversing (undoing) enchantment. |
| D771.10 | Disenchantment by ring. German: Grimm No. 123. |
| D789.10 | Disenchantment by ringing bell. Korean: Zong in-Sob 97. |
| D712.8 | Disenchantment by ripping armor. Penzer Sigfrid 113. |
| D771.7 | Disenchantment by rosary or scapular. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D719 | Disenchantment by rough treatment—miscellaneous. |
| D710 | Disenchantment by rough treatment. Types 507A, 507C; India: Thompson-Balys; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D771.2 | Disenchantment by rubbing with magic grease. Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 219 No. 73; Greek Odyssey 10 line 394. |
| D766.2.1 | Disenchantment by rubbing with pig's blood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D714 | Disenchantment by rubbing. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL |
| D754 | Disenchantment by serving transformed person. German: Grimm No. 106. |
| D753.1 | Disenchantment by sewing shirts for enchanted brothers. *Type 451; Fb "skjorte" III 268b. |
| D743 | Disenchantment by sexual intercourse. Man disenchants woman in form of a bear. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D789.7 | Disenchantment by shaking certain tree. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D718 | Disenchantment by shaving. Fb "løse" II 517a. |
| D712.7 | Disenchantment by shooting. Kittredge JAFL XVIII 11; Fb "and" IV 12b.—Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 76 No. 15. |
| D789.3 | Disenchantment by sight of old home. |
| D788 | Disenchantment by sign of cross. (Cf. D1766.6.) Wimberly 367. |
| D712.2 | Disenchantment by slinging against something. Type 440; Hartland Science 242.—Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 510; Chile: Pino Saavedra 402. |
| D786.1 | Disenchantment by song. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 63; Africa (Swazi): Bourhill and Drake 212ff. No. 18. |
| D789.6.1 | Disenchantment by speaking proper words. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D771.9 | Disenchantment by sprinkling consecrated rice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.3.1 | Disenchantment by striking with a missile. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D712.3 | Disenchantment by striking. Wimberly 343.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 57 No. 412; Missouri-French: Carrière; Chinese: Werner 309; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D730 | Disenchantment by submission. The helper must submit to the will of the enchanted person. Icelandic: Hjálmthèrs saga ok ölvis 510, 515; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17. |
| D759.1 | Disenchantment by taking key from serpent's mouth at midnight. The disenchanter is to take the key (three keys) from the mouth of the woman in serpent form with his own mouth.—Hartland Science 240; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 74. |
| D722 | Disenchantment by taking off bridle. Man transformed to horse (ass) thus released.—See references in D535.—*Type 325; *BP II 67; Chauvin V 150 No. 73.—French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.3 | Disenchantment by tears. *Type 425.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 35 No. 1. |
| D758.1 | Disenchantment by three nights' silence under punishment. *Type 400; cf. Type 307; *BP II 330; *Fb "tie" III 792a; Hartland Science 246. |
| D712.3.3 | Disenchantment by throwing a flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.3.2 | Disenchantment by throwing a stone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D789.5 | Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water. German: Grimm No. 181. |
| D712.2.1 | Disenchantment by throwing into fire. (Cf. E15.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.11 | Disenchantment by throwing objects at transformed person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D782.1 | Disenchantment by touch of holy man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D782.2 | Disenchantment by touching earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.1.2 | Disenchantment by touching water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D765.2 | Disenchantment by untying enchanting knot. Fb "knude" II 228. |
| D771.12 | Disenchantment by use of crystal ball. German: Grimm No. 196. |
| D771 | Disenchantment by use of magic object. |
| D771.3 | Disenchantment by using powder. Chauvin VI 8 No. 273. |
| D771.4 | Disenchantment by using wand. MacCulloch Childhood 205; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D712 | Disenchantment by violence. |
| D766.1.1 | Disenchantment by water and command. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.6 | Disenchantment by wounding. Kittredge JAFL XVIII 11; *Jijena Sanchez 35, 49; Chinese: Graham. |
| D791.2.2 | Disenchantment can be done by wife. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.3 | Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| C968 | Disenchantment for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 57. |
| D778.1 | Disenchantment from berry by blowing on it. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *702. |
| D711.3 | Disenchantment from bird by cutting off bill. Fb "næb". |
| D759.2 | Disenchantment from bird when queen milks own milk into bird's beak. (Cf. D764.1.)—Fb "trane". |
| D711.4 | Disenchantment from flower by breaking stalk. Type 407.—Lithuanian: Balys Index Nos. *368, 407; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.4.1 | Disenchantment from flower by plucking it. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D721.5 | Disenchantment from fruit (flower) by opening it. Type 408; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.6 | Disenchantment from fruit by plucking it from tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.5 | Disenchantment from leaf by breaking it from tree. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 42 No. 6. |
| D735.3 | Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 262 n. 2 (Demophon and Phyllis). |
| D759.4 | Disenchantment if twelve men will not leave castle for a year. Hartland Science 246. |
| D793.2 | Disenchantment made permanent by burning cast-off skin. Cf. D721.3. |
| D793.1 | Disenchantment made permanent by holding to a hair. Italian: Basile I No. 2. |
| D793 | Disenchantment made permanent. |
| D734 | Disenchantment of animal by admission to woman's bed. *BP I 9; Type 440; Fb "løse" II 517a.—English: Child I 298, II 502b, IV 454a, V 213a, 215b; Indonesian: Dixon 210; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 63, 321, 327. |
| D753.2 | Disenchantment of another by weeping jug of tears. Italian: Basile introduction. |
| D789.8 | Disenchantment of enchanted (sunken) castle (town, inhabitants) by digging it out. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D732.1 | Disenchantment of girl by carrying her on back. Hartland Science 237, 243. |
| D791.2.1 | Disenchantment of girl only by lover. BP II 125. |
| D755 | Disenchantment of long absent spouse by faithfulness of partner. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D741.2 | Disenchantment of monster child when baptized. *Hibbard 45ff. (King of Tars). |
| D741.1 | Disenchantment of monster when his mother acknowledges him as son. Type 708. Cf. Hupa: Goddard UCal I 147. |
| D741 | Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster.—Type 708. |
| D791.1.6 | Disenchantment possible at the end of seven hundred years. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D791 | Disenchantment possible under unique conditions. Only one combination of time place and person will serve.—For many of these combinations see Hartland Science 240, 244, 248.—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3593. |
| D785.1 | Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.2.2.1 | Disenchantment promised if girl may marry transformed man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D719.1.1 | Disenchantment through burial and revival. Chinese: Graham. |
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