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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
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Humor
Z
Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| V70.7 | Feast of the new moon. Jewish: Moreno Esdras (V74). |
| P634 | Feasts. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1149.5 | Feat on spear point. Hero performs it as task set by otherworld amazon. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1364.6 | Feather causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1021.)—English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep". |
| F841.2.2 | Feather used as mast. *Fb "høne" I 750b. |
| F521.2 | Feathered people. Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Werner 390; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G 3/1353, z-G 13/380); Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 109. |
| D2161.3.4.1 | Feathered skin magically grafted to bald head. Irish myth: Cross. |
| R135.1.1 | Feathers left to mark trail blown away by wind. S. A. Indian (Warrau): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 145. |
| E423.1.1.2 | Features of ghostly dog. |
| A1161 | February's shortage of days. Days stolen by January and March. —*Köhler-Bolte I 380f.; Destriche RTP II 53; Gaidoz Mélusine VII No. 11 (with references to earlier numbers); Shaineanu Romania XVIII 107. |
| D1925 | Fecundity magically induced. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F304.6 | Fée carried off by mortal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K441.3 | Fee from two persons for the same monopoly. Man to furnish goods exclusively to animal. Bargains at same time with another to do the same thing. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 98 No. 26. |
| G84 | Fee-fi-fo-fum. Cannibal returning home smells human flesh and makes exclamation. (Cf. G11.8.1.) *Type 327; *Fb "kristenblod" II 300a.—Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 29, 312 No. 67; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Breton: Sébillot "chair"; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas I 230; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Korean: Zong in-Sob 89, 168; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 111, 184; Maori: Clark 39, 100; Tonga: Gifford 168; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/931, z-G. 3/1276); N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 357 n. 287h; Africa: Werner African 233, (Kaffir): Theal 80, 118, 124, 138, (Zanzibar): Bateman 133, (Ekoi): Talbot 56, 63, (Basuto): Jacottet 4, 206, 218, 234, (Angola): Chatelain 117, (Zulu): Callaway 40. |
| J2465.3.2 | Feeding mother. Fool stuffs and kills her. Espinosa: JAFL XXVII 119. |
| J2465.3 | Feeding the child. Fool feeds it steaming food and kills it. *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 212 No. 431. |
| J2465.1 | Feeding the pigs wet meal. The wife throws the meal into the well and the pigs after it. Field Pent Cuckoo 16. |
| K1017 | Feeling pulse: doctor severs arteries instead. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F271.8 | Fées engage in needlework. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F531.1.3 | Feet (legs) of giant. |
| P676 | Feet (legs) seized in supplication. Greek: Iliad XXII 337 and passim; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q451.2.2 | Feet cut off as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.) Penzer V 143 n.; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| G302.4.5 | Feet of demons. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B11.2.4.2 | Feet of dragon—nature. Cloven hoofs: Smith Dragon 137.—Claws: Chinese: Werner 368. |
| B11.2.4.1 | Feet of dragon—number. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Smith Dragon 101f.; Chinese: Werner 368. |
| B11.2.4 | Feet of dragon. |
| F451.2.2 | Feet of dwarf. |
| A1665 | Feet of various peoples. |
| F551.2 | Feet with unusual number of toes. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 143 (seven), *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H466.1 | Feigned absence to test wife's faithfulness. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H466 | Feigned death to test wife's faithfulness. *Type 1350; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 92 n. 2; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 144. |
| K1792 | Feigned ignorance about person's identity in order to tell one's frank opinion of him. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1792.2 | Feigned ignorance about the whereabouts of hero's weapons and horse in order to keep him as monk. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1792.1 | Feigned ignorance of person's identity in order not to reveal king. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H467.1 | Feigned illness to test wife's love. Husband feigns loss of genitalia. Italian Novella: Rotunda (H384.1.1.) |
| J1149.1 | Feigned madness unmasked by threatening man's child. Greek: Fox 123 (Odysseus). |
| K911.5 | Feigning deafness to lure enemy close and to kill him. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| K911 | Feigning death to kill enemy. *Type 56B; Wienert FFC LVI *59 (ET 207), 98 (ST 125); Halm Aesop No. 225; Chauvin III 76 No. 50; Herbert III 36ff.; Hervieux IV 220 No. 49.—Icelandic: Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1131; N. A. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs U Wash II 35; Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 17 No. 1. |
| D1602.2 | Felled tree raises itself again. (Cf. D950.) Type 577; Christiansen 87.—India: Thompson-Balys; Cook Islands: Beckwith Myth 252, 269; Maori: ibid. 265; Quiché: Alexander Lat. Am. 172. Cf. Zulu: Callaway 146. |
| E30.1 | Felled tree restored by reassembling all cut parts. (Cf. E2.) Polynesian: Dixon *68 n. 38. |
| C43.3 | Felled tree restored for failure to make proper offerings to tree-spirit. Tuamotu: Beckwith Myth 267. |
| C939.3 | Felled trees (cut weeds) return to their places because of broken tabu. Maori: Clark 95; Tonga: Gifford 22. |
| K1741.1 | Felling the whole forest. Told to bring in a tree, the hero asks, "Why not the whole forest?" The ogre is frightened. *Type 1049; *BP III 333; Spanish: Espinosa III Nos. 163—167; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B725 | Female bears have no breasts to nurse their young; suck paws. Jewish: Neuman. |
| K832.3 | Female confederate disrobes before hero, who is attacked when he looks away. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A15.1 | Female creator. Chibcha: Kroeber BBAE CXLIII (2) 908. |
| T211.1.4 | Female deer offers herself instead of her mate, who has been captured. Hunter, struck by her sacrifice, lets both go. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A132.6.4 | Female deities as fly-catchers. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 16. |
| G21 | Female eater of corpses. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K302 | Female master thief. *BP III 36; Chauvin V 245 No. 147; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| G11.6.1 | Female ogre changes men into tigers and eats women. Chinese: Graham. |
| G264.3 | Female ogre seduces men with charm (words). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1384 | Female overpowered when caught in tree cleft (hole in hedge). *Type 36; Krohn Bär (Wolf) und Fuchs (JSFO VI) 89ff.; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 45. |
| P424.5 | Female physician. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B754.3.1 | Female rattlesnakes mate with black snakes rather than with male rattlesnakes. U.S.: Baughman. |
| P170.0.1.1 | Female slaves as medium of exchange (unit of value). Irish myth: Cross. |
| P170.0.1 | Female slaves. (Cf. P173.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| B765.25 | Female snake seven years pregnant. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F169.5 | Fence of metal or crystal in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K832.2 | Fencer calls opponent's attention to something behind him: when opponent looks around he cuts off his head. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 311; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| J1812.3 | Fermenting dough: "Woe to you .." The rain drops: "Here he is.." The little bell: "He is hiding here.." Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1264*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1264 I*. |
| Q82.2 | Ferocious animal (lion, tiger, etc.) rewards man who does not fear it. Africa (Congo): Christaller Handbuch der Duala-Sprache (Basel, 1892) 68ff. |
| K547.5 | Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: flees in fright. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K2324.1 | Ferocious animal frightened by ass braying. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E710.1 | Ferocious animal guardian of separable soul of ogress. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B17.1.1 | Ferocious animals loosed against attackers. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K836 | Ferocious boar fed and put to sleep by rubbing. Killed. (Aper.) *Campbell Sages lxxxii. |
| X1342.2 | Ferocious frog. U.S.: *Baughman. |
| G351.3 | Ferocious sow. Greek: Fox 98. |
| A672.1 | Ferryman on river in lower world (Charon). Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Fox 142; Egyptian: Müller 176; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 45; Babylonian: Jensen Gilgamesch-Epos X, XI, 46ff., cf. 136ff. |
| P413.1.1 | Ferryman puts oar into king's hand and he must remain ferryman. *Type 461; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| F93.0.1.1 | Ferryman to lower world. Feilberg Sjæletro 65ff.; Frobenius Erlebte Erdteile VI 278f.—Icelandic: Boberg; Greek: Fox 142. |
| P413 | Ferryman. |
| F756.2.2 | Fertile valleys created by deity's stamping down mountains. Tonga: Gifford 18. |
| B299.7 | Festival of animals. Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Tenetehara): Wagley-Galvao BBAE CXLIII (3) 148. |
| V70.1.1 | Festival of Beltane (== May Day). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| A1535.5 | Festival of Beltane. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V70.8 | Festival of Cenn (Crom) Cruaich. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V70.6 | Festival of Imbolg (Brigit, Candlemas). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V70.5 | Festival of Samhain (Hallowe'en, Tara [Temair]). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1612.1.3 | Fetish betrays fugitive. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Fang): Trilles 160. |
| D1601.22 | Fetish clears forest. (Cf. D1274.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 187 No. 24 version 2. |
| D1373.1 | Fetish medicine causes constant hunger. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Benga): Nassau 177 No. 24 version I. |
| D1601.19 | Fetish-medicine automatically punishes. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Fang): Nassau 243 No. 9. |
| F864.1 | Fetter for Fenris wolf. Made of sound caused by the footfall of cats, beards of women, roots of mountains, sinews of bears, breath of fish, and spittle of birds. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F864.2 | Fetter for Loki. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| A1072.4 | Fettered monster as dragon. Irish myth: Cross; Gaster Thespis 160, 329. |
| A1072.2 | Fettered monster as ferocious animal. *Olrik Ragnarök 85, 481 s.v. "Erdbebenriese".—S. Am. Indian (Guarani): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 93. |
| A1072.3 | Fettered monster as snake. *Olrik Ragnarök 84, 482 s.v. "Schlange". |
| A1072.1 | Fettered monster in human form. *Olrik Ragnarök 83f. |
| A1074.5 | Fettered monster kept just out of reach of water. The water is always drunk by vulture as he is ready to take it.—*Olrik Ragnarök 151ff., 183f., 288. |
| A1074.4 | Fettered monster preyed upon by vulture. Cf. Prometheus.—*Olrik Ragnarök 151ff., 183f., 288. |
| A1074.3 | Fettered monster questions visitor. He asks "Are lambs still being produced?" or the like; i.e. is nature still normal? He must remain fettered till he hears that nature's laws no longer hold.—*Olrik Ragnarök 149ff., 180ff. |
| A1074.6 | Fettered monster vainly loosens his stake. Each time he loosens it, it is driven in the ground.—*Olrik Ragnarök 186f., 289. |
| A1074 | Fettered monster's captivity. |
| A1070 | Fettered monster's escape at end of world. Giant, or monster, is fettered in depths of the earth. His movement causes earthquakes. When he succeeds in freeing himself from the fetters and escapes, the world will end.—*Olrik Ragnarök 278, 478ff. s.v. "Erdbebenriese", "Schlange", "Raubtier", "Ungeheuer", Danske Studier (1913) 3ff.; Anholm Danske Studier (1904) 141; *Krohn Der gefangene Unhold; *Von der Leyen Der gefesselte Unhold.—Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: De la Saussaye 246; Lettish and Lithuanian: Gray 322; Persian: Carnoy 324; Babylonian: Spence 78. |
| A1074.2 | Fettered monster's vain attempt to reach sword with man's help. Could he reach it he would escape.—*Olrik Ragnarök 139ff., 185, 223ff. |
| A1074.8 | Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by stroke of a smith. (Cf. A1071.2.)—*Olrik Ragnarök 152, 189ff., 217f., 289; Fb "smed" III 402a. |
| A1074.7 | Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by supernatural power. Are almost licked in two by dog but then renewed.—*Olrik Ragnarök 152, 189ff., 217f., 289. |
| A1071 | Fettering of underground monster. Gaster Thespis 160, 329. |
| Q434.3 | Fettering to oak. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T577 | Fetus exchanged from one woman to another. India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 171, 223. |
| P201.1 | Feud between two branches of family. Irish myth: Cross. |
| N387 | Feud starts over trifle. |
| P533 | Feudal tribute. Specified interchange of aid and gifts. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Z112.1 | Fever personified. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E754.1.7 | Few grains of earth from river bed translates soul destined to an evil future to Paradise. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A611 | Fiat creation. Universe is created at command of creator.—Irish myth: Cross; Hebrew: Genesis ch. 1; Jewish: Neuman.—Pelew Group, Western Caroline Is., Central Caroline Is., Gilbert Group: Dixon 248; Mono-Alu (Fauru): Wheeler 66; Tahiti: Henry 338. |
| D1610.34.1 | Fiddle made from wood secret has been confided to reveals it. (Cf. D1233.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1556.4 | Fidelity in love tested. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1556.0.1 | Fidelity of servant tested. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2157.6 | Field cultivated and sowed by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2102.2.1 | Field turns to gold after ascetic plows it. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 221. |
| F445 | Field-spirits. Meyer Altgermanische 108, Meyer Germanen 209ff.; Finnish: Holmberg Finno-Ugric 246; Slavic: Máchal 267ff.; Africa (Cameroon): Gantenbein 68. |
| E752.1.2 | Fiends play ball with a soul. Alphabet No. 699. |
| B16.6.2.1 | Fierce black chafer. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F981.4 | Fiery bolt from heaven kills devastating animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.7 | Fiery chains in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.11 | Fiery columns in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1041.16.6.3 | Fiery columns rise in front of angry warrior. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B11.12.3 | Fiery dragon. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1841.3.2.1 | Fiery furnace as a mean of torture for a saint remains ineffective. *Loomis White Magic 33; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A671.2.4.5 | Fiery glens in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.10 | Fiery nails in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.2.1 | Fiery pillar as sign of Christ's visit. (Cf. F964.0.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1314.10 | Fiery pillar guides person (to church). (Cf. D1271.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F148.1 | Fiery rampart revolves around otherworld isle. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B19.4.2 | Fiery serpent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.3 | Fiery showers in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.8 | Fiery sticks in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A671.2.4.9 | Fiery stones in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F833.4 | Fiery sword. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F163.2.2 | Fiery temple in otherworld: Jewish: Neuman. |
| A671.2.4.6 | Fiery wheels in hell. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Z71.16.11.1 | Fifteen characteristics of a good (bad) woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| Z71.16.11.3 | Fifteen signs before Doomsday. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| P13.9.2 | Fifth of the land's production belongs to king. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| K236.1 | Fifty ships promised. Forty-nine are moulded out of earth. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 179 n. 3. |
| F813.7.2 | Fig from paradise. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F813.7.1 | Fig magically preserved. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A435.2 | Fig tree as god. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1413.1.3 | Fig tree from which one cannot descend. (Cf. D950.8.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| A2711.7 | Fig tree stays with the angels: rewarded with sap of all other trees. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B264.1 | Fight between animal and houndpack. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B264.5 | Fight between ape and tortoise. Africa (Togo): Einstein 15f. |
| B264.2 | Fight between eagle and fish. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T243 | Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife. Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B264.4 | Fight between snake and millipede. Chinese: Eberhard 32 No. 18. |
| F1068.2.2 | Fight in dream with real result. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| J1022 | Fight of lions and bulls. Lion succeeds only when bulls separate. Wienert FFC LVI *48 (ET 73), *112 (ST 229); Halm Aesop No. 394. |
| E461.2 | Fight of living person with dead in the grave. Andrews MPh X 601ff.; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 367ff., MacCulloch Eddic 309—11, *Boberg. |
| E461 | Fight of revenant with living person. (Cf. E261.1.3.) Fb "spøgelse" III 520b; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3542, Legends No. 882; N. A. Indian (Teton): Dorsey AA o.s. II (1889) 150, (Passamaquoddy): Leland Algonquin Legends 349, (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 96 No. 7. |
| A162.1 | Fight of the gods and giants. Jünger (F. G.) Die Titanen (Frankfurt a. M. 1944); Mayer Die Giganten und Titanen in der antiken Sage (Berlin 1887).—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 11, *42 n. 1, *43 n. 2; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 82, Herrmann Saxo II 97ff; Irish myth: Cross; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 356; Chinese: Werner 159; Hindu: Penzer X 77 s.v. "Asuras", X 118 s.v. "Daityas", X 119 s.v. "Danavas"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Samoa: Beckwith Myth 254. |
| X941.2 | Fight on old woman's hand. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B11.11 | Fight with dragon. *Type 300; *BP I 547; *Smith Dragon 79ff., 104; *Rуheim Drachen und Drachenkämpfer; *Norlind Skattsägner 67f., *Liebrecht Zur Volkskunde 70; **von Sydow Sigurds Strid med Fеvne; *Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt I 204 nn. 1, 2; Clouston Pop. Tales and Fictions I 155ff.; *Spence 80; *E. Siecke Drachenkämpfe; Fb "Jörgen" II 67a (St. George and the Dragon).—Germanic: Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 371; Heusler Altnordische Dichtung und Prosa von Jung Sigurd (Sitzungsberichte der Berliner Akad. v. Wissenschaften, 1919, 162—195); **H. Sandkühler Der Drachenkampf des heiligen Georg in englischer Legende u. Dichtung vom 14. bis 16. Jahrhundert (Diss. München 1914); *Loomis White Magic 65, 119; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus 27 no. 4 (Apollo and Python), I 153 n. 1 (Bellerophon and Chimera); Celtic: MacCulloch Celtic 130ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman, Gaster Thespis 140 ff., 326ff.; Egyptian: Müller 127; Persian: Carnoy 266, 270, 273, 322, *325, 329f.; Hindu: Keith 33 (Indra); India: *Thompson-Balys; Armenian: Ananikian 77; Japanese: Anesaki 228; Chinese: Werner 224, 361, Eberhard FFC CXX 105, 138; Arabian: Burton I 172.—English: Wells Manual of Writings 16 (Guy of Warwick), 115 (Sir Eglamour), 117 (Torrent of Portyngale); Missouri French: Carrière; Africa (Fang): Einstein 44, 47.—Cf. *Olrik Ragnarök 57ff. (fight with giant serpent). |
| H1561.2.2 | Fight with father's old friend, though only to mention who he is would assure the youth a friendly reception. Icelandic: Þiðriks saga I 222—32, Boberg. |
| F969.4.2 | Fight with monster child causes earth to rock like waves of the sea. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 66. |
| G308.1 | Fight with sea (lake) monster. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| G275.9 | Fighting and wrestling with witch. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1335.1.3 | Fighting animals eaten produce magic strength. (Cf. D1032.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F171.4 | Fighting animals seen in otherworld. Rams and she-goats or wild boars. *Type 471; *Brown Iwain 71ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "boucs". |
| S162.1 | Fighting on stumps of legs after they have been cut off at knee. Child V 497 s.v. "stumps"; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F961.2.6 | Fighting stars melt iron chariots. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| E497 | Fighting warriors show the way of their past life and of their death. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F610.3.4 | Fighting with berserks. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F610.3.4.1 | Fighting with twelve berserks. (Cf. F610.3.3.) Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1364.4.2 | Figs cause magic sleep. (Cf. D981.5.)—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 56, 116 Nos. 408*A, 970. |
| D1658.1.2 | Figs grateful for being praised even when ill-tasting. (Cf. D981.5.) Type 480; *Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 63 (to Gonzenbach No. 13). |
| Q65 | Filial duty rewarded. Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Graham; Tonga: Gifford 34. |
| J1871 | Filling cracks with butter. Numskull sees cracks in the ground and feels so sorry for them that he greases them with the butter he is taking home. *Type 1291; BP I 521; *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin I 250 No. 165; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| K1427 | Filling the pen. Told to fill locked pen trickster chops up wagon and mules and throws them in. Spanish: Espinosa JAFL XXVII 119f. |
| D1346.13 | Filth (dirt, excrements) eaten gives immortality. (Cf. D1002.) —Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 161f. |
| P430 | Financiers and merchants. |
| V211.3 | Finding of the Cross. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H541.2.1 | Fine for failure to solve riddle. Jewish: Neuman |
| T471.0.1 | Fines imposed for rape. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T26.1 | Finger cut because of absorption in the charms of beloved. The person cutting food cannot take his eyes off the man (woman) opposite him. *Köhler-Bolte I 579, II 79ff., 83ff.; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| K95 | Finger-drying contest won by deception. Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 14; U.S.: Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 701; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| F515.2.1 | Fingernail that can conceal basin-load of food. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2112.1.1 | Fingers as false token of wife's unfaithfulness. She has substituted a maid and the gallant has cut off the maid's finger. English: Child V 22—7 passim. |
| F552.1.2 | Fingers of saint (angel) give light or fire. (Cf. F544.3.2.) *Loomis White Magic 34; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1711.10.1 | Finns as magicians. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 372, *Boberg. |
| J1952 | Fire and water mixed to make sacrifice. Fool told that he needed only the two. Penzer V 68. |
| F964.1 | Fire bends bough to shape of crozier. (Cf. F979.5.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| J834 | Fire burns man who doesn't understand it. Useful when one knows how to use it. Wienert FFC LVI *80 (ET 467), 121 (ST 306). |
| G229.8 | Fire burns up and crackles when wizard passes fireplace. England: Baughman. |
| A1415.1.1 | Fire carried from heaven in fingernails. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1841.3.2 | Fire does not injure a saint. |
| A1414.1.1 | Fire drill invented. India: Thompson-Balys; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 61; Africa (Bushongo): Torday 237; S. Am. Indian (Kaskiha): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 367, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 3. |
| D2089.10 | Fire drills magically made not to function. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 243. |
| F683.1.1 | Fire drops from fingers of warrior whenever he wills it. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F964.3 | Fire from extraordinary fuel. |
| Q552.13 | Fire from heaven as punishment. (Cf. F797, F962.2.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F962.2.4 | Fire from heaven burns and freezes. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F962.2.3 | Fire from heaven cannot be quenched by water. Jewish: Neuman. |
| Q552.13.3 | Fire from heaven consumes adulterous wife who has slandered an abbot. (Cf. Q227, Q414.0.3.) *Loomis White Magic 111. |
| F797 | Fire from heaven kills people. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F962.2 | Fire from heaven. *Saintyves Essais de folklore biblique 1ff.; Irish: Plummer cxxxvii, cxxxviii, *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Moreno Esdras, *Neuman. |
| F531.1.10 | Fire giants. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 592. |
| A671.0.2.1 | Fire in hell. Christ created fire in hell from his blood; formerly hell was cold. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 26. |
| F165.7 | Fire in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F169.7.1 | Fire in otherworld makes one feel colder. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 42, 45. |
| H175.4 | Fire issues spontaneously from fireless hearth when man approaches. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D2158.1.3 | Fire obeys the saints. *Loomis White Magic 30f. |
| A975.2.1 | Fire producing rock result of contest between god of fire and god of rain. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K341.23 | Fire set in order to distract attention. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen JAS IV 65. |
| K336.1 | Fire set to village so that robbers can steal goods. Korean: Zong in-Sob 213 No. 98. |
| F964.2 | Fire spares saint's tunic, though wearer is burned. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K382 | Fire stolen by swallowing it and then escaping. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 145. |
| A1415.1 | Fire stolen in hollow reed. Greek: Fox 13, *Frazer Apollodorus I 51 n. 6; *Hdwb. d. Märch. II 109b nn. 9-13.—N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 290 n. 64; S. Am. Indian (Jivaro, Eastern Ecuador): Karsten Myths of the Jibaros (reviewed JAFL XXXII 446) (fire preserved in bark of tree), (Tenetehara): Wagley-Galvao BBAE CXLIII (3) 147. |
| D439.6 | Fire takes the form of a woman and runs away. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2351.1.1 | Fire tied to foxes' tails: destroys enemy's cities and fields. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2158.1.3.2 | Fire turns aside and refuses to catch hold of holy garments, wooden altars and similar sacred things. *Loomis White Magic 31. |
| A1415.0.1 | Fire witheld from men as punishment. Greek: *Grote I 71. |
| B742.4 | Fire-breathing dogs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B11.2.11 | Fire-breathing dragon. *Type 300; Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 391; Fb. "drage", "gloende" (glowing eyes and tongue), "ild" (fire from mouth). Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: *Boberg. |
| B742.3 | Fire-breathing horses. Hartland Science 243. |
| F401.7 | Fire-breathing spirit. Irish myth: Cross. |
| R9.4 | Fire-maiden imprisoned in iron house. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G304.2.1 | Fire-producing troll. |
| G125 | Fire-spewing giantess. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F497 | Fire-spirits. Dutch: *Sinninghe FFC CXXXII 64ff Nos. 191—220; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 111, III 64, 88, 176—178. |
| F932.11 | Firelike waters of river used by strange beings to cook flesh. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 171. |
| G272.4 | Fires burnt in streets to ward off witches. Fb. "heks" I 581a. |
| T282.1 | First (barren) wife insists her husband should take second wife. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| B212.0.2 | First animals knew human language. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2012.2 | First bees in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A2681.4.1 | First birch trees in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1877.1 | First cattle in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1466.1 | First church bell built on model of bluebell. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 72 No. 606. |
| A1546.3.1 | First convert to Christianity in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1225.1 | First couple organically united. Like Siamese twins. (Cf. A1275.2.) —Jewish: Neuman.—S. Am. Indian (Chaco): Alexander Lat. Am. 322, (Lengua): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 267. |
| A1275.10 | First created man catches woman in his snare. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1875.0.1 | First deer in Ireland—introduced by Tuatha Dé Danann. Irish myth: Cross (A1888.1). |
| A115.1 | First deity grows out of primeval chaos. Japanese: Anesaki 222. |
| A1297 | First human being killed by jealous brothers (reptiles and insects). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2.2 | First human pair as creators. (Cf. A1270.) Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 115 No. 70. |
| A1580.1.1 | First judgment in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1831.2 | First lapdog in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1280 | First man (woman). Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 276, 280f.; Tahiti: Beckwith Myth 120; Easter Is.: Métraux Ethnology 315. |
| A1277.4 | First man and woman bring in children and clothe them. Eskimo (Cape York): Rasmussen III 47. |
| A1253.1.2 | First man born from apple. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 90 No. 49. |
| A1281.1 | First man covered with horny substance. (Cf. A1310.1.)—*Dh I 225; Jewish: Neuman.—Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 34; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 376. |
| A1281.5 | First man created circumcised. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1275.7 | First man created from nothing wanders until he finds mate. Eskimo (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 261. |
| A1231 | First man descends from sky. *Lang Myth I 75; India: *Thompson-Balys; German New Guinea: Dixon 111; Northern Australia: ibid. 274; Kei Is. (Indonesia): ibid. 156; Eastern Indonesian: ibid. 167.—N. A. Indian: Krickeberg Indianermärchen aus Nordamerika 10; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 517; Carib: Alexander Lat. Am. 38; S. Am. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 315, (Yagua): Steward-Métraux ibid. (3) 736, (Warrau): Kirchoff ibid. (3) 880, (Bacairi): Lévi-Strauss ibid. (3) 347, (Tiatinagua): Métraux ibid. (3) 448, (Toba, Mataco): Métraux ibid. (1) 367, Métraux MAFLS XL 21f., 101.—African: Werner African 152. |
| A1275.9 | First man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1285.1 | First man made chief over whole world. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 44. |
| A1275.2 | First man split in two to form mate. (Cf. A1225.1.)—Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Carnoy 316. |
| A1211.7 | First man the result of maid having licked semen-stained loin cloth of creator's teacher. India: Thompson-Balys. |
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