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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
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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 |
|---|---|
| D981.0.1 | Magic fruit juice. |
| D981.1 | Magic apple. *Types 400, 500, 590, 708, 709; *Aarne MSFO XXV 121; *BP I 463, 482, III 97; *Köhler-Bolte I 118, 143; *Fb "guldæble" I 516a, "æble" III 1135f, "ønske" III 1178b; *Chauvin VI 74 No. 239, 133 No. 286.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 280, *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cornes", "pomme"; English: Child I 364; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights S IV 434ff. |
| D981.1.1 | Magic apple from Garden of the Hesperides. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D981.2 | Magic peach. Chinese: Werner 270, Eberhard FFC CXX 210. |
| D981.3 | Magic orange. *Type 408.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "orange". |
| D981.4 | Magic cherry. Aarne MSFO XXV 121; Fb "kirsebær"; Penzer I 27. |
| D981.5 | Magic fig. (Cf. D1375.1.1.5.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 56, 116 Nos. 408*A, 970; Jewish: *Neuman; Hindu: Penzer I 27. |
| D981.6 | Magic pear. (Cf. D1375.1.1.6, D1375.2.1.3.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Birne". |
| D981.7 | Magic plum. (Cf. D1375.1.1.7.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121. |
| D981.8 | Magic grape. (Cf. D1375.1.1.8.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D981.9 | Magic date (fruit). (Cf. D1375.1.1.9.) Aarne MSFO XXV 121. |
| D981.10 | Magic berry. (Cf. D1375.1.1.10.) Aarne MSFO XXV 122; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D981.10.1 | Magic cranberry. Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 91. |
| D981.11 | Magic pumpkin. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 58, 67, 221. |
| D981.12 | Magic pomegranate. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D981.13 | Magic bananas. |
| D983 | Magic vegetable. *Aarne MSFO XXV 143n., *BP III 6; Type 567. |
| D983.1 | Magic bean. *BP II 527.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 124 No. 1374A; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fève". |
| D983.2 | Magic yam. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 90 No. 16. |
| D983.3 | Magic leek. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D983.4 | Magic garlic. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D983.5 | Magic egg-plant. |
| D985 | Magic nut. Cox Cinderella Nos. 6, 72, 76, 88 and passim; Fb "nød" II 719a.—Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "noix"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400 B*; Italian: Basile introduction; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D985.1 | Magic coconut-shell. Sulka of New Britain: Dixon 132 and 132 n. 2. |
| D985.2 | Magic chestnut. Italian: Basile Pentamerone introduction. |
| D985.3 | Magic hazel-nut. Irish myth: *Cross; Italian: Basile introduction. |
| D985.4 | Magic acorn. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D985.5 | Magic betel-nut. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 93. |
| D990 | Magic bodily members—human. N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 318 n. 150. |
| D991 | Magic hair. *Fb "guld" I 512a, "hеr" I 771ab, "styrke" III 630a; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 1274; Köhler-Bolte I 126, 573; *Penzer VIII 59 n. 3; MacCulloch Childhood 211; Chauvin V 230 No. 130; *Wesselski Märchen 196; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 150.—Irish myth: Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 508A*; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 117 n. 3, Fox 69, 77; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian (Mohegan): Speck JAFL XVI 106; (Micmac): Rand 356, 369 Nos 67, 71, Leland 83, (Skidi Pawnee): Dorsey MAFLS VII 102, 113 Nos. 28, 31, (Wichita): Dorsey CI XXI No. 19, (Modoc): Curtin Myths of the Modocs (Boston 1912) 32, 46, (Ojibwa): Radin GSCan II 51; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 97; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 131. |
| D991.1 | Magic beard. Fb "styrke" III 630a. |
| D991.2 | Magic pubic hair. *Fb "kusse" II 334a; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 290 n. 65, (Tlingit): Golder JAFL XX 292. |
| D991.3 | Magic ball of hair. North Carolina: Brown Collection I 667. |
| D992 | Magic head. Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 105; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "tête"; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D992.1 | Magic horns (grow on person's forehead). (Cf. D1011.1.) *Type 566; Penzer III 187.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; bin Gorion Born Judas IV 122; N. A. Indian (Mohegan): Speck JAFL XVII 184. |
| D992.2 | Magic lips. Type 403; Köhler-Bolte I 126.—French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10. |
| D992.3 | Magic face. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D992.4 | Magic skull. |
| D992.5 | Magic tongue. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D993 | Magic eye. See references to D2071. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D995 | Magic foot. |
| D995.1 | Magic toe. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 56 No. 9. |
| D996 | Magic hand. *Penzer III 150; *Baker AA o.s. I 51ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D996.0.1 | Magic right hand. |
| D996.0.1.1 | Magic power of right hand for good. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D996.0.2 | Magic left hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D996.0.2.1 | Magic power of left hand for evil. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D996.1 | Magic finger. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D997 | Magic internal organs—human. |
| D997.1 | Magic heart—human. |
| D997.1.1 | Magic heart of unborn child. *Fb "hjærte" I 631b. |
| D997.2 | Magic brain. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D997.3 | Magic liver. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| D998 | Magic private parts—human. Taylor MLN XXXI (1916) 249 n. 2; Gaster Thespis 327.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 296 nn. 83a, 83b. |
| D1001 | Magic spittle. *Type 313; *BP II 527 n. 1; *Fb "spytte" III 514b, 515a; Penzer VIII 59 n. 3.—Irish: Plummer clxxxiii, *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Maori: Dixon 59; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 329 n. 190, 331 n. 196a; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 64, 234, (Upoto): Einstein 125; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 263 No. 67. |
| D1002 | Magic excrements. Hindu: Keith 145; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 161; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 296 n. 83c, 329 n. 190a, (Takelma): Sapir UPa II 65 No. 4. |
| D1002.1 | Magic urine. |
| D1003 | Magic blood—human. *Fb "blod" IV 46—48; *BP II 527 n. 1; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Blut".—Irish: Plummer cl, clxxxi, *Cross; English: Child I 172, II 39b; Italian: Basile II 5, III 9, Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman, Gaster Thespis 296; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 98. |
| D1003.1 | Magic menstrual blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1003.2 | Magic blood of circumcision. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1003.3 | Magic blood of unborn child. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1004 | Magic tears. Hartland Science 238.—Irish: Plummer cl, *Cross; Norse: De la Saussaye 277; Jewish: *Neuman; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 329 n. 190b. |
| D1005 | Magic breath. Irish: Plummer clxxii, *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1006 | Magic buttocks. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 296 n. 83. |
| D1007 | Magic bone (human). (Cf. D1013.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1008 | Magic human flesh. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 329. |
| D1009 | Magic bodily members (human)—miscellaneous. |
| D1009.1 | Magic scab (from skin). Tsimshian: Boas BBAE XXVII 190. |
| D1009.2 | Magic tooth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1009.2.1 | Magic dead man's tooth. Kittredge Witchcraft 142, 460 nn. *11, 13. |
| D1009.3 | Magic breasts of woman. |
| D1010 | Magic bodily members—animal. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D1011 | Magic animal head. |
| D1011.0.1 | Magic bird head. *Aarne MSFO XXV 175; *Type 567; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1011.0.2 | Magic ass's head. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC No. 425. |
| D1011.0.3 | Magic serpent head. Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 33. |
| D1011.1 | Magic animal horn. (Cf. D992.1.) Cross MPh X 289; Icelandic: Boberg; Greek: Fox 93; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 160 No. 23, 242 No. 35, (Kaffir): Theal 169f; N. A. Indian (Micmac): Rand 196 No. 25. |
| D1011.2 | Magic ear of animal. See references to B115.1. |
| D1011.3 | Magic animal's crown. |
| D1011.3.1 | Magic serpent's crown. (Cf. B112.) Cox Cinderella 517. |
| D1011.4 | Magic tooth of animal. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1011.5 | Magic lips of animal. |
| D1011.6 | Magic tongue of animal. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1011.7 | Magic brain of animal. |
| D1012 | Magic limbs of animal. |
| D1012.1 | Magic legs of animal. |
| D1012.1.1 | Magic legs of bull. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1013 | Magic bone of animal. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "os"; cf. Type 780.—India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 180 No. 26, 190 No. 28. |
| D1013.1 | Magic chicken-thigh. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1015 | Magic internal organs of animal. |
| D1015.1 | Magic heart of animal. |
| D1015.1.1 | Magic bird heart. *Type 567; *BP I 528, III 3ff.; *Aarne MSFO XXV 176; Penzer I 19 n. 2; *Fb "hjærte" I 631b.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mendiant". |
| D1015.1.2 | Magic dragon heart. (Cf. B11.2.9.) Icelandic: Völsunga Saga 66. |
| D1015.1.3 | Magic serpent heart. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 43 No. 302 A*. |
| D1015.1.4 | Magic wolf heart. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1015.1.5 | Magic fox heart. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1015.2 | Magic gall-bladder of animal. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 214 No. 32; (Ekoi): Talbot 27. |
| D1015.3 | Magic entrails of animal. |
| D1015.3.1 | Magic entrails of bird. Aarne MSFO XXV 176. |
| D1015.3.2 | Magic entrails of goat. German: Grimm No. 130. |
| D1015.4 | Magic liver of animal. Chinese-Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 187. |
| D1015.4.1 | Magic bird liver. *Aarne MSFO XXV 176; Type 567. |
| D1015.5 | Magic stomach of animal. |
| D1015.5.1 | Magic stomach of hare. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1016 | Magic blood of animal. Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 187. |
| D1017 | Magic flesh of animal. Irish: Cross. |
| D1017.1 | Magic fat of animal. |
| D1017.1.1 | Magic fat of crow. Fb "fedt" I 278b. |
| D1018 | Magic milk of animal. *Köhler-Bolte I 468; Dh II 154.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 70. |
| D1021 | Magic feather. *Types 552, 534*; BP III 18ff.; 424ff.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "plume"; English: Child V 496 s.v. "sleep"; Persian: Carnoy 290, 331; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 304; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 126. |
| D1021.1 | Magic bird's power in one feather. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1022 | Magic wings. Aarne MSFO XXV 176; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1022.0.1 | Wings grown by magic. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "ailes". |
| D1023 | Magic hair of animal. Fb "hеr" I 771b. |
| D1023.1 | Magic hair of bear. *Fb "hеr" I 771b. |
| D1023.2 | Magic hair of fox. *Fb "hеr" I 771b. |
| D1023.3 | Magic hair of lion's tail. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D1023.4 | Magic hair of ant's beard. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D1024 | Magic egg. Irish myth: Cross (D1019); Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oeuf"; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 104f., 151; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 269 No. 81, 277 No. 89. |
| D1025 | Magic skin of animal. |
| D1025.1 | Magic pigskin. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 40; *Cross. |
| D1025.2 | Magic fishskin. *Chauvin V 230 No. 130. |
| D1025.3 | Magic mouseskin. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 97. |
| D1025.4 | Magic skin of swallow. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 53. |
| D1025.5 | Magic cowhide. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1025.6 | Magic dogskin. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1025.7 | Magic horseskin. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 79. |
| D1025.8 | Magic sheepskin. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1025.9 | Magic sealskin. |
| D1026 | Magic dung of animal. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1026.1 | Magic bird dung. Africa (Yoruba): Ellis 256 No. 4. |
| D1026.2 | Magic cow-dung. BP II 527 n. 1. |
| D1027 | Magic urine of animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1027.1 | Magic urine of serpent. Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 204 No. 10. |
| D1028 | Magic shell of animal. |
| D1028.1 | Magic conch shell. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1028.2 | Magic tortoise shell. |
| D1029 | Other bodily members of animals—magic. |
| D1029.0.1 | Other bodily members of bird—magic. Aarne MSFO XXV 176. |
| D1029.1 | Magic breath of animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1029.2 | Magic tail of animal. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1029.2.1 | Magic yak tail. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1029.2.2 | Magic goat tail. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1029.2.3 | Magic snake tail. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1029.3 | Magic animal feet. |
| D1029.4 | Magic sex organs of animal. |
| D1029.5 | Magic spittle of animal. (Cf. D1001.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1029.6 | Magic shell of animal. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 107. |
| D1030 | Magic food. *Fb "tønde" III 934b, "mad" II 525a, "styrke" III 630a.—Irish: Plummer clxxxv, *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 57, Béal XXI 322; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 254, Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11; Arabic: Burton Nights II 212; India: Thompson-Balys; Philippines: Dixon 221ff.; Melanesian: ibid. 224 n. 28; Indonesian: ibid. 238 n. 51; Java: ibid. 209; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 446, Rasmussen I 202; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 335 n. 210. |
| D1030.1 | Food supplied by magic. Most of the references in D1030 also belong here. *Types 563, 564.—Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 38, Beal XXI 314; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 192; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "repas"; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: Dixon 238 n. 51; Jamaican: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 248 No. 25; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 248; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 44, 88. |
| D1030.1.1 | Food supplied by means of prayer. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1030.2 | Magic banquet. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1030.3 | Magic food from herbs. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1031 | Magic pastry (bread, cake, etc.). |
| D1031.0.1 | Manna. Food from skies in basket each morning. Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Maidu): Dixon BAM XVII 39ff. No. 1. |
| D1031.1 | Magic bread. *Type 310C*; *Fb "brød" IV 74b.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "pain"; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 60 No. 438*; Jewish: Neuman; Babylonian: Gilgamesch-Epos XI 220ff., cf. p. 141ff. |
| D1031.1.1 | Consecrated bread as magic object. *Kittredge Witchcraft 149f., 469 nn. 103—116; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 25, 48f., Beal XXI 307, 317f. |
| D1031.2 | Magic cake. *Type 751; *BP II 527 n. 1.—Chinese: Werner 186. |
| D1031.2.1 | Cake made by rubbing flour on griddle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1031.2.2 | Magic cake of figs. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D1032 | Magic meat. Type 301C*; Irish myth: Cross; *Frazer Apollodorus II 70 n. 2; Africa (Benga): Nassau 227 No. 34. |
| D1032.1 | Magic meal of fishes. Mark 6: 41—44. |
| D1032.2 | Flesh of cat when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1032.3 | Flesh of dog when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1032.4 | Flesh of pig when chewed has magic results. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1033 | Magic cereal (food). |
| D1033.0.1 | Cereal from man's body. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1033.1 | Magic rice. Indonesian: DeVries's list No. 206; Chinese: Graham. |
| D1033.2 | Magic wheat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1034 | Magic vegetable (as food). (Cf. D983.) Icelandic: Ragnars saga 112. |
| D1035 | Magic nuts (as food). (Cf. D985.) |
| D1035.1 | Magic chestnut (as food). Seneca: Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 148, 187, 199, 503. |
| D1035.2 | Magic coconut (as food). Leper's Island: Dixon 127. |
| D1036 | Magic dairy products. |
| D1036.1 | Magic cheese. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 318 No. 3, 321 No. 59. |
| D1037 | Magic honey. Irish myth: *Cross, Beal XXI 337; Gaster Thespis 364; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Keith 158. |
| D1038 | Magic sweets. |
| D1039 | Magic food—miscellaneous. |
| D1039.1 | Magic vermicelli. Chinese: Werner 222. |
| D1039.2 | Magic salt. Jewish: Neuman; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 282 No. |
| D1040 | Magic drink. *MacCulloch Childhood 70—72; *Fb "drikke" I 204b, "styrke" III 630a.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 287 n. 2; Irish: Plummer clxxii, *Cross; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 143, *Boberg; English: Child I 363 n. 364; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 328 No. 24; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Hindu: Keith 46; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 453. |
| D1040.1 | Drink supplied by magic. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1041 | Blood as magic drink. Frazer Golden Bough XII 189 s.v. "blood"; Zs. f. deutsche Philologie XXVI (1894) 9; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Hrolfs saga Kraka 62, 69, Völsungasaga 45, *Boberg; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 248. |
| D1043 | Milk as magic drink. Irish myth: *Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 30; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Keith 134. |
| D1045 | Magic beer. |
| D1045.0.1 | Beer brewed by means of magic song. Finnish: Kalevala rune 20. |
| D1045.1 | Magic ale. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 172. |
| D1046 | Magic wine. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D1046.1 | Consecrated wine as magic object. *Kittredge Witchcraft 148, 468f. nn. 97—101; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1050 | Magic clothes. BP II 527 n. 1.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "habit", "évêque"; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 128, 131 No. 20, 264 No. 50. |
| D1050.1 | Clothes produced by magic. *Type 510; *Cox Cinderella passim; Saintyves Perrault 151; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1051 | Magic cloth. Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 26; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 221; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 226; (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 124. |
| D1052 | Magic garment (robe, tunic). *Fb "ønske" III 1178b.—Irish. Plummer clxxx, clxxxi, *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "robe"; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 165; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth *491, 499f.; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 303 n. 109i. |
| D1052.1 | Magic uniform. *Fb "guldmundering". |
| D1053 | Magic mantle (cloak). *Types 328, 400, 566; *Chauvin V 230; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 323; *Cross MPh XVI 649; Köhler-Bolte II 409.—Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 328, O'Suilleabhain 85; Icelandic: *Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Hindu: Penzer I 25ff.; Japanese: Mitford 185ff.; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 367; N.A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221a. |
| D1055 | Magic trousers (breeches). Fb "lærredsbukser" II 501a, *"bukser" IV 77b.—Chinese: Werner 307, 309, 313. |
| D1056 | Magic shirt. *BP I 42; Fb "skjorte" III 285b, W. S. Johnsson Om Sejrsskjorten (Danske Studier 1929 97ff.); Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Fox 94; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 241 No. 15. |
| D1057 | Magic belt. *Type 590; *Fb "ønske" III 1178b, "træ" III 868a, "bælte" IV 84a; Hdwb. d. Märchens II s.v. "Gürtel".—Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "ceinture"; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 286 *Boberg.—N. A. Indian (Passamaquoddy): Prince PAES X 31 No. 5, (Chipewyan [European borrowing]): Thompson CColl II 392, (Micmac): Rand 274, 369 Nos 46, 71, Leland 31, (Ojibwa): Schoolcraft Indian in his Wigwam (Buffalo, 1848) 106, (Quinault): Farrand JE II 114 No. 10. |
| D1057.1 | Magic girdle. Herbert III 207; Oesterley No. 10.—Middle English: Wells 55 (Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight), 85 (Sowdone of Babylone); Irish: Plummer clxxxi, *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Chinese: Werner 218; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/152, 221, z-G. 3/1146, 1301.). |
| D1058 | Magic underclothing. |
| D1058.1 | Magic shift. Ward II 603. |
| D1061 | Magic veil. Greek: Fox 262; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 201. |
| D1062 | Magic stockings. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bas"; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 173. |
| D1063 | Magic garter. *Fb "hosebеnd" I 650b; *Chauvin V 230 No. 130. |
| D1064 | Magic pocket. Chauvin VI 104 No. 270 n. 2. |
| D1065 | Magic footwear. |
| D1065.1 | Magic boots. *Type 328; Saintyves Perrault 283, 286; Fb "stövle" III 642a.—Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bottes"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Russian: Andrejev No. 515**; Hindu: Penzer I 25ff.; N. A. Indian: cf. Thompson Tales 315 n. 145. |
| D1065.1.1 | Boots produced by magic. Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 96f. |
| D1065.2 | Magic shoes. Type 515**; *Chauvin V 229 No. 130; Penzer I 24 n. 1; Fb "sko" III 288a; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1065.3 | Magic snowshoes. N. A. Indian (Menomini): Skinner JAFL XXVII 98. |
| D1065.4 | Magic moccasins. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 303 n. 109i, 322 n. 164, (Zuсi): Parsons JAFL XXXI 242 No. 16. |
| D1065.5 | Magic sandals. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Fox 34, Frazer Apollodorus I 153 n. 3 (Perseus); India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer 28, III 56, VII 235. |
| D1065.6 | Magic gaiters. Penzer I 27. |
| D1065.7 | Magic slippers. |
| D1066 | Magic glove. Fb "styrke" III 630a.—Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1067 | Magic head-wear. |
| D1067.1 | Magic hat. *Fb "hat" I 563b, "usynlig" III 985b; Mt. 581*; Saintyves Perrault 291.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 596; Greek: Fox 195 (Hermes); Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chapeau"; N. A. Indian (Haida): Alexander N. Am. 261, (Lkuсgen): Hill-Tout JAI XXXVII 342. |
| D1067.2 | Magic cap. *Types 328, 566; *BP I 470ff.; *Aarne MSFO XXV 116; *Chauvin V 229 No. 130; *Fb "kappe" II 89a, "ønske" III 1178b.—Icelandic: Bosa saga 38, Boberg; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 153 n. 3 (Perseus), Fox 34; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 253; Korean: Zong in-Sob 152ff.; Japanese: Mitford 185ff; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 339 n. 221a. |
| D1067.3 | Magic hood. Irish myth: *Cross; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 470. |
| D1067.3.1 | Magic cowl. Irish: Plummer clxxxi, *Cross. |
| D1067.4 | Magic mask. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1068 | Magic collar. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1068.1 | Magic hunting collar. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1069 | Magic clothes—miscellaneous. |
| D1069.1 | Magic handkerchief. Korean: Zong in-Sob 91f. |
| D1069.2 | Magic feather dress. |
| D1070 | Magic ornaments. Tawney I 300, II 150; De Cock Studien 156; Encyc. Rel. Ethics III 392—472.—Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1071 | Magic jewel (jewels). **J. Evans Magic Jewels of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (Oxford, 1922); **G. F. Kunz The Magic of Jewels and Charms (Philadelphia, 1915); **R. Grötzinger Das Geheimnis der Amulette und Talismane (Leipzig, 1919); **R. H. Laarsz Talismanische Magie (Leipzig, 1920); **E. A. W. Budge Amulets and Superstitions (Oxford, 1930); *Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 374; *Penzer III 167, VIII 172ff., 195 n. 1; *Chauvin V 4, 293 No. 443; *Reinhard PMLA XXXVIII 434 n. 32.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Ferguson 149, Eberhard FFC CXX 25, 67, 105. |
| D1071.0.1 | Jewels produced by magic. *Type 403.—Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 329 nn. 190, 190a, 190b. |
| D1071.1 | Magic beads. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chapelet". |
| D1072 | Magic hair ornaments. |
| D1072.1 | Magic comb. See references to D672; in a large proportion of the occurrences of that motif (Obstacle flight) the comb is one of the magic objects thrown. Köhler-Bolte I 177. |
| D1072.2 | Magic hairpin. Chinese: Werner 264. |
| D1072.3 | Magic brooch. Penzer I 26. |
| D1073 | Magic necklace. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 261, 263, *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 30f. |
| D1074 | Magic bracelet. *Chauvin VI 107 No. 272 n. 4; Chinese: Werner 308f. |
| D1075 | Magic bangle. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Vai): Ellis 235 No. 36. |
| D1076 | Magic ring. *Types 400, 554*, 560, 665; *Aarne MSFO XXV 43; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 214; *Kittredge Witchcraft 111, 439f. nn. 49—58; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XX 66; Köhler-Bolte I 110f., 308ff.; *Fb "ring" III 60ab, "ønske" III 1178b; **A. Stern Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde XXX 106; *Chauvin V 229 No. 130, VI 108 Nos. 272, 273; Penzer I 26, VI 73; Bédier Fabliaux 442; Herbert III 207; *Oesterley No. 10.—Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 172, *Cross; English: Wells (King Horn) 9, 11 (Horne Childe and Maiden Rimnild), 65 (Ywain and Gawain), Child I 189f.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Breton: *Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bague"; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Arabian: Burton Nights VI 243, VII 283, X 1—54, S III 51, 72, 136ff., S V 245; Chinese: Werner 331, Eberhard FFC CXX 67; Sumatran: Dixon 163; Africa (Wakweli): Bender 106. |
| D1077 | Magic fan. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 242, 245, 359, 361f., Graham; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| D1078 | Magic chain (ornament). Wesselski Märchen 174 No. 64; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1078.1 | Magic blue ribbon. (Cf. D1835.4.) French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D1079 | Magic ornaments—miscellaneous. |
| D1079.1 | Magic crown. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D1079.2 | Magic diadem. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1079.3 | Magic ornamental breastplate. (Cf. D1101.3.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1080 | Magic weapons. Irish: *Cross, Plummer clxxxv; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 132 (Sir Launfal); Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 152; Chinese: Werner 161. |
| D1081 | Magic sword. **Burton Sword; *Types 328, 611, 665; *Fb "sværd" III 690ab; *MacCulloch Childhood 202; *Chauvin VI 66 No. 233; Gaster FL II 57; Penzer I 109 n. 1, IV 235f., VI 28 n. 2, 72 n. 1, VIII 154 n. 2.—Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 191, 197f.; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 63, Beal XXI 324, Plummer clxxxv, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Finnish: Kalevala runes 12, 36, 39; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "épée"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 67 No. 508*; Scotch: Macdougall and Calder 197; English: Wells 115 (Sir Eglamour of Artois); Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 63 n. 4; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Arabian: Burton Nights IV 176, VI 221f., 230, VII 41, 44, S VI 221f., 426, S VII 257; IndoChinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 303; Chinese: Werner 121, 236; Korean: Zong in-Sob 59; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 354; S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 132. |
| D1081.1 | Sword of magic origin. Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 197; Irish myth: Cross; Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 303. |
| D1082 | Magic saber. Type 308*, 576***; *Chauvin V 230 No. 130, 259 No. 154 n. 1.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "sabre". |
| D1083 | Magic knife. *Type 576**, 576******.—Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 68, Rasmussen I 230; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 127, 211. |
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