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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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A
Mythological Motifs
B
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 |
|---|---|
| H1332.5.1 | Quest for oil of magic pig. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1332.6 | Quest for liver of thunder and heart of dragon. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1332.7 | Quest for honey from the royal bee-hive. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333 | Quest for extraordinary plants (fruits, trees). Bödker Exempler 274 No. 8; Jewish: Neuman. |
| H1333.1 | Quest for marvelous tree. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.1.1 | Quest for singing tree. *Type 425, 707; BP II 380ff.; Chauvin VII 98 No. 375; Tegethoff 11; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 205; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.2 | Quest for extraordinary plant. |
| H1333.2.1 | Quest for plant of immortality. Babylonian: Spence 160, 178; Chinese-Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 200f. |
| H1333.2.2 | Quest for magic tobacco. N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 81 No. 2, 580 No. 117. |
| H1333.2.3 | Quest for extraordinary herb. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.2.4 | Quest for magic rice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.3 | Quest for extraordinary fruit. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.3.0.1 | Quest for rejuvenating fruit. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.3.0.2 | Quest for marvelous fruit with princess inside. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.3.1 | Quest for marvelous apple. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1333.3.1.1 | Quest for magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.) *Type 590; BP III 1. |
| H1333.3.1.2 | Quest for dancing apple. *Köhler-Bolte I 118. |
| H1333.3.1.3 | Quest for apple of life. Type 590; BP I 513, II 400, III 1. |
| H1333.3.1.4 | Quest for singing apple. Köhler-Bolte I 143; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.3.1.5 | Quest for healing apple. BP III 267; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1333.3.1.6 | Quest for apples that are under the sea. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1333.3.2 | Quest for marvelous pear. Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1333.3.2.1 | Quest for red pear. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 256a. |
| H1333.3.3 | Quest for berries from tree guarded by giants. Irish: *Cross, MacCulloch Celtic 176. |
| H1333.4 | Quest for magic chestnut. N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 149 No. 24, 201 No. 41, 504 No. 109. |
| H1333.5 | Quest for marvelous flower. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.0.1 | Quest for flower that sends forth its fragrance for hundred miles around. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.0.2 | Quest for flower of a tree inside the seventh of a series of forts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.0.3 | Quest for gold flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.0.4 | Quest for wonderful but man-killing flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.1 | Quest for lotus flower. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.2 | Quest for sarai flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.3 | Quest for bakali flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.5.4 | Quest for jasmine flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1333.6 | Quest for branches of tree guarded by dragon. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1335 | Quest for the living harp. *Type 465B. |
| H1335.1 | Quest for gold mouth-harp. Fb "guldmundharpe" |
| H1336 | Quest for magic cauldron. Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 192; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1337 | Quest for sword of light. Malone PMLA XLIII 433; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1337.1 | Quest for Thunder Sword. Africa (Swahili): Büttner 113ff. |
| H1338 | Quest for axe which sticks in beam outside a tower. *Fb "økse" III 1171b. |
| H1341 | Quest for magic lantern. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1342 | Quest for magic iron rod. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 234. |
| H1342.0.1 | Quest for magic wand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1343 | Quest for castle of jewels. Arabian: Burton Nights V 358. |
| H1344 | Quest for ferule to fit staff. Irish myth: *Cross (H1317). |
| H1345 | Quest for magic spear (sword, etc.). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1346 | Quest for lost magic mirror. *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 203; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1346.1 | Quest for stolen mirror. *Type 434. |
| H1347 | Quest for comb. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 22. |
| H1348 | Quest for marvelous gems. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1348.1 | Quest for covering that is kept in an emerald box by the well. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1348.2 | Quest for unpierced pearls. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1351 | Quest for magic stone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1352 | Quest for magic ring. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1353 | Quest for Life Index. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1355 | Quest for marvelous cloth (garment). (Cf. H1306.) |
| H1355.1 | Quest for garment of spider web. Irish myth: *Cross (H1349.1). |
| H1355.2 | Quest for beautiful saree for the queen. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1355.3 | Quest for silken turban on tree sixteen rivers and seven seas away. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1355.4 | Task: achieving kingship by bringing silk from bazaar. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1355.5 | Quest for roll of cotton driven by the wind. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1359 | Quest for marvelous objects or animals—miscellaneous. Irish myth: Cross (H1349). |
| H1359.1 | Quest for marvelous golden wood for knife handle. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1359.2 | Quest for golden spinning equipment. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1359.3 | Quest for great tank of Indra (god). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1359.4 | Quest for mountain of gold. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1359.5 | Quest for marvelous game-board. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1360 | Quest for dangerous animals. Irish myth: Cross; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 312 n. 126; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 2 No. 1. |
| H1361 | Quest for lion's milk. *Type 590; BP III 2; *Wesselski Märchen 242 No. 53; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "lait"; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1361.0.1 | Cubs furnish lion's (tiger's, etc.) milk to hero. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1361.1 | Quest for tiger's milk. India: Thompson-Balys; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| H1361.2 | Quest for bear's milk. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1361.3 | Quest for wolf's milk. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| H1361.4 | Quest for wild dog's milk. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| H1361.5 | Quest for hare's milk. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| H1361.6 | Quest for cheese made from milk of wild white buffaloes. (Cf. H1362.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1362 | Quest for devastating animals. |
| H1362.1 | Quest for devastating buffaloes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1363 | Quest for wonderful but vicious horse. |
| H1364 | Quest for demon-owned cows. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1370 | Miscellaneous quests. |
| H1371 | Impossible quests. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 313 n. 126b. |
| H1371.1 | Quest for the world's end. BP I 231. |
| H1371.1.1 | Quest for place where sun comes up. Africa (Swahili): Büttner 113ff. |
| H1371.2 | Quest for the bottom of the sea. *Chauvin VII 83 No. 373bis n. 3. |
| H1371.3 | Quest for tears shed into the sea. Finnish: Kalevala rune 41. |
| H1371.4 | Quest for ornaments bride has worn in former birth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1376 | Allegorical quests. |
| H1376.1 | Quest: learning what death is. *BP I 29. |
| H1376.2 | Quest: learning what fear is. *Type 326; BP I 22; Fb "ræd". |
| H1376.2.1 | Quest: learning what fear of Death is. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| H1376.3 | Quest: learning what anger is. (Cf. H1394.) BP I 37. |
| H1376.3.1 | Quest for the anger of God. Man is so fortunate that people say that he has everything but the anger of God. He seeks it and finds it with much misfortune. *Wesselski Märchen 241 No. 50. |
| H1376.4 | Quest for bag of truths (lies). Types 513, 570; BP III 267ff., 273. |
| H1376.5 | Quest for trouble. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 871*; Chinese: Chavannes 500 Contes I 384 No. 113; West Indies: Flowers 466—470. |
| H1376.6 | Quest for happiness. Gesta Romanorum No. 101. |
| H1376.7 | Quest for immortality. Rуna-Sklarek Ungarische Volksmärchen (Leipzig, 1909) No. 1; Babylonian: Gilgamesch-Epos. |
| H1376.8 | Quest for wisdom. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| H1376.9 | Quest for luck. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1377 | Enigmatical quests. |
| H1377.1 | Quest for glass of all waters. (Sea water.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 105 No. 860. |
| H1377.2 | Quest for bouquet of all flowers. (Beehive.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 105 No. 860. |
| H1377.3 | Quest for the hazelnuts of ay, ay, ay. (Brings hazelnuts with thorns so that the king cries "Ay, ay, ay" when he takes them.) Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 105 No. 860; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas III 114, *Neuman; West Indies: Flowers 470. |
| H1377.4 | Quest for dusty cloth. (Barren woman assigns quest. Dusty cloth is one made dusty by the feet of a child.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1378 | Paradoxical quests. (Cf. H1050.) |
| H1378.1 | Quest for wood neither crooked nor straight. (Sawdust.) Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 25. |
| H1378.2 | Quest for king's joy and woe. (King tells of adventures in which his brothers are all killed. They were a joy to him but their death a woe.) Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 17. |
| H1381 | Quest for unknown person. |
| H1381.1 | Quest for unknown parents. Dickson 25, 183; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| H1381.2 | Quest for unknown father. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.2.1 | Woman seeks unknown father of her child. *Type 551; BP II 394ff.; Icelandic: Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484; (Tupinamba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 132. |
| H1381.2.1.1 | Quest for unknown, vanished beloved. Icelandic: Hálfdanar saga Eyst. ch. VIIIff., Boberg. |
| H1381.2.2 | Child seeks unknown parent. |
| H1381.2.2.1 | Son seeks unknown father. *Type 707; BP II 380ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 134 (Sir Degare); India: Thompson-Balys; Marquesas: Handy 61, 131; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 86, 514, 479; Tonga: Gifford 112. |
| H1381.2.2.1.1 | Boy twitted with illegitimacy seeks unknown father. *Type 873; *Chauvin V 72 No. 21 n. 1; **Potter Sohrab and Rustem 9ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 139; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 263. |
| H1381.2.2.2 | Child seeks unknown mother. Maori: Beckwith Myth 481. |
| H1381.2.2.2.1 | Boy twitted with illegitimacy seeks unknown mother. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1381.3 | Quest for unknown woman. (Cf. H1385, M55.) |
| H1381.3.1 | Quest for bride. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.1.1 | Quest for bride for king (prince). *Type 531; *Schoepperle I 188 n. 3; Thien Motive 7; BP III 18; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Bуsa saga 49, *Boberg; Hindu: Tawney I 380; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: De Vries's list No. 218. |
| H1381.3.1.1.1 | Quest for bride for king like picture he has seen. (Cf. H1381.3.1.2.1.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.1.2 | Quest for bride for oneself. Type 585; BP III 355; Fb "hеr" I 771b; Dickson 184; Irish myth: *Cross; Finnish: Kalevala runes 5, 11; Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 9; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/900); N. A. Indian (Ojibwa): Thompson CColl II 403. |
| H1381.3.1.2.1 | Quest for unknown woman whose picture has aroused man's love. (Cf. H1381.3.1.1.1.) Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys (T11.2). |
| H1381.3.1.2.2 | Quest for girl hero has seen in dream. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.1.2.3 | Quest for dangerous maiden as bride. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.1.3 | Quest for bride for dwarf. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1381.3.2 | Quest for Glass Princess. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.3 | Quest for clever woman. De Vries FFC LXXIII 43ff. |
| H1381.3.4 | Quest for princess transformed into skein of silk. Fb "silke" III 204a. |
| H1381.3.5 | Quest for woman exactly like another. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1381.3.6 | Quest for persecuted woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1381.3.7 | Quest for princess hidden by father. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.3.8 | Quest for queen of fairies. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1381.4 | Quest for son of sinless couple. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1381.5 | Hero seeks his equal. (Cf. H1311.1.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1381.6 | Quest for unknown son. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1381.7 | Quest for unknown bridegroom who has certain name and is only son among seven children of father. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1382 | Quest for unknown objects or places. Kittredge Gawain 5ff. |
| H1382.1 | Quest for unknown magic words. Hero seeks them on the heads of swallows, the necks of swans, the backs of geese, and the tongues of reindeer. Finnish: Kalevala rune 16. |
| H1382.2 | Quest for unknown story (epic). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1382.2.1 | Quest for unknown lines of poem. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1382.3 | Quest for unknown wonder. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1383 | Quest for unknown animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1383.1 | Quest for unknown puppy-hound. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1385 | Quest for lost persons. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| H1385.0.1 | Unspelling quest: journey to disenchant (free) captives. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1385.1 | Quest for stolen princess. *Types 301, 408, 506; Aarne FFC XXIII 126; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.2 | Quest for vanished daughter. Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 34 n. 3; Hindu: Tawney II 166; West Indies: Flowers 470f. |
| H1385.3 | Quest for vanished wife (mistress). *Type 400; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Hindu: Tawney I 407ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Oceanic: Dixon 70—72 (New Zealand, Mangaia, Nieue, Chatham Island, Hawaii, New Britain, Admiralty Islands), 139 (New Hebrides), 220 (Indonesia), De Vries's list No. 221 (Indonesia); Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 222, III 75, Rink 145, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 180. |
| H1385.3.1 | Quest for vanished wife and son. Husband seeks wife and son in many countries. Nouvelles de Sens No. 12. |
| H1385.4 | Quest for vanished husband. *Types 425, 890; Tegethoff 42; Icelandic: Boberg; Italian: Basile Pentamerone V Nos. 3, 4; India: *Thompson-Balys; Oceanic: Beckwith Myth 169ff. |
| H1385.4.1 | Quest for husband who has been reincarnated as cat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.5 | Quest for vanished lover. (Cf. H1381.2.1.1.) *Type 432; Irish myth: *Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59, 61 Nos. 425D, 445A; Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 2; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.6 | Quest for lost sister. Type 47; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.7 | Quest for lost father. (Cf. H1216.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.7.1 | Quest for lost grandfather. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.8 | Quest for lost brother(s). Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 452*; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; German: Grimm Nos. 9, 25, 49, 60, 85, 96; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.9 | Quest for lost (stolen) family. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1385.10 | Quest for lost prince (king). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.11 | Quest for lost uncles. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1385.12 | King in quest of his prime minister who has left him in anger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1386 | Quest for lost object. Missouri French: Carrière. |
| H1386.1 | Quest for lost horn. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1386.2 | Quest for missing ring. Fb "ring" III 61a; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1386.3 | Quest for lost bird. *Type 480; Roberts 131. |
| H1386.4 | Quest for lost ecclesiastical rule. Irish myth: Cross (H1382.3). |
| H1388 | Quest: answer to certain question. De Vries FFC LXXIII 43ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1388.1 | Question: What is it women most desire. Answer: Sovereignty. English: Wells 68 (The Weddynge of Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnell), Child I 289—294, Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale." |
| H1392 | Quest for armor from a grave mound. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1392.1 | Quest for gold from a grave mound. Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 153, 160, 165, 355ff., (1928) 107, 115, 117, 231ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1393 | Quest to distant sage for advice. *Wesselski Arlotto II 240 No. 133. |
| H1394 | Quest for person who has not known sorrow. Clouston Tales II 323ff. |
| H1395 | Heroes seek judgment as to which is greatest. (Cf. H1311.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1396 | Quest for light-giving child. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1397 | Quest for enemies. |
| H1397.1 | Quest for witch stepmother. (Cf. S31.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1397.2 | Quest for enemy's children. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1400 | Fear test. A person is put to various tests in the attempt to make him show fear. *Type 326; *BP I 22ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1401 | Deity assumes frightful guises to frighten child. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1401.1 | Chief of dead assumes frightful guises to frighten visitors. New Guinea: Beckwith Myth 508, 512. |
| H1401.2 | Ogress assumes frightful guises to frighten messengers. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 174, 194. |
| H1405 | Fear test: behaving as if enemy is coming in order to see who will flee and who will stay and fight. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H1406 | Suitor tested by apparent threats to his person. Heptameron No. 16. |
| H1407 | Fear test: serpent put in flour so that fearless youth kneads it into the dough. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1408 | Test: going without fear through a wilderness filled with all manner of beasts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1410 | Fear test: staying in frightful place. |
| H1411 | Fear test: staying in haunted house. Type 326; Irish: Cross, O'Suilleabhain 53, Beal XXI 319; England: Baughman; North Carolina: Brown Collection I 686; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 73. |
| H1411.1 | Fear test: staying in haunted house where corpse drops piecemeal down chimney. Dead man's members call out to hero, "Shall we fall, or shall we not?" *Type 326; *Taylor MPh XVII 321 n. 1; Scott "Marmion" note H; BP I 30 n. 1; Köhler-Bolte I 130; Fb "menneske" II 577b; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 241 n. 1. |
| H1411.1.1 | Fear test: staying in haunted house where horse carcass drops down chimney. *Taylor MPh XVII (1919) 321 n. 1; Scott "Marmion" Note H; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 41 No. 46**. |
| H1411.2 | Fear test: staying in haunted house infested by cats. Type 326; BP I 22ff.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1411.2.1 | Fear test: night watch with magic cats. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1411.3 | Fear test: staying in enchanted castle at night where the devil gives a moral speech and prophesies. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1411.4 | Fear test: spending night in house (hall) haunted by demon (monster). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1412 | Fear test: spending night in church. Fb "kirke" II 126a. |
| H1412.1 | Fear test: going into the church at night and ringing the bell. German: Grimm No. 4. |
| H1415 | Fear test: staying under gallows at night. Type 326; Norwegian: Christiansen Norske Eventyr 42. |
| H1416 | Fear test: spending night by grave. Fb "først" I 404; Jewish: Neuman. |
| H1418 | Fear test: taking boy to frightful enemy's tent. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1420 | Fearless traffic with devils. |
| H1421 | Fear test: playing cards with devil in church. Type 326; BP I 22f.; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 42. |
| H1421.1 | Hero plays skittles with demons. German: Grimm No. 4. |
| H1422 | Fear test: cutting devil's fingernails. Type 326; BP I 22ff.; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 42. |
| H1423 | Fear test: fighting with spirits. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1423.1 | Fear test: passing through door guarded by savage hound and armed soldier. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1423.2 | Fear test: undergoing terrifying experience out of doors on Hallowe'en. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1423.3 | Fear test: bringing from a hill, seized by a demon, the fattest of goats. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1430 | Fearless traffic with ghosts. |
| H1431 | Fear test: stealing clothes from ghosts. Type 326; BP I 34 n. 1. |
| H1433 | Fear test: playing game with reassembled dead man. (Cf. H1411.1, H1421.) Type 326; BP I 22ff. |
| H1434 | Fear test: eating and drinking from skulls. Irish myth: Cross; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 47 No. 326. |
| H1435 | Fear test: fetching skulls from a charnel house. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 324 No. 146. |
| H1436 | Fear test: keeping goal in hurling-match for corpses. Irish: Read FL XXVII 277f., Knortz Irländische Märchen (Zürich, 1886) 23. |
| H1440 | The learning of fear. Missouri French: Carrière; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H1441 | Fearless hero frightened by being awakened with cold water. Type 326. |
| H1441.1 | Fearless hero frightened by being awakened by eels put down his back. Type 326. |
| H1450 | Vigilance test. |
| H1450.1 | Waking contest. Type 513; *De Vries FFC LXXIII 311 n. 2; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 314 n. 137. |
| H1451 | Test: speechless vigil in church. Wesselski Mönchslatein 101 No. 86; cf. Type 307. |
| H1460 | Test: vigil at tomb. |
| H1461 | Test: sitting up with corpse. Wake. Type 480; *Roberts 177. |
| H1462 | Vigil for dead father. *Type 530; *BP III 111 n. 3; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 365B*. |
| H1462.1 | Vigil for dead father: youngest son alone endures frightful experiences. Ceiling, floors, and walls knock together. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 42 No. 302A*. |
| H1463 | Three-night watch over grave to guard man from devil. *BP III 420; Scotch: Campbell Tales I 220; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3365, Legends Nos. 693—697, 700f.; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 201. |
| H1470 | Other vigilance tests. |
| H1471 | Watch for devastating monster. Youngest alone successful. *Types 301, 550; BP I 503, *514; MacCulloch Childhood 350; *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 207b; Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 148f., *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 334ff. |
| H1471.1 | Watch for thieves in the king's garden. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1472 | Test: sleeping by princess three nights without looking at her or disturbing her. *Type 400; BP II 335ff. |
| H1480 | Accomplishment of vigilance test. |
| H1481 | Thumb cut and salt put on it in order to remain awake. Köhler-Bolte I 561; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| H1482 | Dirk stuck into thigh in order to keep from sleeping. Japanese: Mitford 245ff. |
| H1483 | Grains slowly munched in order to keep from sleeping. (Cf. H1471.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1484 | Continual pricking with pin in order to remain awake. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H1484.1 | Large fire and water for washing eyes as device of expectant lover. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1500 | Tests of endurance. |
| H1501 | Endurance test: long dancing. Girl tires out many partners. English: Child II 102—110, IV 214f.; West Indies: Flowers 471. |
| H1502 | Test: enduring hardship. Tested by making girl serve woman who has leprosy, etc. Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 43ff. No. 1. |
| H1503 | Endurance test: scalding mush scattered on heroine's naked body; rasp-tongued dogs lick wounds. N. A. Indian (Iroquois): Alexander N. Am. 35. |
| H1504 | Test: sleeping naked on floor in cold. (Suitor test.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1505 | Test: sewing clothes into boy's hands and tearing them off together with the skin. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1506 | Endurance test: hero maintains silence in the snake pit. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1507 | Hero pursues and kills fugitive in spite of bleeding wounds. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| H1508 | Test: long praying. |
| H1508.1 | Test: repeating incantation continuously for months. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| H1510 | Tests of power to survive. Vain attempts to kill hero. *Types 461, 516 930; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 120ff.; Chauvin VIII 145 No. 145C; *Oesterley No. 20; *Herbert III 198.—Icelandic: Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 22; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; S. A. Indian (Central Brazil): Ehrenreich International Congress of Americanists XIV 662; Africa: Werner African 214, (Ekoi): Talbot 208. |
| H1511 | Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire. Type 513; German: Grimm No. 71; Finnish: Kalevala rune 31; Chinese: Graham; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 311 n. 120; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 72 No. 11. |
| H1511.1 | Heat test: swallowing red-hot stones. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 312 n. 120c. |
| H1511.1.1 | Test: swallowing heated brass and iron ornaments. Chinese: Graham. |
| H1511.2 | Burning food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him burning food. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 312 n. 120b. |
| H1511.3 | Smoke test. Attempt to kill hero by smoke. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 312 n. 120a. |
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