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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
H
Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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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 |
|---|---|
| V229.16 | Lake of milk made through merit of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.17 | Saint's blessing causes a river to be best place for fishing. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.18 | Dispute between two saints settled by angel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V229.19 | Objects mourn death of saint (holy man). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V229.20 | Downfall of ascetic (saint). Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 185 No. 126. |
| V229.20.1 | After birth of son holy person loses miraculous power. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V229.21 | House and family appear overnight to afford hospitality to benighted priests. (Cf. Q45.1.) U.S.: Baughman. |
| V229.22 | Severed head of saint speaks so that searchers can find it. (Cf. D1610.5.) England: Baughman. |
| V229.23 | Stone turns red when saint's picture is removed. England: Baughman. |
| V229.24 | Saint turns snakes to stones. (Cf. D420.) England: Baughman. |
| V229.25 | Conversation of animals reveals to man how to become saint. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 42. |
| V230 | Angels. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 26b; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 107, Beal XXI 334; German: Grimm No. 3. For an extensive analysis of angels in Jewish tradition see *Neuman. |
| V230.1 | Man beholds angels. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V230.2 | Angels powerful. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V230.3 | Angel and mortal struggle. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V231 | Appearance of angel. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V231.1 | Angel in bird shape. *Fb "fugl" I 380b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V231.2 | Shooting star as angel. BP III 234. |
| V231.3 | Angel with four wings. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V231.4 | Angel is form of cleric. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V231.5 | Angel appears to woman to warn her not to force girl into marriage. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V231.6 | Angel in the form of an old man. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| V232 | Angel as helper. Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. No. 188; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V232.1 | Angel as helper in battle. English: Wells 76 (Joseph of Aramathie); Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V232.1.1 | Angels appear and help boy prince slay treacherous uncle. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V232.2 | Angel carries mortal. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.2.0.1 | Angel carries boat to water. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.2.0.2 | Angel transports saint's staff. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.3 | Angels supply food to mortal. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V232.3.1 | Angel shows saint where to dig for water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.4 | Angel looses man's fetters. (Cf. R121.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.5 | Angel as guide. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V232.5.1 | Angel guides chariot. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.6 | Angel reveals location of lost (buried) object. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.7 | Gifts from angels. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V232.7.1 | Angel brings cross as gift to saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.8 | Angel helps Peter to escape from prison. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V232.9 | Angel cleans hearth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.10 | Angels build church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V233 | Angel of death. *Chauvin VI 184 No. 349; *Fb "engel" I 250; Jewish: *Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas I 313f., 149f., 371ff., 380. |
| V233.1 | Angel of death spares mother who is suckling children. As punishment angel must serve as sexton. Type 795*; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 795*; Russian: Andrejev No. 795A*; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 795*. |
| V234 | Songs of the angels. *Chauvin VI 106 No. 270; *Loomis White Magic 53; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1 | Angels sing in honor of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.1 | Angels sing to welcome saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V234.1.2 | Angels sing over saint's body. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.3 | Angel choir responds when saint receives orders. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.2 | Angels sing on night of Christ's Nativity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V235 | Mortal visited by angel. Irish: Plummer clxxxii, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 301 No. 16; Spanish: Keller Espinosa Jr. No. 186; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V235.0.1 | Mortals visited by angel in vision. (Cf. V510.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V235.0.2 | Angel invoked by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V235.1 | Angel announces birth of Christ to shepherds. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.2 | Angel comforts repentant sinner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.3 | Angel bars abbot from his cell because abbot has cast out a sinning monk. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V236 | Fallen angels. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V236.1 | Fallen angels become fairies (dwarfs, trolls). *Fb "engel" I 250; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 59, 61, Beal XXI 323f. |
| V237 | Angel bars the way to Baalam's ass. Numbers 22: 27; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V238 | Guardian angel. (Cf. F403.2.2.2, V232, 246.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V238.1 | Angels hover over mortal (saint). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V238.2 | Angels melt snow around saintly babe. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V238.3 | Service of angels marks saint's destination. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V238.4 | Air above grave of converted druid full of angels. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241 | Angels honor mortal. (Cf. V234.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V241.1 | Angels attend saint's funeral. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.1.1 | Angel directs saint's burial. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.2 | Angels hold service over (saint's) tomb. (Cf. V242.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.2.1 | Angels shed light upon saint's tomb. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.3 | Angels run races before saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.4 | Angel baptizes saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.4.1 | Angel names child. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.5 | Angels set heavenly veil upon head of pious woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V242 | Holy place (object) glorified by angel's presence. (Cf. V421.2.) |
| V242.1 | Train of angels rises from graveyard. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V242.2 | Angel abides in church. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V242.2.1 | Angels attend church service. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V242.3 | Angel passes daily over blessed stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V243 | Angel answers mortal's prayer. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V243.1 | Angels appear above grave of fallen girl through virtue of prayers said by her lover (young monk). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V244 | Angel beseeches at unholy grave of redeemed sinner until body is moved to sanctified ground. Irish myth. Cross. |
| V245 | Angel punishes mortal. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V245.1 | Angel scourges mortal for disobedience to God. (Cf. Q220, Q325, Q458.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V246 | Angel counsels mortal. (Cf. V232, V238.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V246.0.1 | Angel leaves letter (book) with instructions for saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V246.0.2 | Angel dictates (gives) book. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V246.1 | Angel tells saint where to build his church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V246.2 | Angel as saint's teacher. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V246.3 | Angel informs saint of coming of guests. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V247 | Daily life of angels. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V248 | Angels and God. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V249 | Angels—miscellaneous motifs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V249.1 | Angel makes proclamation. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V249.2 | Language of angels. |
| V249.2.1 | Hebrew the language of the angels. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V250 | The Virgin Mary. **Crane Liber de Miraculis; *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen 57; Genthe Die Jungfrau Maria: ihre Evangelien und ihre Wunder (Halle, 1852); *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 366c. — Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 59, 78, Beal XXI 307, 314, 323, 327; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 202—04. For references in addition to those given below, see volume VI s.v. "Virgin Mary". |
| V250.1 | Irish saint as "Mary of the Gael". Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V250.2 | Virgin Mary has golden hair. Irish myth: Cross |
| V251 | Virgin Mary prevents (retards) death so as to save sinner's soul. Permits time for repentance and absolution. (Sometimes resuscitation.) Alphabet No. 464; Ward II 606 No. 14, 633 No. 31, 650 No. 1; *Crane Miraculis Nos. 6, 7, 10, 31, 39; Wells 169 (De Miraculo Beate Marie); Scala Celi 123a, 125b Nos. 674, 681. — Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V251.1 | Virgin Mary brings man back to life after he has seen hell's torments. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V252 | Virgin Mary defends innocent accused. Alphabet No. 381; Wesselski Mönchslatein 78 No. 68; *Crane Miraculis No. 34; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| V252.1 | Virgin Mary returns borrowed money and reveals cheat. A man borrows money from a Jew with the Virgin as security. Unable to return the money in time, he commits the money to the sea with a prayer to the Virgin. The Jew receives it but claims that the money is not paid. The Virgin reveals the cheat. Ward II 638 No. 10; *Crane Miraculis No. 33; Wells 167 (Vernon Miracles). |
| V252.2 | Virgin Mary saves criminal from fire at stake. *Ward II 663 No. 12; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V253 | Faithfulness to Virgin Mary, even if not to Christ, rewarded. Alphabet No. 555; Wesselski Mönchslatein 128 No. 113. |
| V254 | Efficacy of saying "Aves". Irish: Beal XXI 335, O'Suilleabhain 114, 117. |
| V254.1 | Saying of "Aves" obliterates sin. *Crane Miraculis No. 12; Ward II 605ff. Nos. 10, 18, 20; Herbert III 26; *Crane Vitry 263 No. 296. |
| V254.1.1 | Virgin Mary supports robber on gallows because he once said "Ave Maria". Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V254.2 | Ship in storm saved because of sailors' "Ave Maria". (Cf. D2141.1.) *Crane Miraculis No. 28; Ward II 626 No. 9, 640 Nos. 12, 14, 15, *677 No. 12. |
| V254.3 | "Ave" on the tongue. Because of faithfulness in saying "Aves" the words are found imprinted on the dead man's tongue. (Cf. V86.2.) Ward II 612 No. 29, 677 No. 1, cf. 632 No. 30. |
| V254.3.1 | Blasphemer paralyzed in all members except tongue which had once said "Ave Maria". Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V254.4 | Devil exorcised by "Ave". Ward II 686 Nos. 74, 75, 77. |
| V254.5 | Nun forgets to hail Mary and goes into the world to sin. Alphabet No. 470. |
| V254.6 | Joseph and Mary threaten to leave heaven when the man who has always prayed to them is refused admittance. *Type 805*. |
| V254.7 | Murdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.) **Brown PMLA XXI 486ff.; Ward II 656, 697 and passim; Herbert III 528; Wells Catalogue of Romances 166 (Vernon Miracles). |
| V254.7.1 | Criminal who said "Ave" beheaded. His head calls repeatedly, "Ave Maria". Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V254.8 | Virgin Mary will not let devil (authorities) take robber noble who daily says "Ave". Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V254.9 | Virgin forbids devil to take robber as long as he continues to say two "Aves" daily. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V255 | Virgin Mary has dissolute monk buried in consecrated ground: his only mass is that of the Virgin. *Crane Miraculis Nos. 3, 9; Ward II 607 No. 15, 660 No. 29; Scala Celi 116a, 116b Nos. 644, 645; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V255.1 | Devotee of Virgin not buried in consecrated ground has lily issue from mouth so that his grave is made known. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V255.2 | Virgin gives private mass to devout lady unable to attend. Spanish Exempla: Keller |
| V256 | Miraculous healing by Virgin Mary. (Cf. D2161.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V256.1 | Healing spittle of Virgin Mary. (Cf. D1500.1.7.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V256.2 | Miracles of healing performed before image of Virgin Mary. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V256.3 | Virgin Mary restores severed hand to Saint John Damascene. He had cut it off to repress lust. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V256.4 | Virgin Mary saves life of man who at devil's instigation has castrated himself. She will not, however, restore his severed members. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V256.5 | Virgin Mary restores life to drowned man who always had saluted her. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V261 | Virgin Mary designates favorite for election for office. *Crane Miraculis No. 13; Ward II 608 No. 19. |
| V261.1 | Virgin restores office to an ignorant man because of his faith. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V261.2 | Virgin pardons man who repented for cheating in election. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V262 | Virgin Mary supplies mead for unprepared hostess of the king. Ward II 614 No. 35. |
| V263 | Portrait of the Virgin appears to devotee. *Ward II 611 Nos. 26, 27; *Crane Miraculis Nos. 21, 44. |
| V264 | Virgin Mary rescues man attacked by the devil. *Crane Miraculis No. 23; Ward II 612 No. 30; Spanish Exempla: Keller; West Indies: Flowers 580. |
| V264.1 | Virgin Mary brings man a pact he signed with the devil and frees the man from devil's power. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V265 | Virgin miraculously prevents nun (monk) from deserting cloister. Ward II 634 No. 34, 636 Nos. 7, 41, 667 No. 13, 721 No. 17; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V265.1 | Image of Virgin tries in vain to keep nun from leaving convent. Crane Vitry 160 No. 60; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V266 | Virgin Mary converts a Jew. (Cf. V330.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V267 | Devotee of Virgin is comforted in the hour of death. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V268 | Miracles performed under protection of Virgin Mary. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V268.1 | Boy under protection of Virgin Mary pulled from well alive after a week. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V268.2 | Virgin Mary saves devotee from death in waves. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V268.3 | Virgin Mary destroys Moorish army besieging Constantinople. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V268.4 | Virgin Mary saves devotee's son from shipwreck. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V268.5 | Image of Virgin Mary works miracles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V271 | Virgin Mary as foster mother. Type 710; *BP I 13ff. |
| V275 | Virgin Mary comforts repentant criminals. Ward II 603 No. 6, 606 No. 12, 610 No. 25, 618 No. 39, 648 No. 44; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V276 | Virgin Mary appears to erring man. |
| V276.1 | Virgin Mary appears to erring monk and exalts him to prayer. His prayers weave her a garment. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V276.2 | Virgin Mary appears and pardons monk who has been too overworked to pray to her. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V276.3 | Virgin Mary aids repentant slayer of priest. Priest is resurrected in order to forgive murderer and then is returned to tomb. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V277 | Virgin Mary appears to devotee. |
| V277.1 | Virgin Mary appears to devout nun with infant Jesus. The nun devoutly prayed to see Him. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V281 | Devotee of Virgin Mary given present by her. Ward II 660 No. 28. |
| V282 | Stella Maris: Virgin Mary as protectress of sailors. Canney Revue de l'Histoire des Religions CXV (1937) 90ff.; Krappe Review of Religion (1948) 376ff. |
| V283 | Testament of Virgin Mary. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V284 | During a flood the Virgin descends into the streets to save her image from the flood waters. U.S.: Baughman. |
| V290 | Other sacred persons. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V291 | Master poets (ollamhs) as sacred persons. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V292 | The Apostles of Christ. |
| V292.1 | Appearance of the Apostles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V292.2 | The Twelve Apostles of Ireland. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V293 | Lepers as sacred persons. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V294 | The Pope. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V300 | Religious beliefs. |
| V310 | Particular dogmas. |
| V311 | Belief in the life to come. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V311.0.1 | Doctrine of immortality taught by druids. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V311.1 | Man converted to belief in future life on deathbed. Feels sure nevertheless that nothing will come of it. Wesselski Bebel I 182 No. 32. |
| V311.2 | Dying man refuses to believe in life to come. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V311.3 | Given choice between life and heaven, person chooses latter. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V312 | Belief in Immaculate Conception. (Cf. T510.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272a; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V312.1 | Proclamation of dogma of Immaculate Conception stops plague. Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 552, 553. |
| V312.2 | Man miraculously dies for opposing dogma of Immaculate Conception. Attempt to disprove the dogma by false miracle. Sham dead man is to rise if the dogma is not true. He is found to be actually dead. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 554. |
| V313 | Last judgment. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, *Neuman. |
| V315 | Belief in the Atonement. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 48c; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V315.1 | Power of repentance. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V316 | Efficacy of prayer. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V316.1 | "He that asks shall receive." Hermit wants to prove truth of these words of the Gospel and asks for the hand of the princess. Performs the difficult task imposed upon him. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 779*; Russian: Andrejev No. 841I*. |
| V317 | The chosen people. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V317.1 | Holy land. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V320 | Heretics. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 251b; Irish myth: Cross. |
| V321 | Insane man burns heretic in his bed: restored to his senses as reward. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 47. |
| V322 | Heretical baptism. Heathen baptized into devil's possession. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V323 | Atheists. |
| V323.1 | Epicureans regarded as atheists. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V325 | Baptismal water vanishes before Aryan bishop. Alphabet No. 95. |
| V326 | Hero renounces heaven because dead companions (heathen) are not there. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V327 | Author of book against heretic honored by Virgin Mary and angels. Scala Celi 117b No. 652. |
| V328 | Man sets fire to his house and perishes in it rather than accept Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V330 | Conversion from one religion to another. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics X 400—403. |
| V331 | Conversion to Christianity. (Cf. M177.1.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 555; Dickson 199 n. 89; Malone PMLA XLIII 413. — Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 65, Beal XXI 325; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 88 (Roland and Vernagu); Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 178. |
| V331.0.1 | Druid converted to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V331.0.2 | Three (two) Irishmen who believed in Christianity before the coming of St. Patrick. (Cf. A1546.3.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V331.1 | Conversion to Christianity through miracle. Dickson 193—98 passim; Alphabet No. 558; Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 71, 74, Beal XXI 326; English: Wells 91 (Otuel), 119 (Octovian), *Hibbard 45ff.; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| V331.1.1 | Conversion to Christianity by miracle of seeing blood flow from Jesus' image. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V331.1.2 | Conversion to Christianity through appearance of the cross and angels. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V331.1.3 | Conversion to Christianity because the heathen gods prove to be less powerful. *Loomis White Magic 75. |
| V331.1.4 | Conversion because saint's staff miraculously goes through neophytes' foot. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V331.2 | Conversion to Christianity on pain of death. *Dickson 188 n. 64, 224; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V331.3 | Miraculous beautification upon conversion to Christianity. (Cf. D1860.) English: Wells 122 (The King of Tars). |
| V331.4 | Conversion to Christianity through repentance. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V331.5 | Conversion to Christianity through love. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| V331.6 | Conversion to Christianity out of gratitude. Ruler has captive baptize his sister and then marry her. Grateful for past kindnesses. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V331.7 | Saladin asks to be made a Christian knight. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V331.8 | Fairies converted to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V331.9 | Swans (transformed children) do not suffer in harsh weather after conversion to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V331.10 | Conversion to Christianity because of admiration for Christian virtue. |
| V331.10.1 | Conversion to Christianity through show of forgiveness and gentleness. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V332 | Baptism of heathen. *Thien Motive 40f.; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V336 | Conversion to Judaism. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V340 | Miracle manifested to non-believers. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V341 | Pagan sybil draws picture of Madonna and Child in sand. Result of vision. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 560. |
| V342 | Sign of cross intimidates Jews. Type 1709*. |
| V343 | Jews protesting against marriage of Jewess and Christian are struck dumb. Wesselski Mönchslatein 52 No. 62. |
| V344 | Temple about to be taken over by pagans saved by appearance of a Sign of the Cross (image of the Virgin). Alphabet No. 708; *Crane Miraculis No. 20. |
| V345 | Dove flies out of man's mouth. Impious anchorite has agreed to forsake his religion in return for the possession of a maid. When he repents the dove reenters his mouth. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V346 | Skeptic kicked by sacrificial animal. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V347 | Idols found on their faces after saint's arrival. *Loomis White Magic 89; Irish myth: Cross. |
| V350 | Conflicts between religions. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V351 | Duel (debate) to prove which religion is better. Dickson 187 nn. 61, 62; English: Wells 88 (Roland and Vernagu), 91 (Otuel); Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V351.1 | Wise heretic is vanquished in debate with a Christian. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V351.1.1 | Brahmin wins a discussion on religion. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V351.2 | Unbeliever loses argument with hermit. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V351.3 | Magician overpowered in contest with a saint. *Loomis White Magic 75f. |
| V351.3.1 | Contest of St. Peter with Simon Magus, a magician. *Loomis White Magic 120. |
| V351.4 | Prayer-contest to prove which religion is better. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V351.5 | Contest of miraculous powers between a Yogi and a Musselman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V352 | Pagan disputant with Christian stricken dumb. English: Wells 76 (Joseph of Aramathie); Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V352.1 | Pagan disputant with Christian bested by the words put in his mouth by God. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V354 | Life of heroic age preferable to Christian living. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V355 | Buddhists become slaves of Taoists because they cannot produce rain. Chinese: Werner 353. |
| V356 | Christian hero (saint) overthrows heathen idols. *Boje 82; *Toldo V 339; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| V356.1 | Saint dispels pagan devils from ancient shrines. *Loomis White Magic 115. |
| V356.2 | Pagan shrines and idols, or magic books destroyed by fire from heaven. *Loomis White Magic 35. |
| V356.2.1 | Heathen idols sink into earth up to their necks through power of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V356.3 | Saint's bachall pointed at idol defaces it. (Cf. V347.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V360 | Christian and Jewish traditions about each other. *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen (Den Haag, 1926) 199ff. |
| V361 | Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.) **V. Manzini La superstizione omicida e i sacrifici umani, con particolare riguardo alle accuse contro gli Ebrei (2d ed., Padua, 1930); **Berger Mélusine VIII 169ff.; *Ward II 656 No. 3; *Brown PMLA XXI 486ff. — English: Child III 240ff., IV 497a. |
| V362 | Plague from Jews' poisoning wells. German: H. Rauchfuss Alte Geschichte u. neue Sagen aus Thuringen 60. |
| V363 | Jewish child thrown into oven by father for taking eucharist. Preserved by Virgin Mary. *Ward II 601; Irish myth: Cross (V35.1.0.1); Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V363.1 | Jewish child resurrected (saved by power of Virgin Mary) after being burned to ashes for eating consecrated bread in Christian church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V364 | A Christianized Jew becomes a priest. During Mass, he stabs the consecrated host, blood flows (cf. C55, J1261.2, V30). He kills the other priest who saw him commit the sacrilege, and before killing, forces him to renounce his faith. A miracle exposes the murderer. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3270, Legends Nos. 416ff. |
| V365 | Jewish traditions concerning non-Jews. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V380 | Religious beliefs—miscellaneous. |
| V381 | Heathen beats his god because of misfortune. (Cf. V123.) *Boje 101; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 238 No. 185. |
| V382 | Doctor ridicules belief in Devil, Heaven, and Hell. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| V383 | Religious fanaticism. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V383.1 | Prolonged prostration in worship causes death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V383.2 | Hindu drinks water by mistake from Mohammedan's vessel: his fortune turns to evil. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| V385 | Romans won't include Jesus in their pantheon because of his poverty which they hate. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V400 | Charity. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 111c; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V410 | Charity rewarded. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 22, Beal XXI 307, 337; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 137, 200—204; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V410.1 | Charity rewarded above prayer or hearing of masses. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 131; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 87 No. 756E*. |
| V410.2 | Prince's motto: charity conquers. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
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