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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
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Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
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Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
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Rewards and Punishments
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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 |
|---|---|
| D2161.5.2 | Cure by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V256.) *Ward Catalogue of Romances II 609 No. 23, 617 No. 38, 619 No. 22, 630 No. 23, 649 No. 47. |
| D2161.5.2.1 | Cure at shrine of Virgin Mary. Ward II 648 No. 40 and passim; *Crane Miraculis 89 No. 17. |
| D2161.5.2.2 | Cure by relic of Virgin Mary. Type 754*; Ward II 644 No. 3, 645 Nos. 6, 8. |
| D2161.5.2.3 | Cure by milk of Virgin Mary. Ward II 613 No. 32; *Crane Miraculis 95 No. 30; English: Wells 167 (Vernon Miracles). |
| D2161.5.2.4 | Severed limbs replaced by Virgin Mary. (Cf. D2161.3.) *Crane Miraculis 89 No. 18; Wells 167 (Vernon Miracles), 169 (The Clerk who would see the Virgin); Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2161.5.2.5 | Cure of spider bite by the Virgin Mary. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2161.5.2.6 | Terrible headaches cured by Virgin Mary. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2161.5.3 | Cure by deity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2161.5.4 | Cure by Moses. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2161.5.5 | Cure by angel. (Cf. V232.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2161.5.6 | Cure by surviving twin. England: Baughman. |
| D2161.5.7 | Cure by seventh son of seventh daughter. England: Baughman. |
| D2161.6 | Diseases cured at particular time. |
| D2161.6.1 | All diseases healed at birth of Christ. (Cf. V211.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2161.6.2 | Diseases cured in Messeanic era. (Cf. A1095.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2161.6.3 | Diseases cured at holy man's birth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2162 | Magic control of disease. (Cf. D1500.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2162.1 | Saint ends epidemic by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2162.2 | Epidemic stops at river (sea) at saint's command. (Cf. D1735.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2162.3 | Locality sanctified against pestilence (by angel) as result of prayer and fasting. (Cf. D1586.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2162.4 | People living on mountain dedicated to angel free from plague. *Loomis White Magic 106. |
| D2163 | Magic defense in battle. (Cf. K2350.) Tawney I 362, 367n., Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2163.1 | Broken weapons magically restored. (Cf. D1080, F1098, H1023.8.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.2 | Magic reinforcements. Hero's followers magically multiplied or whole new army conjured up. Icelandic: Boberg; Finnish: Kalevala rune 27; Maori: Dixon 61. |
| D2163.2.1 | Heavenly help in battle. *Loomis White Magic 122. |
| D2163.3 | Virgin Mary intercepts an arrow in battle. (Cf. V250.) *Ward II 625 No. 3. |
| D2163.4 | Magic mist as defense in battle. (Cf. D902.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.5 | Saint's prayer wins battle. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.5.1 | Saint's prayer brings large flight of birds carrying stones in talons. These missiles dropped upon enemies cause terror. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| D2163.5.2 | Saint changes vicious king's heart to peaceful thoughts. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| D2163.5.2.1 | Letter read by holy man stops emperor from devastating country. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2163.6 | Obstructions magically produced before enemy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2163.6.1 | Saint causes great forest to spring up between opposing forces. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| D2163.6.2 | Saint causes wall of cakes to spring up between opposing armies. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2163.7 | Enemy's army deceived by illusion produced by saint. *Loomis White Magic 122. |
| D2163.8 | Saint's blessing brings victory. *Loomis White Magic 123. |
| D2163.9 | Saint protects followers against bullets by stretching sheet over their heads. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2165 | Escapes by magic. (Cf. D1395.) English: Wells 43 (Arthour and Merlin); Irish: Plummer cxxxix, *Cross; Icelandic: Юorsteins saga Vikingssona 400, Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2165.1 | Escape by flying through the air. (Cf. D2135.0.1, R324.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2165.2 | Escape from drowning by drying up all waters. (Cf. D2151.2.3.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2165.3 | Magic used to prevent pursuit. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 82. |
| D2165.4 | Opening in house made by magic so as to escape. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 101. |
| D2166 | Magic help from falling. Hottentot: Bleek 78. |
| D2167 | Corpse magically saved from corruption. (Cf. V52.14.) Tawney II 540; Saintyves De l'incorruption des corps saints (Bull. et. Mem. de la Soc. d'Anthrop. des Paris, 7th ser. IV [1923] 84—100).—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cadavre"; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 311. |
| D2167.1 | Food magically saved from corruption. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2167.2 | Book magically saved from decay. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2167.3 | Flowers magically kept from withering. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 501. |
| D2168 | Magic used against poison. (Cf. D1515.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2168.1 | Poison magically separated from drink. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2171 | Magic adhesion. (Cf. D1413.) *Type 593; Fb "holde" IV 219b; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 102; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2171.1 | Object magically attaches itself to a person. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 394, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 66 No. 9. |
| D2171.1.1 | Seat (chair) caused to stick to person. (Cf. D1413.6.) Icelandic: Boberg; England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D2171.1.2 | Tankard caused to stick to person's lips. Wales: Baughman. |
| D2171.1.3 | Person magically sticks to floor (ground). Irish myth: Cross (D2171.7); Jewish: *Neuman; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 325, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 237. |
| D2171.2 | Magic adhesion to monster (witch, ogre, etc.). (Old Man of the Sea, Burr-Woman). *Basset 1001 Contes I 190f; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 126 No. 58; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 42 No. 30; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 330 n. 191e. |
| D2171.3 | Magic adhesion to animal. (Cf. F155.) *Fb "holde" IV 219b; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2171.3.1 | Magic adhesion to goose. *Type 571. |
| D2171.3.2 | Magic adhesion to swan. Fb "holde ved" I 639. |
| D2171.3.3 | Magic adhesion to turtle. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 330 n. 191e. |
| D2171.3.4 | Magic adhesion to hose. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2171.4 | Objects magically stick together. (Cf. D1413.) |
| D2171.4.1 | Pitcher magically sticks to ground. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 168 No. 24. |
| D2171.4.2 | Cauldron magically sticks to wall. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2171.4.3 | Witch causes towel to adhere to wall. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D2171.5 | Persons magically stick together. (Cf. D1171.2, D1413.14.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2171.6 | Clothes cling supernaturally to body. *Loomis White Magic 56. |
| D2171.7 | Man's feet fixed to pavement so that he cannot move until he makes vow. *Loomis White Magic 56, Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2171.8 | Witch causes milk to stay in overturned pail. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D2172 | Continuing magic acts. |
| D2172.1 | Magic repetition. Person must keep on doing or saying thing until released. Type 593; Lang Eng. Fairy Tales 74; Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D2172.2 | Magic gift: power to continue all day what one starts. One woman measures linen; another throws water on pig. BP II 215, 438; *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Erste" nn. 112—149; Irish: Beal XXI 306; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 750A@1*. |
| D2173 | Magic singing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2174 | Magic dancing. Enchanted persons dance till released. Type 306; BP III 78; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 309 n. 1; England, Wales, U.S.: *Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2175 | Cursing by magic. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 299, 268, 111; Jewish: Neuman; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2175.1 | Cursing by means of a well. (Cf. D926, D1766.2.1, D1792.2, V134.) Kittredge Witchcraft 34, 394 n. 113. |
| D2175.2 | Saint's bachall used in cursing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2175.3 | Magic satire (magic song) as curse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2175.4 | Saint's bell used in cursing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2175.5 | Curse magically changed to blessing. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2176 | Exorcising by magic. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2176.0.1 | Saint sanctifies locality against death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2176.1 | Snakes banned by magic. Irish: Plummer clxx, *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 66; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 33. |
| D2176.2 | Lice banned by magic. Irish: Plummer clxx, Cross. |
| D2176.3 | Evil spirit exorcised. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D2176.3.1 | Evil spirit exorcised by burning fish. *S. Prato La Tradition III No. 2 (1889) (Tobit); Jewish: *bin Gorion Born Judas II 360f. |
| D2176.3.1.1 | Evil spirit exorcised by burning medicine. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2176.3.2 | Evil spirit exorcised by religious ceremony. (Cf. V10ff.) Holy name, sign of cross, prayer, etc. Fb "Jesus" II 41; Irish: Beal XXI 325; Italian Novella: Rotunda; *Chauvin VIII 41 No. 8AB; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 37; Korean: Zong in-Sob 60, 128. |
| D2176.3.3 | Evil spirit exorcised by saint. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2176.3.3.0.1 | Evil spirits exorcised by death of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2176.3.3.1 | Demons in stone images driven out by holy man (saint). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2176.3.3.2 | Saint purifies spring by driving out demon. *Loomis White Magic 76. |
| D2176.3.3.3 | Saint throws ink bottle at devil who annoys him. *Loomis White Magic 76. |
| D2176.3.3.4 | Saint's breath drives away the devil. *Loomis White Magic 46. |
| D2176.3.4 | Devil cast out of man possessed. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3368; Legends Nos. 702—710. |
| D2176.4 | Magic book conjured away by throwing it on stream. *Fb "Cyprianus" I 166b. |
| D2176.5 | Burning cut hair to prevent witchcraft. *Fb "hеr" I 771a; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2176.6 | Exorcising invisible man by flailing air with peach branch. Chinese: Graham. |
| D2177 | Imprisoning by magic. (Cf. R40.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2177.1 | Demon enclosed in bottle. *Type 331; *Goebel Jüdische Motive im märchenhaften Erzählungsgut (Gleiwitz, 1932) 52ff.; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 311 No. 39, 314 No. 105, 320 No. 34; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Graham; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 439. |
| D2177.1.1 | Demons imprisoned by magic. Nouvelles Recreations 13. |
| D2177.2 | Demon imprisoned in pomegranate. Africa (Swahili): Stigand 122ff. No. 19. |
| D2177.3 | Evil spirits imprisoned in stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2177.4 | Evil spirits kept out by stone wall. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178 | Objects produced by magic. Irish myth: *Cross: Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D2178.1 | City built by magic. Penzer VII 73f.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.2 | Cattle produced by magic. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 77. |
| D2178.3 | Pavilions produced by magic. Penzer VIII 92. |
| D2178.4 | Animals created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 42. |
| D2178.4.1 | Magic production of rabbits. N. A. Indian (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 82. |
| D2178.4.2 | Noxious animals produced by magic. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2178.5 | People created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.6 | Ceremonial presents produced by magic. Chinese: Graham. |
| D2178.7 | Whatever goldsmith proposes to make comes into existence by itself in the forge. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.8 | Tree produced by magic. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 347. |
| D2178.9 | Flower produced by magic. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 135f. |
| D2182 | Flow of cow's milk increased by licking saint's garment. (Cf. D1052, D1652.3.) Irish: Plummer clxxxi, Cross. |
| D2182.1 | Flow of cow's milk increased by saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2182.2 | Flow of cow's milk increased by song (music). (Cf. D1275.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2183 | Magic spinning. Usually performed by a supernatural helper. *Types 500, 501; *von Sydow Tvе spinnsagor. |
| D2184 | People magically continue hurting themselves. Try to drive ox but drive themselves; to stab it but stab themselves; etc. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 76 No. 12. |
| D2184.1 | People magically made to strike selves blows aimed at another. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2185 | Magician carries woman in glass coffin. She comes out at his will. Icelandic: *Boberg; *Chauvin V 190 No. 11. |
| D2185.1 | Fairy personage (god?) houses mistress in crystal bower. (Cf. F165.3.5.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2186 | Cat in wood-pile prevents axe from cutting. *Type 1001. |
| D2188 | Magic disappearance. (Cf. D1641.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 484; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 457, Rasmussen III 264, (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XVI 25, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 257. |
| D2188.1 | Ability to disappear or appear at will. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2188.1.1 | Garment appears and disappears in reply to command. Spence 76. |
| D2188.2 | Person vanishes. Jewish: Neuman; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 48, 54, Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1241). |
| D2188.2.1 | Man disappears, leaving only his ring. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2188.3 | Village vanishes. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 157. |
| D2191 | Roast ducks fly (by magic). Fb "and" IV 12b. |
| D2192 | Work of day magically overthrown at night. *Fb "kirke" II 125 a; Wells 42 (Arthour and Merlin); Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3602; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 465; Ellice Island: ibid. 270; Marquesas: ibid. 269; Tuamotu: ibid. 267; Tahiti: ibid. 266; Maori: ibid. 265; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen Fables 59. |
| D2192.1 | Supernatural agency moves new church foundation (or building materials) to another site, at night. England, Scotland: *Baughman. |
| D2193 | Flowers drop on washing hands. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D2194 | Dung drops on washing hands. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D2195 | Blighted garden magically restored to beauty. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2195.1 | Flower blooms when touched. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2196 | Saint causes fiery sword to come between hostile king and queen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2197 | Magic dominance over animals. (Cf. D1440, D2074.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2198 | Magic control of spirits (angels). Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D2199 | Additional magic manifestations. |
| D2199.1 | Bottomless tub (vat) holds water through power of saint. (Cf. H1023.2.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2199.2 | Tools sharpened through power of saint. Slaves forced to hew down yew tree with dull tools: hands bleed. (Cf. H1110, P170.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| E0 | Resuscitation. Zwierzina Die Legenden der Märtyrer vom unzerstörbaren Leben (Innsbrucker Festgruss dargebracht der 50. Versammlung deutscher Philologen in Graz (1909) 130—158; Type 516; Clouston Tales II 407ff.; *Penzer X Index s.v. "Resuscitation"; *Jacobs' list s.v. "Resuscitation"; Greek: Grote I 206; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 9, Rotunda; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "resurrection"; Irish: Plummer xxxv, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 169; Korean: Zong in-Sob 139; Polynesia: *Beckwith Myth Chapter X passim; Marquesas: Handy 83; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/127); Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 291, 359, 373, 417, 444, 452, Holm 26, 89, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 241; N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 73; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 102, (Tupinamba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 132, (Apapocuva-Guaraní): *Métraux RMLP XXXIII 133; Africa (Benga): Nassau 213 No. 33, (Upoto): Einstein 142, (Wuchaga): Gutman 35. |
| E1 | Person comes to life. Alphabet No. 683; Köhler-Bolte II 164; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3506; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Gifford 130; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 180 No. 25, (Zulu): Callaway 51. |
| E1.1 | Saint cut into pieces or decapitated comes back to life. *Loomis White Magic 83f. |
| E1.2 | Dead man re-enters body and speaks of experience in heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E2 | Dead tree comes to life. Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 47. |
| E3 | Dead animal comes to life. (Cf. B192.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E4 | Sun revived by own power after being killed by moon. S. A. Indian (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 434. |
| E10 | Resuscitation by rough treatment. |
| E11 | Resuscitation by beating. *Penzer VI 265f.; Köhler-Bolte I 140; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia (Soemba): Dixon 331 n. 108; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 353 n. 273; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 124 No. 17. |
| E11.1 | Second blow resuscitates. First kills. Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 93. |
| E11.2 | Resuscitation by striking with arrow. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 73. |
| E11.3 | Resuscitation by touching body during conjuration. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 452, Rasmussen II 349. |
| E12 | Resuscitation by decapitation. *Type 531; *BP III 18ff. |
| E12.1 | Red thread on neck of person who has been decapitated and resuscitated. *BP III 19; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 866. |
| E12.2 | Head of decapitated person is replaced backwards. Later is readjusted. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| E13 | Resuscitation by jumping (stepping) over. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 261; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 177. |
| E13.1 | Resuscitation by stepping on corpse. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 177. |
| E14 | Resuscitation by dismemberment. (Cf. E30, E32.) (Usually combined with burning; cf. E15.) *Type 753; *BP II 162; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 33, Beal XXI 311f.; Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 76 No. 15. |
| E15 | Resuscitation by burning. *Type 753; *BP III 193ff.; DeCock Studien 14; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cadavre"; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 68; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 260; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 132 No. 18, 136 No. 19. |
| E15.0.1 | Bone of man being burned jumps out of fire. Africa (Pahouin): Largeau 197. |
| E15.1 | Resuscitation by boiling. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 156 n. 2, Cook Zeus I 677ff.; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "cadavre"; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 350 n. 260. |
| E15.2 | Resuscitation by sweating. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 340 n. 225, 350 n. 260, (Modoc): Curtin Myths of the Modocs (Boston, 1912) 31. |
| E15.3 | Resuscitation by stewing. Chinese: Graham. |
| E16 | Resuscitation by stinging. Corpse is laid on an ant-heap. MacCulloch Childhood 81 n. 3; Australian: Parker 13. |
| E17 | Resuscitation by licking corpse. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 153. |
| E17.1 | Resuscitation when snake licks bite he has inflicted upon his victim. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E18 | Resuscitation by tickling. N. A. Indian (Tlingit): Golder JAFL XX 292. |
| E21 | Resuscitation by withdrawal of wounding instrument. Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 8; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Twana): Curtis N. A. Indian IX 164 ff., (Southern Paiute): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 185 No. 19; Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XXI 18. |
| E21.1 | Resuscitation by removal of poisoned apple. By shaking loose the apple from the throat of the poisoned girl the prince brings her to life. *Type 709; *BP I 450ff.; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Apfel" n. 8; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E21.1.1 | Resuscitation by removal of poisoning cobra flesh from dead man's mouth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E21.2 | Resuscitation when strangling corset-lace breaks. Girl laced so tightly in corset that she faints. Brothers carry her to her grave. They stumble. Corset-lace breaks and girl revives. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 63 No. 453; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| E21.3 | Resuscitation by removal of poisoned comb. *Type 709; Africa (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVIII 299ff. |
| E21.4 | Resuscitation by removal of poisoned slippers. Africa (Tonga): Junod 266ff., (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVIII 299ff. No. 16. |
| E21.5 | Resuscitation by sucking poison from wound. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E23 | Resuscitation by catching in snare. Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 267 No. 74. |
| E25 | Resuscitation my frightening dead. Frequently combined with E61. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 319 n. 153. See also references to E61. |
| E26 | Resuscitation by shouting at dead. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 1; N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 88. |
| E26.1 | Resuscitation by command to arise. (Cf. E67.) Type 785; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E27 | Resuscitation by slinging against something. Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 510. |
| E29 | Resuscitation by rough treatment—miscellaneous. |
| E29.1 | Resuscitation by biting victim's bone. N. A. Indian (Joshua): Farrand-Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 240 No. 19. |
| E29.2 | Resuscitation by rubbing victim's bones on ground. Madagascar (Antankarana): Renel Contes de Madagascar (Paris, 1910, 1930) I 94ff. No. 14. |
| E29.3 | Resuscitation by pricking anus. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 57, 81. |
| E29.4 | Resuscitation by plucking the flower into which one is incarnated. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E29.4.1 | Resuscitation by felling the tree into which one is incarnated and splitting trunk into two parts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E29.5 | Resuscitation by cutting off heads of birds which contained the soul of dead person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E29.6 | Resuscitation by urinating on dead man's bone. Korean: Zong in-Sob 38. |
| E29.7 | Resuscitation by striking with lightning. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 410. |
| E30 | Resuscitation by arrangement of members. Parts of a dismembered corpse are brought together and resuscitation follows. (Sometimes combined with other methods.) *Type 720; *BP I 422f.; Köhler-Bolte I 140, 555; Gaster Thespis 300.—Finnish: Kalevala rune 15; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "os"; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 2; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 315 No. 119, 329 No. 38; Egyptian: Müller 114 (Osiris); Greek: Fox 22 (Arkas); Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 494; India: *Thompson-Balys; Marquesas: Handy 104; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 3/1117); Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 276; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 114, (California): Gayton and Newman 71, Hatt Asiatic Influences 69f.; S. A. Indian (Yuracare): Alexander Lat. Am. 315, Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503.—Africa (Fjort): Dennett 64 No. 12, (Angola): Chatelain 95 No. 5, (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 33, 137, (Ibo of Nigeria): Thomas 160, (Basuto): Jacottet 132 No. 18, 168 No. 24, (Thonga): Junod 242, (Zulu): Callaway 51, 230; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 141. |
| E30.1 | Felled tree restored by reassembling all cut parts. (Cf. E2.) Polynesian: Dixon *68 n. 38. |
| E31 | Limbs of dead voluntarily reassemble and revive. *Köhler-Bolte I 130; Gaster Thespis 300; Jewish: Neuman; N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 92. |
| E32 | Resuscitated eaten animal. (Cf. E171.) An animal is eaten. When his bones are reassembled he revives. *Von Sydow Tors Färd til Utgеrd (Danske Studier [1910] 65); Type 870B (FFC LXXXIII); Krohn Skandinavisk Mythologi 207ff.; BP I 422f.; Karjalainen FFC LXIII 14; Alphabet No. 370; MacCulloch Childhood 101; Clouston Tales II 395; Günter 83 nn. 94—96; *Loomis White Magic 68, 84f.; Archiv. f. slavische Philologie XIX 255.—Irish: Plummer cxliii, *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 66, Beal XXI 325; English: Child I 505b; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 306 No. 8, 313 No. 93; Jewish: bin Gorion III 19, *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buin: Wheeler No. 15; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 114a; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 272, (Thonga): Junod 229, (Basuto): Jacottet 124 No. 17. |
| E32.0.1 | Eaten person resuscitated. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Beckwith Myth 483. |
| E32.1 | Insect swallowed by man comes out alive. *Loomis White Magic 66. |
| E32.2 | Animals which devour each other are restored to their original forms by command of a saint. *Loomis White Magic 63. |
| E32.3 | Dismembered pigs come alive again if only bones are preserved. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E33 | Resuscitation with missing member. In reassembling the members, one has been inadvertently omitted. The resuscitated person or animal lacks this member. *Type 313; MacCulloch Childhood 97ff.; Von Sydow Danske Studier (1910) 65ff., 145ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 259, 273 n. 1, *586.—Greek: Fox 119 (Pelops); India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 99, Rasmussen I 218, III 79, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 501, (N. W. Canada): Petitot 84, 226, (Smith Sound): Kroeber JAFL XII 170; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 114b; S. A. Indian (Yuracare): Alexander Lat. Am. 314. |
| E33.1 | Cooked part of white cow is brown after resuscitation. Irish myth: Cross; England: Baughman. |
| E34 | Resuscitation with misplaced head. (Cf. M221.) In restoration of several persons simultaneously through reassembling of members, the heads are placed on the wrong bodies. Sometimes the damage is repaired, sometimes not. *Kittredge Gawain 155 n. 1; *Wesselski Märchen 239, 241 n. 2; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 309 n. 114c. |
| E34.1 | Resuscitation with head on backwards. (Cf. F511.0.6.) *Type 303; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda (E12.2). |
| E35 | Resuscitation from fragments of body. Cook Islands: Beckwith 253; S. A. Indian (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (1) 434. |
| E35.1 | Resuscitation by sewing parts of body together. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E37 | Resuscitation by assembling members and leaving in cask for certain time. |
| E37.1 | Failure to resuscitate because of premature disturbance of members to be left in cask for certain time. Köhler-Bolte I 140, 585; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3670; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E38 | Resuscitation by replacement of soul. Crane Miraculis 84 No. 7; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Werner 93, 268; Hawaii: Dixon 76, Beckwith Myth 145, 152; Maori: Dixon 78; Marquesas: Handy 113; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 101. |
| E38.1 | Resuscitation by returning dead person's soul (breath) to body. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E41 | Resuscitation from excrement of one who has eaten person (animal). India: Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Gifford 140, Beckwith Myth 483, 504; S. A. Indian (Kaiguá): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 139. |
| E42 | Resuscitation from ashes of dead man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E42.1 | Resuscitation from dust. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| E50 | Resuscitation by magic. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 154 and Chapter X passim; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G 3/49, z-G 3/1353, z-G 13/1241); Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 504, (Greenland): Rink 260, Rasmussen III 296, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 193; Africa (Cameroon): Rosenhuber 43. |
| E52 | Resuscitation by magic charm. (Cf. D1273.) Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys, *Penzer VI 261ff.; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen II 348, III 102. |
| E53 | Resuscitation by fetish. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 64 No. 12. |
| E53.1 | Resuscitation by mummified dog. Dog is kept in box. Revives and resuscitates dead hero. N. A. Indian (Central Algonquin): Skinner JAFL XXVII 98. |
| E53.2 | Resuscitation of dead by making image of deceased of breadfruit wood. When spirit enters this, image disappears and person is found alive. Marquesas: Handy 113. |
| E55 | Resuscitation by music. MacCulloch Childhood 84; Fb "spille" III 488a; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 319 n. 153b. |
| E55.1 | Resuscitation by song. Icelandic: Göngu-Hrуlfs saga 337—38, Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Tsimshian: Boas BBAE XXVII 215; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 452. |
| E55.2 | Resuscitation by playing flute. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "flute". |
| E55.3 | Resuscitation by blowing trumpet. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 62f. |
| E55.4 | Resuscitation by playing violin. *Cosquin Lorraine II 7, 286. |
| E55.5 | Resuscitation by playing guitar. Sicilian: Gonzenbach I 306 No. 45. |
| E58 | Resuscitation by weeping (tears). Herbert III 62 (Odo of Cheriton); Fb "opskrig" II 754; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 43 No. 1 (Version B). |
| E58.1 | Resuscitation by universal weeping. Return of deity from dead granted if all men will weep. One person refuses. *Dh II 211; Hdwb. d. Märch. I 439a s.v. "Eddamärchen" nn. 270, 271; MacCulloch Eddic 130. |
| E61 | Resuscitation by shooting arrow. (Usually combined with E25.) Chinese: Graham; N. A. Indian (Ojibwa): Schoolcraft Hiawatha 58, (Missisagua): Chamberlain JAFL III 150, (Blackfoot): Wissler and Duvall PaAM II 146, (Gros Ventre): Kroeber PaAM I 99 No. 23, (Arapano): Dorsey and Kroeber FM V 269 No. 119, 344ff. Nos. 139—145. |
| E62 | Resuscitation by vigil at tomb. Vigil is for stated time, three weeks and three days, or the like. Köhler in Gonzenbach II 209 No. 11; Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 62. |
| E62.1 | Resuscitation by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E63 | Resuscitation by prayer. Types 516, 612; Rösch FFC LXXVII 143.—Irish myth: *Cross, Scala Celi No. 949; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas VI 218, Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Maori: Dixon 82. |
| E63.1 | Body placed in building and worshipped until it comes to life. (Cf. E62.) Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 420. |
| E63.2 | Resuscitation by nine-day dance and prayers. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 184. |
| E64 | Resuscitation by magic object. |
| E64.1 | Resuscitation by staff. (Cf. D1254.) India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; N. A. Indian (Southern Paiute): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 108 No. 5, 117 No. 7, 169f. Nos. 5a, 6; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 115; Africa: Werner African 171, (Zulu): Callaway 233. |
| E64.1.1 | Staff of life and death. Black staff kills; brown one restores to life. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 266 No. 40. |
| E64.1.1.1 | Silver stick kills; gold one restores to life. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E64.1.1.2 | Leaves of life and death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E64.1.1.3 | Fly-whisk of life and death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E64.2 | Resuscitation by magic cauldron. (Cf. D1171.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| E64.3 | Resuscitation by magic bell. (Cf. D1213.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| E64.3.1 | Resuscitation by saint's bell. Irish: Plummer clxxvi, Cross. |
| E64.4 | Resuscitation by magic bachall. (Cf. D1277.) |
| E64.4.1 | Resuscitation by saint's bachall. *Loomis White Magic 105; Irish: Plummer clxxv, *Cross. |
| E64.5 | Resuscitation by magic cup. (Cf. D1171.6.) |
| E64.5.1 | Resuscitation by Holy Grail. Welsh, Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 203; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| E64.6 | Resuscitation by candle. (Cf. D1162.2.) Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 111 No. 39. |
| E64.7 | Resuscitation by book. (Cf. D1266.) Fansler MAFLS XII 137. |
| E64.7.1 | Resuscitation by manuscript. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| E64.8 | Resuscitation by perfume. (Cf. D1245.) Philippine: Dixon 235 n. 47, (Tinguian): *Cole 18 n. 1, 44, 51, 90, 98, 131. |
| E64.8.1 | Resuscitation by heavenly fragrance. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E64.9 | Resuscitation by magic feather. (Cf. D1021.) N. A. Indian (Kato): Goddard UCal V 208 No. 9, (Tsimshian): Boas RBAE XXXI 127. |
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