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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
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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 |
|---|---|
| F162.3.3 | Tree in otherworld in perpetual fruit. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 355. |
| F162.3.4 | Magic apple tree in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.3.4.1 | Magic apples (trees) under the sea. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F162.3.5 | Tree of knowledge of good and evil in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F162.3.6 | Tree with golden top in otherworld. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 33. |
| F162.4 | Sea of glass in otherworld. Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.4.1 | Sea of ice in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F162.5 | Wells in otherworld. Patch Other World 386 s.v. "well". |
| F162.5.1 | Well (of wine) in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.5.2 | Head in otherworld well emits stream of water from mouth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F162.5.3 | Well containing "salmon of knowledge" in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.6 | Lakes in otherworld. Patch Other World 380 s.v. "lake"; German: Grimm No. 133. |
| F162.6.1 | Lake of fire in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F162.6.2 | Lake with water of life in otherworld. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 492; Maori: Clark 182. |
| F162.7 | Rainbow of honey appears regularly in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F162.8 | Magic fountain in otherworld. (Cf. F162.1.2.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.8.1 | Fountain of any temperature desired in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.8.2 | Fountains in otherworld—one or more streams flow into each, one or more out. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F162.8.3 | Musical fountain in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F162.9 | Mountains in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 19; Marquesas: Handy 119. |
| F163 | Buildings in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F163.1 | Castle in otherworld. Patch Other World 375 s.v. "castle"; Siuts 58ff.; Dickson 94 n. 76; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.1.1 | Revolving castle in otherworld. Patch PMLA XXXIII 617 n. 54.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.1.2 | Golden castle in otherworld. Wimberly 146; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F163.1.3 | Castles thatched with golden shields in otherworld. Icelandic: Snorra Edda Gylf. II, XVII, MacCulloch Eddic 329 (Valhalla and Gimlé), Boberg. |
| F163.1.4 | Castles of gold and silver in otherworld. Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 71 (Glitnir), Snorra Edda Gylf. XVII (Breidablik), Boberg. |
| F163.1.5 | Castles thatched with silver in otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.2.) Icelandic: Snorra Edda Gylf. XVII, MacCulloch Eddic 329 (Valaskjalf and Hlidskjalf), Boberg. |
| F163.2 | Church (chapel) in otherworld. Siuts 62.—English: Gawayne and the Green Knight. |
| F163.2.1 | Temple in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F163.2.1.1 | Temple of jewels in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F163.2.2 | Fiery temple in otherworld: Jewish: Neuman. |
| F163.3 | House in otherworld. (Cf. F147.) Siuts 63ff. |
| F163.3.1 | House of gold and crystal in otherworld. (Cf. F169.2.) Wimberly 146; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.3.2 | House of silver in otherworld. (Cf. F163.1.5.) Irish myth: *Cross; Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F163.3.2.1 | House in underworld lined with human eyes. Tonga: Gifford 168. |
| F163.3.2.2 | House in underworld made of bones of dead. Tonga: Gifford 171. |
| F163.4 | Gigantic mill in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F163.5 | Fortress in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.5.1 | Fortress of metal (gold, silver, etc.) in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.6 | Stronghold in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F163.7 | Tower in otherworld. Patch Other World 384 s.v. "tower". |
| F163.7.1 | Tower hanging in the air in the otherworld. (Cf. H1036.) Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk I 33, *Boberg. |
| F164 | Habitable caves and mounds in otherworld. Siuts 65ff.; Patch Other World 375 s.v. "cave". |
| F165 | Characteristics of otherworld dwellings. |
| F165.1 | Doors in otherworld. Siuts 70ff.; Patch Other World 376 s.v. "doors"; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.1.0.1 | One hundred doors in palace of otherworld king. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F165.1.0.2 | Magic revolving wheel at door of otherworld dun (stronghold). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.1.1 | Doors of gold (crystal) in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.2 | Otherworld dwellings open only at certain times. Siuts 73f. |
| F165.3 | Rooms in otherworld dwellings. Siuts 74ff. |
| F165.3.1 | Hall of glass in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F165.3.1.1 | Chamber with crystal ceiling in otherworld. Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30. |
| F165.3.2 | Jewelled walls in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F165.3.3 | Floors of silver in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F165.3.4 | Wattling of silver in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F165.3.5 | Windows in otherworld. (Cf. A661.0.6.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| F165.3.5.1 | Crystal bower with "bright windows" as otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.4 | Table always set in otherworld dwellings. Siuts 79. |
| F165.5 | House in otherworld thatched with wings of birds. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.6 | Only joy felt in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.6.1 | Otherworld (fairyland) as place of sorrowful captivity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.7 | Fire in otherworld dwelling. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F165.7.1 | Four columns around fire in otherworld castle. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F165.8 | Copper-colored house in lower world. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F166 | Furniture and objects in the otherworld. Siuts 83. |
| F166.0.1 | All furniture and objects in otherworld of gold. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.1 | Treasure and jewels in otherworld. Siuts 83ff.; Patch Other World 379 s.v. "jewels"; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.1.1 | "Silver Bowl" (Grail) in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F166.2 | Gold-producing spring in otherworld. Siuts 85f. |
| F166.3 | Extraordinary clothes in otherworld. Siuts 86f. |
| F166.3.1 | Otherworld clothing never wears out. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F166.4 | Magic objects in otherworld. Siuts 89ff. |
| F166.4.1 | King's crown in well in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F166.4.2 | Magic cauldron (vessel) in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F166.5 | Altar in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.6 | Thrones in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.7 | Curtains in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.8 | Beds in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.9 | Canopies in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F166.10 | Tables in otherworld. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F166.11 | Abundant food in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167 | Inhabitants of otherworld. *Siuts 107ff. |
| F167.1 | Animals in otherworld. Siuts 107ff.; Patch Other World 373 s.v. "animals"; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 55, Beal XXI 321. |
| F167.1.1 | Beasts in otherworld. |
| F167.1.1.1 | Dogs in otherworld. (Cf. A673.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1032. |
| F167.1.2 | Birds in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.1.2.1 | Otherworld islands of birds. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.1.3 | Insects in otherworld. |
| F167.1.3.1 | Bees in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F167.1.4 | Other animals in otherworld. |
| F167.1.4.1 | Giant clams in otherworld. Tonga: Gifford 169. |
| F167.2 | Dwarfs in otherworld. (Cf. F451.) Siuts 153ff.; Irish myth: Cross. |
| F167.3 | Giants in otherworld. (Cf. F531.) Siuts 161ff.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.4 | People in otherworld walk on their heads. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F167.4.1 | People in otherworld stand on their heads and pound yams with their heads. Africa (Yoruba): Ellis 245 No. 1. |
| F167.5 | Headless people in otherworld. Siuts 218. |
| F167.6 | Handless people in otherworld. Siuts 218. |
| F167.7 | Footless people in otherworld. Siuts 218. |
| F167.8 | Otherworld people unacquainted with fire. Polynesian: Dixon 72, 78; Africa (Wachaga): Werner African 137. |
| F167.9 | Otherworld people ever young, ever beautiful. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.9.1 | Otherworld people rejuvenated on reaching old age. S. A. Indian (Yuracare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503. |
| F167.10 | No carnal sin in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.11 | Monstrous creatures in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F167.11.1 | Serpents (monsters) in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross |
| F167.11.2 | Hogs with bath of molten lead (iron) in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.12 | King of otherworld. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F167.12.1 | Mortal marries king of otherworld. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F167.13 | Angels in otherworld. (Cf. V230.) Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F167.14 | Otherworld inhabitants segregated. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F167.14.1 | Portion of otherworld for women. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F167.15 | Great tattooer in otherworld. Maori: Clark 136. |
| F167.16 | Beings born in otherworld suffer from excessive heat. Buddhist. myth: Malalasekera II 794. |
| F168 | Villages in otherworld. Eskimo (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 154. |
| F169 | Nature of the otherworld—miscellaneous. |
| F169.1 | Pillars of silver and glass in otherworld. Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30, Other World 382 s.v. "pillar", Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F169.1.1 | Pillars of bronze in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F169.1.2 | Pillars of gold in otherworld. Icelandic: Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 71. |
| F169.1.3 | Four-sided silver column on otherworld island. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F169.2 | Walls of crystal in otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.1.) Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30, Other World 386 s.v. "wall"; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F169.3 | Ship of glass in otherworld. Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30. |
| F169.4 | Silver fishnet in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F169.5 | Fence of metal or crystal in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F169.6 | Gold chain as support in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F169.7 | Coldness of otherworld. |
| F169.7.1 | Fire in otherworld makes one feel colder. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 42, 45. |
| F169.8 | Abundance in otherworld. Greek: Grote I 62; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 46. |
| F169.9 | Pleasant fragrance in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F170 | Otherworld—miscellaneous motifs. |
| F171 | Extraordinary sights in otherworld. *Types 470, 471; Siberian: Holmberg Siberian 489f; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F171.0.1 | Enigmatic happenings in otherworld, which are later explained. Type 471; *Oertel Studien zur vgl. Literaturgeschichte VIII 123; Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 173 (to Gonzenbach No. 88); Bolte ibid. XVI 460.—Irish: O'Suilleabhain 54, 57, Beal XXI 321f.; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *472; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F171.1 | Fat and lean kine in otherworld. *Types 470, 471; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 52, Beal XXI 319. |
| F171.2 | Broad and narrow road in otherworld. *Type 470; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 63, Beal XXI 324. |
| F171.3 | People and things that strike one another in otherworld. Type 470. |
| F171.4 | Fighting animals seen in otherworld. Rams and she-goats or wild boars. *Type 471; *Brown Iwain 71ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "boucs". |
| F171.5 | Animals in otherworld pass in and out of church and become human beings. Type 471. |
| F171.6 | Mysterious punishments in otherworld. *BP III 302; Ovid Metamorphoses IV lines 457—463. |
| F171.6.1 | Man in otherworld loaded down with wood. Then more and more put on him. *Type 801; *BP III 302; Irish: O'Suilleabhain 55, Beal XXI 321. |
| F171.6.2 | People in otherworld pour water into tub full of holes. *Type 801; BP III 297ff., 303. |
| F171.6.3 | Trying to get a beam through a door crosswise in otherworld. *Type 801; BP III 303. |
| F171.6.4 | People in otherworld with horses both before and behind wagon. They pull against each other. *Type 801; BP III 303. |
| F171.6.5 | Man in otherworld kindles fire. It burns out repeatedly while he is gathering more wood. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F171.6.6 | People in otherworld thatch house with birds' wings. Thatch blows away while they go for more. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F171.7 | Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F171.8 | Demon eats sand; gambler lives wretched life in otherworld. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F172 | No time, no birth, no death in otherworld. Hartland Science 194.—Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F172.1 | No gloom, no envy, etc. in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F173 | Otherworld land of happiness. (Cf. F165.6, F167.9, F169.8.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F173.1 | Otherworld land of pleasure. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F173.2 | Otherworld land of peace. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F173.3 | Perpetual feasts in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F174 | Hero carried off to otherworld by his supernatural wives. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F174.1 | Hero forces otherworld person's wife to tell him way to otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross (F174.2.). |
| F175 | Magic music lures to otherworld journey. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F176 | Hero fights in otherworld and overcomes king (queen), or fairy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F176.1 | Hero fights giants who ruin fairyland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F177 | "Heavenly Academy" in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F177.1 | Court in otherworld. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F178 | Colors of the otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F178.1 | Red as otherworld color. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F178.2 | Green as otherworld color. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F181 | Lovemaking in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F182 | Mortals held by magic in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F183 | Foods in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F183.1 | Automatic service in otherworld: any sort of food desired furnished. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F184 | Otherworld king. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F184.1 | Wounded otherworld king in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F185 | Otherworld queen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F199 | Additional otherworld motifs. |
| F200 | Fairies (elves). See also F420 (Water Spirits), F451 (Dwarfs) and F460 (Mountain Spirits) for many common motifs. **Hartland Science; Brueyre RTP II 74ff.; *Wehrhan Die Sage 74; Doudou RTP XVII 425ff.; Feilberg's MS collection of cards in Copenhagen Nos. 632—925, cf. Ellekilde FFC LXXXV 78 s.v. "Elb" (alf); **Latham The Elizabethan Fairies (New York, 1931); Puckett MPh XVI (1918) 297ff.; De Vries Nederlandsche Tijdschrift voor Volkskunde XXXVI (1931) 3—30; Fb "underjordiske"; Saintyves Contes de Perrault 18, *19.—Irish myth: Cross; Celtic: *H. Schreiber Die Feen in Europa (Freiburg i. Br., 1842), *W. Wentz Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Rennes, 1909.); Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 43—45 Nos. 37—40, 41—49, 52—54; Icelandic: *Boberg; *Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 48ff.; Lithuanian: *Balys Die Sagen von den litauischen Feen (Die Nachbarn [Göttingen, 1948] I 31—71); Germanic: MacCulloch Eddic 219ff.; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 13; Armenian: Ananikian 83; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 564; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 326, 328; N. A. Indian: *Alexander N. Am. 68, 290 n. 36; Africa: Werner African 261, (Ibo [Nigeria]): Basden 278, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 141 No. 27. |
| F200.1 | Pixies (little people unseen but often audible and occasionally caught). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F201 | Bongas. Roughly equivalent to fairies. Generally malevolent, but often not. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F205 | Little people from the sky. (Cf. F215.) Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 326—333. |
| F210 | Fairyland. *Hartland Science 135ff.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F210.1 | Tabu: fighting battle in fairyland. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F211 | Fairyland under hollow knoll. Usually entered under roots of trees. Fb "træ" III 866b; Hartland Science 67, 108, 144ff., 155; Patch PMLA XXXIII 612f.—Irish myth: *Cross; Scotch: Campbell Tales II 49, Macdougall and Calder 133, 159, 163, 169, 181, 193, 207, 273, 283; Icelandic: *Boberg; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3600; German: Grimm Nr. 39; Germanic: De la Saussaye 322; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 10. |
| F211.0.1 | Prehistoric burial mounds as dwellings of fairies. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.0.2 | Contrast between people of the fairy mounds and inhabitants of the Land of Promise. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.0.2.1 | Tuatha Dé Danann, conquerors of Ireland, are overcome by invaders. (Maic Milid, "Milesians," Gaels) and betake themselves into hills. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.1 | Entrance to fairyland through door in knoll. Hartland Science 61; Irish myth: *Cross; England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales: Baughman; Scotch: Macdougall and Calder 133, 283. |
| F211.1.1 | Door to fairyland opens once a year. Hartland Science 136.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.1.1.1 | Fairies emerge on Hallowe'en. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.1.1.2 | Fairies emerge on St. John's night. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F211.2 | Fairyland entrance under stone. Hartland Science 184; Fb "sten" III 552b. |
| F211.3 | Fairies live under earth. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F212 | Fairyland under water. Krappe Le lac enchanté (Bulletin Hispanique XXXV 107—125); *Cross MPh XIII 731; Irish myth: *Cross, Baughman; Icelandic: Boberg; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| F212.0.1 | Water fairies. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F212.1 | Fairyland entered through well. Hartland Science 128.—Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F213 | Fairyland on island. Hartland Science 136.—Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F213.1 | Magic boat to fairyland. Clouston Tales I 218ff.; Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIII 97ff.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F213.2 | Fairies ferried across stream. Meyer Germanische 134; Henne-Am Rhyn Die deutsche Volkssage 2 348 No. 541; Ranke Die deutsche Sage IV 279; Grimm Deutsche Sagen No. 276; Grimm Deutsche Mythologie 3 694. |
| F213.3 | Sea-riding horse carries mortals to fairyland. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F214 | Trolls (fairies) live in range of hills. Hartland Science 141. |
| F215 | Fairies live in star-world. (Cf. F205.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F215.1 | Fairyland in sky. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F215.1.1 | Fairies in heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F215.2 | Peris in sky-world. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F216 | Fairies live in forest. Wimberly 127. |
| F216.1 | Fairies live in trees by stream. *Fb "ellefolk" I 241a; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F216.2 | Bonga lives in tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F217 | Congregating places of fairies. Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 49 No. 397. |
| F217.1 | Fairy lights seen in low places. Fb "lys" II 481a. |
| F217.2 | Fairies assemble at milestone. Fb "mile" II 591. |
| F217.3 | Fairies assemble at cross-roads. Hartland Science 138. |
| F219 | Other dwelling places of fairies. |
| F219.1 | Fairies dwell in the next country. England: *Baughman. |
| F219.2 | Garden in fairyland. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F219.3 | Fairies dwell in land to the east. Maori: Clark 98. |
| F220 | Dwelling of fairies. |
| F221 | House of fairy. Missouri French: Carrière. |
| F221.1 | Fairy house disappears at dawn. Irish myth: *Cross. Cf. Boberg. |
| F221.2 | Bonga house filled with snakes, tigers, and lions. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F221.3 | Fairies have a pretty room in hill. Göngu-Hrуlfs saga 276; Feilberg DF V 71. |
| F221.4 | Fairy family lives in neat cottage. England: Baughman. |
| F221.5 | Fairy house without doors. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F222 | Fairy castle. Dickson 114 n. 34.—English: Wells 128 (Sir Orfeo); Irish myth: *Cross; Ireland, Wales: Baughman; Lithuanian: Balys Index Nr. 3600. |
| F222.1 | Fairies' underground palace. Irish myth: *Cross; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 10. |
| F222.1.1 | Fairies' underground palace cannot be burned by fire nor destroyed by water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F222.2 | Fairy stronghold. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F222.3 | Fairy castle of glass. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F223 | Fairy hall. Hartland Science 41. |
| F224 | Shining bower on a pillar for fée in otherworld. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F225 | Fairy lives in a shell. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F230 | Appearance of fairies. |
| F231 | Fairy's limbs. |
| F231.1 | Fairy's arms. |
| F231.1.1 | Fairy's iron arms. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bras". |
| F231.2 | Fairy's feet. |
| F231.2.1 | Fairies with bird feet. *Gaster Germania XXV 290ff. |
| F232 | Body of fairy. Irish: Beal XXI 324. |
| F232.1 | Fairies have hollow backs. *Fb "ellefolk" I 241b, "ellepige" I 242a; Elisabeth Hartmann Die Trollvorstellungen in der Sagen und Märchen der skandinavischen Völker (Stuttgart, 1936) 38; Finnish-Swedish: *Wessman 48 Nos. 394, 438. |
| F232.1.1 | Fairies have huge hole in each armpit. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F232.1.2 | Fairy has back rough like pine cone. U.S.: Baughman. |
| F232.2 | Fairies have breasts long enough to throw over their shoulders. *Fb "ellefolk" I 241b, "patte" II 791b. |
| F232.3 | Fairies with unusually large ears. Tobler 63. |
| F232.4 | Fairies have long hair. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F232.4.1 | Fairy as a small pretty girl with blond hair. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F232.4.2 | Fairy princess with golden hair. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F232.5 | Fairies have hairy bodies. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| F232.6 | Fairies as giants. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F232.7 | Elves have only half a thumb. England: Baughman. |
| F232.8 | Fairy has long tail. (Cf. F460.1.5, F518.) England: Baughman. |
| F233 | Color of fairy. (Cf. F236.) |
| F233.1 | Green fairy. Wimberly 240 n. 4; Irish myth: *Cross; England, Scotland: Baughman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F233.1.1 | Fairy has one side green. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F233.2 | Silver-colored fairy. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "argentine". |
| F233.3 | Red fairy. Irish myth: *Cross; England, Wales: Baughman. |
| F233.3.1 | Fairy has red eyes. U.S.: Baughman. |
| F233.4 | Fairy's son is pale, dark, and ugly. Icelandic: Þiðriks saga I 322, 343—44, 351, Boberg. |
| F233.5 | Fairies have yellow (golden) hair (clothing). Irish myth: *Cross; Society Islands: Beckwith Myth 335. |
| F233.5.1 | Fairy king with yellow hair. Irish myth: Cross. |
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