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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
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Deceptions
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Reversals of Fortune
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Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
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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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| D788 | Disenchantment by sign of cross. (Cf. D1766.6.) Wimberly 367. |
| D712.2 | Disenchantment by slinging against something. Type 440; Hartland Science 242.—Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 510; Chile: Pino Saavedra 402. |
| D786.1 | Disenchantment by song. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 63; Africa (Swazi): Bourhill and Drake 212ff. No. 18. |
| D789.6.1 | Disenchantment by speaking proper words. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D771.9 | Disenchantment by sprinkling consecrated rice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.3.1 | Disenchantment by striking with a missile. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D712.3 | Disenchantment by striking. Wimberly 343.—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 57 No. 412; Missouri-French: Carrière; Chinese: Werner 309; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D730 | Disenchantment by submission. The helper must submit to the will of the enchanted person. Icelandic: Hjálmthèrs saga ok ölvis 510, 515; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17. |
| D759.1 | Disenchantment by taking key from serpent's mouth at midnight. The disenchanter is to take the key (three keys) from the mouth of the woman in serpent form with his own mouth.—Hartland Science 240; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 74. |
| D722 | Disenchantment by taking off bridle. Man transformed to horse (ass) thus released.—See references in D535.—*Type 325; *BP II 67; Chauvin V 150 No. 73.—French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.3 | Disenchantment by tears. *Type 425.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 35 No. 1. |
| D758.1 | Disenchantment by three nights' silence under punishment. *Type 400; cf. Type 307; *BP II 330; *Fb "tie" III 792a; Hartland Science 246. |
| D712.3.3 | Disenchantment by throwing a flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.3.2 | Disenchantment by throwing a stone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D789.5 | Disenchantment by throwing golden objects into water. German: Grimm No. 181. |
| D712.2.1 | Disenchantment by throwing into fire. (Cf. E15.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.11 | Disenchantment by throwing objects at transformed person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D782.1 | Disenchantment by touch of holy man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D782.2 | Disenchantment by touching earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D766.1.2 | Disenchantment by touching water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D765.2 | Disenchantment by untying enchanting knot. Fb "knude" II 228. |
| D771.12 | Disenchantment by use of crystal ball. German: Grimm No. 196. |
| D771 | Disenchantment by use of magic object. |
| D771.3 | Disenchantment by using powder. Chauvin VI 8 No. 273. |
| D771.4 | Disenchantment by using wand. MacCulloch Childhood 205; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D712 | Disenchantment by violence. |
| D766.1.1 | Disenchantment by water and command. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D712.6 | Disenchantment by wounding. Kittredge JAFL XVIII 11; *Jijena Sanchez 35, 49; Chinese: Graham. |
| D791.2.2 | Disenchantment can be done by wife. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.3 | Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D778.1 | Disenchantment from berry by blowing on it. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *702. |
| D711.3 | Disenchantment from bird by cutting off bill. Fb "næb". |
| D759.2 | Disenchantment from bird when queen milks own milk into bird's beak. (Cf. D764.1.)—Fb "trane". |
| D711.4 | Disenchantment from flower by breaking stalk. Type 407.—Lithuanian: Balys Index Nos. *368, 407; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.4.1 | Disenchantment from flower by plucking it. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D721.5 | Disenchantment from fruit (flower) by opening it. Type 408; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.6 | Disenchantment from fruit by plucking it from tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D711.5 | Disenchantment from leaf by breaking it from tree. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 42 No. 6. |
| D735.3 | Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 262 n. 2 (Demophon and Phyllis). |
| D759.4 | Disenchantment if twelve men will not leave castle for a year. Hartland Science 246. |
| D793.2 | Disenchantment made permanent by burning cast-off skin. Cf. D721.3. |
| D793.1 | Disenchantment made permanent by holding to a hair. Italian: Basile I No. 2. |
| D793 | Disenchantment made permanent. |
| D734 | Disenchantment of animal by admission to woman's bed. *BP I 9; Type 440; Fb "løse" II 517a.—English: Child I 298, II 502b, IV 454a, V 213a, 215b; Indonesian: Dixon 210; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 63, 321, 327. |
| D753.2 | Disenchantment of another by weeping jug of tears. Italian: Basile introduction. |
| D789.8 | Disenchantment of enchanted (sunken) castle (town, inhabitants) by digging it out. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D732.1 | Disenchantment of girl by carrying her on back. Hartland Science 237, 243. |
| D791.2.1 | Disenchantment of girl only by lover. BP II 125. |
| D755 | Disenchantment of long absent spouse by faithfulness of partner. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D741.2 | Disenchantment of monster child when baptized. *Hibbard 45ff. (King of Tars). |
| D741.1 | Disenchantment of monster when his mother acknowledges him as son. Type 708. Cf. Hupa: Goddard UCal I 147. |
| D741 | Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster.—Type 708. |
| D791.1.6 | Disenchantment possible at the end of seven hundred years. Lithuanian: Balys Historical. |
| D791 | Disenchantment possible under unique conditions. Only one combination of time place and person will serve.—For many of these combinations see Hartland Science 240, 244, 248.—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3593. |
| D785.1 | Disenchantment produced by hero winning series of contests with seven demons. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D791.2.2.1 | Disenchantment promised if girl may marry transformed man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D719.1.1 | Disenchantment through burial and revival. Chinese: Graham. |
| D791.1.2 | Disenchantment when superhuman task is finished. Enchanted person appears every seven years in human form and puts one stitch in a smock. When it is finished, she will be delivered. Hartland Science 240. |
| D702.1 | Disenchantment with missing member. While in transformation a person loses a bodily member. When disenchanted, he still lacks the member.—Many of the references to E33 may refer to this motif. |
| D1812.5.0.17 | Divination by choice of roads: which son to be born first. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.21 | Divination by cup. (Cf. D1171.6.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.8 | Divination by head (skull). (Cf. D992, D1610.5, M118.) —*Dickson 201 n. 97; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 46. |
| D1311.6 | Divination by heavenly bodies. (Cf. D1291.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.6.0.1 | Divination by looking upon astrolabe. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.17.2 | Divination by magic arrow. (Cf. D1092.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.17 | Divination by magic weapon. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1311.10 | Divination by part of animal's body. |
| D1311.10.1 | Divination by shoulder-bone of sheep. (Cf. D1013.) —*Kittredge Witchcraft 144, 462 n. 44. |
| D1311.6.4 | Divination by stars. (Cf. D1291.2.)—Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 828. |
| D1812.5.0.6 | Divination by throwing objects into water. If they swim the omen is bad; if not, good. *Frazer Pausanias III 388. |
| D1311.19 | Divination by water. (Cf. D1242.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.3.1.1 | Divination by water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1311.22 | Divination from (sound of) wind. (Cf. D906.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.8 | Divination from animal fight. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1311.14 | Divination from chance reading of sacred (magic) book. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.0.10 | Divination from clouds. (Cf. D1812.5.1.11.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.7 | Divination from first person (thing) met. *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Erstes"; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.10.2 | Divination from gall and liver of pig. (Cf. D1015.2.) Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 19 note 1, 91. |
| D1812.5.0.9 | Divination from howling of dog. (Cf. D1812.5.1.12.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.4.1 | Divination from rising smoke. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.12 | Divination from sound of chariot wheels. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.11 | Divination from sound of voice. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.15.1 | Divination from wind. Icelandic: Egils saga einhenda, ed. Lagerholm 47. |
| D1311.23 | Divination with chessboard. (Cf. D1209.7.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D796 | Divine beings assume their own shape in sleep. Penzer III 92 n. 2, VIII 25 n. 2. |
| D1811.2.1 | Divine inspiration for writing sacred books. Moreno Esdras. |
| D1318.6 | Divining bones reveal guilt. (Cf. D1013.)—Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 180 No. 26. |
| D1314.2.2 | Divining rod (twig) locates underground water supply. Ireland, England, U. S.: *Baughman. |
| D1314.2.4 | Divining rod (twig) points out spot where unwed mother had drowned child. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1314.2.3 | Divining rod points to house of thief. England: Baughman. |
| D1314.2.1 | Divining rod sinks at place where tribe shall settle. S. A. Indian (Inca): Alexander Lat. Am. 249. |
| D2072.0.2.6 | Dog paralyzed. U.S.: Baughman; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 452. |
| D43.1.1 | Dog turned into a god. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.8.1 | Dog's head used for divination. (Cf. D1011.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2004.2.1 | Dog's licking of man produces forgetfulness. Fb "glemme". |
| D1331.2.7 | Dog's urine makes tiger blind. (Cf. D1027.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D631.2.1 | Dogs large or small at will. N. A. Indian (Micmac): Michelson JAFL XXXVIII 52. |
| D1936.1 | Donning skin makes woman fleet. Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 156. |
| D1557.1 | Door (lock) magically opens (for saint). (Cf. D1146, D1164.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1552.0.1 | Door opens in mountain. (Cf. D932.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1654.15 | Door stuck by witchcraft so that it cannot be opened. (Cf. D1146.) England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1651.8 | Door will open only for hero. (Cf. D1146.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1975 | Dragon-fighter's magic sleep. While waiting for fight with dragon, hero falls into magic sleep. (Cf. D1962.2.) *Type 300; *Hartland Perseus III 211.—French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 20; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1337.2.3 | Dragon's breath renders hideous. (Cf. D1029.1.)—Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1500.1.7.3.3 | Dragon's heart-blood as remedy. (Cf. B11.2.9, D1015.1.2, D1016) *Type 305*. |
| D1741.2.1 | Drawing witch's blood annuls her spells. (Cf. G271.4.4., G273.6.) Kittredge Witchcraft 47, *399f. nn. 190, 191; *Fb "blod" IV 47b. |
| D1812.3.3.8 | Dream by a (pregnant) woman about fate of her unborn child. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1812.3.3.10 | Dream interpreted by opposites. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.3.3.0.3 | Dream interpreter corrects dream. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1813.1.4 | Dream reveals death of brother. (Cf. D1812.3.3, D1812.5.1.2.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1817.2.1 | Dream reveals sin to saint. (Cf. D1810.8.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1813.1.5 | Dream reveals to girl death of her lover. Heptameron No. 13. |
| D1813.1 | Dream shows events in distant place. (Cf. D1810.8, D1812.3.3, D1812.5.1.2.) India: Thompson-Balys; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1813.1.6 | Dream shows others in danger. Icelandic: FSS 247, 258, *Boberg; Papua: Ker 127. |
| D1810.8.2.1 | Dream shows where stolen girl is hidden. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.8.2.4 | Dream tells of safety of absent person who has been in danger. Scotland: Baughman. |
| D1813.1.1 | Dream warns emperor of wife's unfaithfulness. English: Wells 138 (The Earl of Toulous); Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1813.1.3 | Dream warns king of danger to kingdom. Africa (Temne): Schlenker 87ff. No. 7. |
| D1813.1.2 | Dream warns king of error in judgment. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D1810.8.3.2 | Dream warns of danger which will happen in near future. Because of advance knowledge, the danger is averted. England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1810.8.3.1.1 | Dream warns of illness or injury. The dream is fulfilled. England: *Baughman. |
| D1314.15 | Dried root sprouts when planted to indicate spot where holy man should set up his abode. (Cf. D967.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1365.2 | Drink causes magic forgetfulness. (Cf. D1040, D2004.3.1.) —Jiriczek "Der Vergessenheitstrank in der Nibelungensage" Zs. f. vgl. Litgsch. N. F. VII 49ff.; Cox Cinderella 512; Wimberly 278f.—Irish myth: *Cross; English: Child I 363 and note, 364; Norse: Herrmann II 590; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Odyssey IV line 220 et passim; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1410.6 | Drink from magic cup deprives man of legs. (Cf. D1040, D1171.6.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1665.1 | Drink has taste of any liquor desired. (Cf. D1040.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2105.4 | Drink magically furnished. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1040.1 | Drink supplied by magic. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1301.2 | Drinking blood teaches animal languages. (Cf. D1041.)—**Scott Thumb; Panzer Sigfrid 281 s.v. "Vogelsprache".—Icelandic: Völsungasaga 45, Boberg. |
| D1310.2 | Drop from magic cauldron gives supernatural information. (Cf. D1171.2.)—Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 110. |
| D1404.2 | Drop of hound's blood from magic spear (lance) pierces owner's foot (head). (Cf. D1081.) Irish myth: *Cross (D1403.4). |
| D1305.1 | Drop of water from Paradise gives power of prophecy. (Cf. D1242.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1812.5.1.1.5 | Drops of blood presage slaughter. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2143.2 | Drought produced by magic. (Cf. D2081, D2157.) Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 15 No. 22. |
| D1711.4 | Druid as magician. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1816.5.1 | Druid by magic discovers whereabouts of abducted wife. (Cf. F322.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2146.1.1.1 | Druid causes sun to stand still for two days. (Cf. D1719.1.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2142.0.3 | Druid controls winds. (Cf. D2141.0.8.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1816.5 | Druid divines whereabouts of missing person. (Cf. D1711.4.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.3.3.0.1 | Druid interprets prophetic dream. (Cf. D1711.4, D1812.3.3.5.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2031.4.1 | Druid makes self appear ugly on one side, beautiful on other. (Cf. D2031.0.4.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1791.1.1 | Druid performs circumambulation right-handwise to confer honor or bring good luck. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1791.2.1 | Druid performs circumambulation withershins to bring ill luck. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1810.0.8.1 | Druid's "keys of wisdom". Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1381.1 | Druid's hedge prevents attack. (Cf. D945, D1282.1.1, D1361.1.) Irish: Plummer clxi, *Cross. |
| D1282.1.1 | Druid's knot: magic defense. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1402.13.2 | Druid's spells cause drowning. (Cf. D1402.0.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1402.13 | Druid's spells kill Christian king. (Cf. D1273.) Irish: Plummer clix, Cross. |
| D1402.13.1 | Druid's spells kill enemies. (Cf. D1273.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1402.13.2.1 | Druidess' spell causes drowning. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D902.1.1 | Druidic mist. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2065.3 | Druids bereave men of senses. (Cf. P427.) Irish: Plummer clix, *Cross. |
| D1932 | Druids can pass through trees. (Cf. F694.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2031.0.4 | Druids cause illusions. (Cf. D2031.4.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2063.3.1 | Druids cause magic thirst. (Cf. P427.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2091.8.1 | Druids dry up water in enemy's camp. (Cf. D1711.4.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1817.1 | Druids magically detect crime. Irish: Plummer clx, *Cross. |
| D1336.9 | Druids' (poets') spells bind. (Cf. D1275.4.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1364.25.2 | Drum causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1211.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1609.1 | Drum flies about room. (Cf. D1211.) Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 451, Rasmussen I 100. |
| D1812.5.1.16 | Dry river bed as bad omen. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.1.16.1 | Dry river bed as omen of approaching death. (Cf. D1812.0.1.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D444.10.3 | Duck's sandals transformed to part of his feet. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 178. |
| D2021.1 | Dumbness as curse. *Type 710; *BP I 21; Tawney I 5. |
| D2025.4 | Dumbness magically cured by astonishment. Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 224 No. 33. |
| D2161.3.6 | Dumbness magically cured. (Cf. D2020.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1649.4 | Dung and wood burst into flames of their own accord. (Cf. D956, D1026.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2194 | Dung drops on washing hands. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D49.1 | Dwarf assumes human form. German: Grimm No. 64. |
| D55.2.1 | Dwarf contracts self to enter nostrils of cannibals. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 154. |
| D631.4.1 | Dwarfs change size at will. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 248. |
| D1684 | Dye blessed by saint colors animals, trees. (Cf. D1297, V220.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1715.3 | Dying man commands cloud to bear message to man's wife. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.2.4 | Dying man's power of prophecy. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1715.2 | Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1318.5.3 | Each drop of innocent blood turns to burning candle. English: Child I 172, II 39b. |
| D1500.1.28 | Earth as remedy. (Cf. D935, D1503.12.) Seligmann 144ff., *154; England: Baughman. |
| D2146.2.4 | Earth darkened because of Sun's defeat in race against Coyote. N. A. Indian (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 83. |
| D2081.1 | Earth dried up in three years while hero is under earth. Chinese: Graham. |
| D1385.1 | Earth from saint's grave expels demons. (Cf. D935, V220.) Seligmann 149.—Irish: Plummer clxxx, Cross. |
| D2148 | Earth magically caused to quake. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1503.12.1 | Earth receives curative powers from contact with saint. *Loomis White Magic 104f. |
| D1610.19 | Earth speaks. (Cf. D935, D1318.16.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1355.14 | Eaten fruit causes sexual desire. (Cf. D981.) India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1619.2.2 | Eaten goat bleats from eater's stomach. (Cf. D1032.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1619.2.1 | Eaten magic dog howls from eater's belly. *Wesselski Theorie 34f; New Zealand: Dixon 86. |
| D1619.2 | Eaten object speaks from inside person's body. |
| D1358.1 | Eating courageous animal's heart makes courageous. (Cf. E714.4.1. |
| D1358.1.1 | Eating dragon's heart makes courageous. (Cf. B11, D1015.1.2.)—Icelandic: Völsunga Saga 79, Boberg. |
| D1357.1 | Eating ferocious animal's heart makes person cruel. (Cf. D1015.1, D1335.1.2.)—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1500.2.5 | Eating magic pig prevents disease. (Cf. B184.3.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2161.4.13 | Eating of human hearts as cure for insomnia. Chauvin VI 61 No. 229. |
| D1358.1.2 | Eating serpent's and wolf's flesh makes courageous and impetuous. (Cf. D1032.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1812.5.1.4 | Eclipse as evil omen. (Cf. F961.1, F965.2.) Penzer II 82.—Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D476.2 | Edible substance changed to inedible. |
| D474.4 | Egg becomes bloody. German: Grimm No. 46. |
| D1711.10.3 | Egyptians as magicians. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2066 | Elfshot. (F360.) Magic shooting of small objects into a person's (or animal's) body. Kittredge Witchcraft 133, 453ff. nn. 62—82 passim; *Fb "skud" III 333b, "ellefolk" I 241b.—Irish myth: Cross; England, Ireland: *Baughman. |
| D1338.0.1.1 | Elixir retards aging. (Cf. D1242.3.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2066.1 | Elves get stones from fairies who get them from mermaids. The devil does the finishing work on the stones. England: Baughman. |
| D6 | Enchanted castle (building). Irish myth: *Cross; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D794.1 | Enchanted person attracts attention by dancing. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D794 | Enchanted person attracts attention of rescuer. |
| D5.1 | Enchanted person cannot move. Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 294 No. 8. |
| D5.2 | Enchanted person on bier. Italian: Basile Pentamerone, Introduction. |
| D5 | Enchanted person. See also the entire section on transformation. No real difference seems to exist between transformation and enchantment. A bewitched or enchanted person may, however, retain his original physical form, but may be affected mentally or morally.—*Type 400; Gr. Nos. 93, 163; BP II 335ff.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 105 n. 1 (Minos); India: Thompson-Balys; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D1364.8 | Enchanted stockings cause magic sleep. (Cf. D1062.)—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bas." |
| D7 | Enchanted valley. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2062.2.4 | Enemies magically caused to lose sight of each other while hunting. Irish myth: Cross (D1981.4). |
| D2091.6 | Enemies magically made to feel thirst. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2091.16 | Enemy magically enclosed within walls. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2163.7 | Enemy's army deceived by illusion produced by saint. *Loomis White Magic 122. |
| D2031.9 | Enemy's last arrow made to appear crooked so that he does not use it, and adversary gets time to kill him. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1355.3.4 | Entrails of live pigeon placed above house door fetch lover to the spot. England: Baughman. |
| D2162.2 | Epidemic stops at river (sea) at saint's command. (Cf. D1735.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1602.19 | Equipment of slain hunter returns alone. (Cf. D1170.) Eskimo Greenland): Rink 262, Rasmussen I 131. |
| D1711.1.2 | Esau as magician. Jewish: Neuman. |
| 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. |
| D1395.6 | Escape from prison by use of charm (formula). (Cf. D1273.) Penzer I 136f.; Dickson 220 n. 12.—Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 298, *Boberg. |
| D1395.1 | Escape from prison by use of magic fiddle. (Cf. D1233.) *Types 851, 853. |
| D1395.7 | Escape from prison by use of magic hymn. (Cf. D1275.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1395.3 | Escape from prison by use of magic purse. (Cf. D1192.) *Types 851, 853. |
| D1395.2 | Escape from prison by use of magic tablecloth. (Cf. D1153.1.) *Types 851, 853. |
| 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. |
| D1883 | Eternal youth. (Cf. F167.9, F172.) Irish myth: Cross; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 424, 447. |
| D1812.3.3.7 | Eve in vision sees Cain drink Abel's blood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1652.11 | Ever-burning candle. (Cf. D1162.2.) Irish myth: Cross; *Loomis White Magic 32f., 87. |
| D1652.6 | Ever-burning lamp. (Cf. D1162.1, D1645.) Chauvin V 4 No. 443; Jewish: Gaster Exempla 220 No. 163, *Neuman; Fb "lys" II 483a. |
| D1652.1.4 | Ever-renewing cheese. (Cf. D1036.1.) Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 318 No. 3, 321 No. 59. |
| D1652.13 | Everlasting wine-odor. (Cf. D1046.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D432.2.1 | Every piece of shattered cowrie-shell turns into an armed man. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2071.1.1 | Evil eye averted by spitting. (Cf. D1001, D1776.) *Fb "spytte" III 514b; Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2071.1.2 | Evil eye averted by swinging cat over child's cradle. Fb "overse" II 771a. |
| D2071.0.1.1 | Evil eye covered with bag or hide while owner is stoned. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D2071.0.1 | Evil eye covered with seven veils. *Krappe Balor 25; Gaster Oldest Stories 45. |
| D2071.0.2 | Evil eye from exposure to magic concoction. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2061.2.1.1 | Evil eye sets bird on fire. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2071 | Evil Eye. Bewitching by means of a glance. *Krappe Balor 9ff.; *Chauvin V 161 No. 84, VIII 143 No. 144 n. 1; *Fb "öje" III 1167ab, 1168a; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 686; Elworthy The Evil Eye (London, 1895); Jahn über den Aberglauben des bösen Blicks bei den Alten; Pitre Le jettatura ed il mal occhio in Sicilia (Kolozsvár, 1884); Seligman Der böse Blick und Verwandtes (Berlin, 1910); Maclagen, R. C. The Evil Eye in the Western Highlands (London, 1902); Penzer II 298; *Hertz Abhandlungen 181ff.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2083 | Evil magic in the dairy. *Kittredge Witchcraft 163ff., 480ff.; Fb "smør" III 412—13. |
| D1812.5.1.29 | Evil omen: scavenger carrying headload of wood. India: Thompson-Balys |
| D479.7 | Evil smells transformed into sweet fragrances, and vice versa. *Loomis White Magic 81. |
| 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 | Evil spirit exorcised. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| D2151.2.3.1 | Evil spirit holds back water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1766.7.1.1 | Evil spirits conjured away in name of deity. (Cf. D1385.) Fb "lygtemand" II 473 b.—Irish: O'Suilleabhain 31f., 66, Beal XXI 310, 325; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2176.3.3.0.1 | Evil spirits exorcised by death of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2177.3 | Evil spirits imprisoned in stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
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