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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 |
|---|---|
| F711.4 | Fresh water in sea. |
| F711.4.1 | Stream of fresh water flows through the sea. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F711.4.2 | Well hidden in sea. (Cf. D926.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F711.5 | Aroma of sea as of wine. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F711.6 | Sea with fishes with bodies like men and sharp razor-like snouts. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 723. |
| F713 | Extraordinary pond (lake). Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F713.1 | Pond of ambrosia. Japanese: Anesaki 242. |
| F713.2 | Bottomless lakes (pools, etc.). *Fb "bundløs"; JAFL V 329; FL III 70. |
| F713.2.1 | Extremely deep water. Axe seven years reaching bottom. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F713.3 | Lake monster turning over causes lake to overflow surrounding mountains. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F713.4 | Pond of milk. (Cf. F711.2.1, F715.2.3.) India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F713.5 | Pond always clear because deity uses it for his bath. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F713.6 | Lake of blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F715 | Extraordinary river. (Cf. D915.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F715.1 | Extraordinary source of river. |
| F715.1.1 | River issues from magic nut. (Cf. D985, F718.12.) Fb "nød" II 719a. |
| F715.1.2 | River issues from pillar. Dickson 222 n. 18. |
| F715.1.3 | River from man's finger. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F715.1.4 | River flows from man's head. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F715.1.5 | River flows from man's mouth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F715.2 | River of extraordinary fluid. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F715.2.1 | River of blood. Irish myth: Cross; N. A. Indian (Creek): Alexander N. Am. 71; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F715.2.2 | River of mercury. Chauvin V 41 No. 388. |
| F715.2.3 | River of milk. (Cf. F711.2.1, F713.4, F814.6.) Finnish: Holmberg Finno-Ugric 80; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F715.2.4 | River of honey. (Cf. F711.2.5.) Africa (Hausa): Tremearne Hausa Superstitions and Customs (London, 1913) 424ff. No. 93. |
| F715.2.5 | River of tears. Rose Classical Review XLII 28, 171. |
| F715.3 | Rivers with marvelous underground connections. Euphrates, Tigris, Tiber, and River Boant really the same which flow through oceans and underground. Irish: Todd Lecture Series X 29 (Metrical Dindshenchas), *Cross. |
| F715.3.1 | Undersea river. (Cf. F718.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F715.3.2 | Marvelous stream containing little black fish bursts forth from mountain. (Cf. A934.9.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| F715.4 | Stream runs through house. *Schoepperle II 302 n. 1; Irish myth: Cross. |
| F715.5 | River which never freezes. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 276. |
| F715.6 | River that burns like fire. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F715.7 | River which petrifies anyone passing through it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F715.8 | Kingdom where seven rivers meet. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F715.9 | Red river. India: Thompson-Balys; Mono-Alu: Wheeler 8, 48. |
| F715.10 | River whose specific gravity is so slight nothing can float on it. (Cf. F716.2.) Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1156. |
| F716 | Extraordinary fountain. (Cf. D925.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F716.1 | Fountain gives water on Wednesdays and Fridays. Milk on Sunday and wine on feast-days. Patch PMLA XXXIII 620 n. 66; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F716.1.1 | Fountain has taste of wine. (Cf. F718.3.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F716.2 | Spring with water lighter than wood and with scent of violets. (Cf. F715.10.) Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Glassarg". |
| F716.3 | Fountain hot or cold as desired. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F716.4 | Fountain jet which remains immovable. Jewish: Moreno Esdras (F933.3). |
| F716.5 | Musical fountain in otherworld. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F717 | Extraordinary pool. Eskimo (Central): Boas RBAE VI 599. |
| F717.1 | Pool paved with gold. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "or". |
| F717.2 | Poison pool. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F718 | Extraordinary well. (Cf. D926.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F718.1 | Well located under sea. (Cf. F715.3.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F718.2 | Perfectly round well contains vari-colored water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F718.3 | Well of wine. (Cf. F716.1.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| F718.4 | Well water tastes like oil, wine, and honey. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F718.5 | Well shines at night. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F718.6 | Well overflow cannot be seen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F718.7 | Well flows full on Sunday. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F718.8 | Extraordinary well of blood. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F718.9 | Glittering well. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F718.10 | Well in shape of a sieve-like rock, out of which water gushes forth. (Cf. D926.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F718.11 | Well shoots up high as pillars, and discharges itself into navigable streams. (Cf. D926.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| F718.12 | Origin of springs from broken coconut shell. (Cf. F715.1.1.) Tonga: Gifford 101. |
| F720 | Submarine and subterranean world. |
| F721 | Subterranean world. See entire section F80—F109, Journey to lower world. Irish myth: Cross; German: Grimm No. 163; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "monde". |
| F721.1 | Underground passages. Journey made through natural subways. *Fb "löngang" II 515; Missouri French: Carrière; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 47 Nos. 89**, 98; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 136 No. 98; Gaster Oldest Stories 48. |
| F721.1.1 | Tunnel of crystal four miles long. Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 2. |
| F721.2 | Habitable hill. *Type 870; *Fb "höj" I 740ab, "trold" III 852a; Winter Die deutsche Schatzsage 47; Hartland Science 170, 173, 177, 217; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1049f. s.v. "Berg"; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Child I 363. |
| F721.2.1 | Habitable hill raised on four pillars. *Fb "höj" I 750a. |
| F721.2.2 | Monster guards door of habitable hill. Chinese: Werner 183. |
| F721.2.3 | Sorcerer and books in mountain. Opens only for short periods. Chauvin V 142 No. 69 n. 1. |
| F721.3 | Underground kingdom. |
| F721.3.1 | King of underground kingdom. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F721.3.2 | Underground kingdom reached in a box which was swallowed by a dragon and later released. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F721.4 | Underground treasure chambers. *Type 676; *BP III 137; *Fb "höj" I 740a; Chauvin V 10 No. 7, 60 No. 19 and passim; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Graham. |
| F721.5 | Subterranean castle. *Fb "slot" III 376b; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 9, V No. 4; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F721.5.1 | Underground palace full of jewels. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F725 | Submarine world. See all references under F133, Submarine otherworld. Ignacius Donnelly Atlantis: the Antediluvian World (New York, 1882); W. Scott-Elliot The Story of Atlantis, a Geographical, Historical and Ethnological Sketch (London, 1896); Spence The Problem of Atlantis (New York, 1925); E. M. Whishaw Atlantis in Andalucia (London, 1929); *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV (1933) 107ff.; Penzer VII 19f.—India: Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 26; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G 13/249, 441.); Maori: Clark 111; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 343 n. 236a. |
| F725.1 | Steps to submarine world. Tobler 76. |
| F725.2 | Submarine cities. Chauvin V 7 No. 3; Penzer VI 212ff., VII 19f.; Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 215 No. 73. |
| F725.3 | Submarine castle (palace). (Cf. F771.) *Fb "slot" III 376b; Penzer VI 280; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 197; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château", Comault. RTP III 103, Clouston Tales I 192ff.; Greek: Iliad XIII 22; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 314. |
| F725.3.1 | Submarine castle on a mountain. Patch PMLA XXXIII 611 n. 32. |
| F725.3.2 | Castle under lake. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F725.3.3 | Undersea house. Chinese: Graham. |
| F725.3.4 | Splendid palace underneath tank. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F725.4 | Man lives under river. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F725.5 | People live under sea. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F725.5.1 | Visit to people of village under lake. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F725.6 | Bell brought from monastery under water. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F725.7 | Lovely garden under water, with marvelous tree. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F725.8 | World at bottom of pond. German: Grimm No. 181. |
| F725.9 | World at bottom of well. German: Grimm Nos. 24, 79. |
| F730 | Extraordinary islands. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F731 | Island covered with treasure. |
| F731.1 | Island covered with gold. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "оle"; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VII 15 n. 3, 16ff. |
| F731.2 | Crystalline island. Arabian: Burton Nights S VII 234. |
| F731.3 | Island with rampart of gold and palisade of silver. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F731.4 | Stones of island are jewels. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F731.5 | Island of amber (glass). Krappe Speculum XVIII (1943) 303—322. |
| F731.6 | Island of pearls. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F732 | Island of rare wood. |
| F732.1 | Island of ebony. Arabian: Burton Nights I 116. |
| F732.2 | Island of aloes. *Chauvin VII 22 No. 373E n. 7. |
| F732.3 | Island of camphor. *Chauvin VII 11 No. 373B n. 2; Penzer III 260 n. 1. |
| F733 | Fruitful island. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F734 | Otherworld island grows foot yearly. One tree added. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F735 | Island rises up in sea. Fb "ø" III 1159b. |
| F735.0.1 | Island rises up in river. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F735.0.2 | Island rises once every seven years. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F735.0.3 | Island appears only at certain times. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F736 | Island with extraordinary support. |
| F736.1 | Island supported on four feet. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F736.1.1 | Island supported on seven feet. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F736.2 | Otherworld island supported by pedestal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F737 | Wandering island. Moves about at will and sometimes appears and disappears from sea. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Fox 266 (Aeolia); Hawaii: Fornander Collection IV 518, V 678, VI 2531, Bechwith Myth 71f. |
| F738 | Flying island. Floats in sky. (Cf. F755.3.) Hawaii: Fornander Collection IV 518, V 678, VI 253. Cf. Gulliver's Travels, third voyage. |
| F741 | Islands of extraordinary color. Green, white, etc. Chauvin V 264 No. 154. |
| F742 | Magic invisibility of otherworld island. (Cf. D1980.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| F743 | Island inhabited by only one species. |
| F743.1 | Island inhabited only by birds. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F743.2 | Island inhabited only be sheep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F744 | Island surrounded by wall of fire; water prevents it from being consumed. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F745 | Island with nightly noise of drums. *Chauvin VII 8 No. 373A n. 1. |
| F746 | No putrefaction on extraordinary island. Hair and nails of dead grow. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F747 | Extraordinary island upon which no sinner can die (be buried). Irish myth: Cross. |
| F748 | Battle of islands. Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 389. |
| F751 | Glass mountain. *Fb "glarbjærg" I 459f., IV 180b, "heks" I 582, "jærnsko" II 63; *Types 400, 425, 451, 530; *BP I 233ff., III 111 n. 3; *Boberg Danske Studier (1928) 16—53; Hdwb. d. Märch. II 627; Köhler-Bolte I 444; *Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30, Harvard Studies and Notes V 159, 171 and n. 3. |
| F752 | Mountain of treasure. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F752.1 | Mountain of gold. Type 569; BP I 475; Penzer IV 138; Cosquin Lorraine No. 1 and notes; Icelandic: Boberg; Buddhist: Malalasekera I 1052, Cowell Jataka II 63, 270, 272, V 21, 221, 226. |
| F752.2 | Mountain of silver. Type 569; BP I 474; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F752.2.1 | Silver not to be taken from mountain of silver on Sabbath. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F752.3 | Mountain formed of a jewel. Patch PMLA XXXIII 607; Jacobs's list s.v. "Mountains of jewels". |
| F752.3.1 | Mountain formed of a pearl. *Chauvin VII 38 No. 212B. |
| F752.3.2 | Mountain formed of diamond. Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Diamantberg". |
| F753 | Mountain of fire. (Cf. F702, F756.1, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) Chauvin VII 40 No. 153, 57 No. 77; Jewish: Neuman; Penzer III 227f., VIII 50f. |
| F754 | Magnetic mountain. Pulls nails out of ships that approach it. *Chauvin V 202 No. 117, VII 86 No. 373bis n. 1; Basset RTP IX 377ff.; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F755 | Living mountain. (Cf. F1006.) |
| F755.1 | Speaking mountain. Icelandic: Boberg; N. A. Indian (Northern Paiute): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 234 No. 13. |
| F755.1.1 | Mountain laughs. Africa (Bushango): Torday 251. |
| F755.2 | Singing mountain. N. A. Indian (Creek): Alexander N. Am. 71. |
| F755.3 | Flying mountain. (Cf. F738.) Hindu: Penzer VI 3 n. 1. |
| F755.4 | Growing mountain. Grows concurrently with child reared upon it. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F755.5 | Mountain has wife and children. N. A. Indian (Northern Paiute): Lowie JAFL XXXVII 234 No. 13. |
| F755.6 | Moving mountain. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F755.7 | Mountain fights for honor. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F756 | Extraordinary valleys and plains. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F756.1 | Valley of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F763, F771.1.11, F785.3.) Chauvin VII 57 No. 77. |
| F756.2 | Plain that is earthly paradise. Malone PMLA XLIII 403; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F756.2.1 | Extraordinary valley which gives the illusion of earthly paradise. (The Old Man of the Mountain.) Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| F756.2.2 | Fertile valleys created by deity's stamping down mountains. Tonga: Gifford 18. |
| F756.3 | Plain of wonders. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F756.4 | Glen of witchcraft. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F756.5 | Extraordinary glen: mysterious shouting heard. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F756.5.1 | Valley full of dreadful monsters. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F756.5.2 | Perilous glen. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F757 | Extraordinary cave. Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 197. |
| F757.1 | Golden cave. Cowell Jataka Index s.v. "Golden". |
| F757.1.1 | Cave of gold, silver and crystal. German: Grimm No. 202. |
| F757.2 | Wind continually blows from cave. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F759 | Extraordinary mountains and valleys—miscellaneous. |
| F759.1 | Mountain with marvelous objects at top. *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Berg". |
| F759.2 | Hollow mountain. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F759.3 | Hill on which snow always melts. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| F759.4 | Perfumed mountain. Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 369. |
| F759.5 | Mountain of ice. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F759.6 | Mountain of thorns. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F759.7 | Rocky mountain. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F759.8 | Mountain of seven lights. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| F760 | Extraordinary cities. Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIII (1931) 97ff.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F761 | City of precious metals and stones. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F761.1 | City of gold. (Cf. F771.1.1.) Penzer II 171—238 passim, VI 130, VII 49; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F761.1.1 | City with hundred palaces and gardens; in one everything is of gold, in another, silver, etc. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F761.2 | City of brass. Chauvin V 33 No. 16; Burton Nights IV 176, VI 83ff., 101ff., VII 49. |
| F761.3 | City of onyx. Chauvin V 27 No. 13. |
| F761.4 | City of jewels. Penzer II 175 n. 2. |
| F761.4.1 | City of emerald. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F761.5 | City paved with precious seeds. |
| F761.5.1 | City paved with seeds of gold. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F761.5.2 | City paved with seeds of silver. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F761.5.3 | City paved with seeds of brass. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F762 | City of extraordinary color. |
| F762.1 | Green city. Burton Nights II 283. |
| F763 | City of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F756.1, F771.1.11, F785.3.) Chauvin VII 57 No. 77. |
| F764 | Underground city. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F765 | City inside a tree. (Cf. F811.) Penzer VI 130; Hdwb. d. Märch. I 207a n. 12. |
| F766 | Deserted city. Inhabitants have been devoured. *M. Bloomfield in Penzer VII xxv; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 127 No. 7. |
| F767 | Inaccessible city. Chauvin V 33 No. 16; Jewish: Neuman. |
| F767.1 | Heathen city surrounded by a yellow river, furious and impassable. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F767.2 | City protected by red-hot iron floor around it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F767.3 | City inaccessible to death. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F768 | City of extraordinary people. |
| F768.1 | City of petrified people. Chauvin V 2 No. 2, 4 No. 443; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F768.2 | City of enchanted people. Apparently dead. Chauvin V 34 No. 16; Kittredge Gawain 238, 246; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F768.3 | Village of one-legged people. (Cf. F517.0.1.) Africa (Upoto): Einstein 128. |
| F769 | Other extraordinary cities. |
| F769.1 | Town where everything is sold at one price. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F769.2 | Cities of sin. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F769.3 | City of elephants. Africa: Stanley 305ff. |
| F770 | Extraordinary buildings and furnishings. Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 771, Beal XXI 322. |
| F771 | Extraordinary castle (house, palace). Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.1 | Castle of unusual material. |
| F771.1.1 | Golden castle (palace, house). *Köhler-Bolte I 412; *Fb "slot" III 376b, 377a, "guldslot" I 515a.—Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 329, Snorra Edda Gylf. LII, *Boberg, Hdwb. d. Märch. I 431a nn. 28—34; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "or"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12; Persian: Carnoy 335; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Tawney II 568. |
| F771.1.1.1 | Castle paved with gold and gems. Hartland Science 174; Irish myth: Cross. |
| F771.1.1.2 | Palace of gold and silver bricks. Africa: Basset Contes populaires d'Afrique 133f. No. 52, (Nubia): Rochemonteix Quelques Contes Nubiens (Cairo, 1888) 48ff. No. 4, 55ff. No. 5, (Swahili): Steere 13ff.; Chinese: Graham. |
| F771.1.2 | Silver castle. Köhler-Bolte I 412; *Fb "slot" III 377a; Persian: Carnoy 335. |
| F771.1.3 | Copper castle. Köhler-Bolte I 412; *Fb "slot" III 377a. |
| F771.1.4 | Steel castle (house). Persian: Carnoy 335. |
| F771.1.5 | Palace of jewels. (Cf. F721.5.1.) Penzer VI 111; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 159. |
| F771.1.5.1 | Diamond castle. Breton: Sébillot s.v. "diamants". |
| F771.1.5.2 | House of sapphire. Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 127 No. 7. |
| F771.1.5.3 | House of turquoise. Africa (Zanzibar): Bateman 127 No. 7. |
| F771.1.5.4 | Underwater castle with walls of gold and diamonds. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.1.6 | Crystal castle. Patch PMLA XXXIII 610 n. 30; Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château", "cristal"; Persian: Carnoy 335. |
| F771.1.6.1 | Castle with glass wall. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.1.6.2 | Glass house. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F771.1.7 | Palace of ice. Patch PMLA XXXIII 608 n. 23. |
| F771.1.8 | Castle of wax, shining like gold. *Fb "slot" III 377a. |
| F771.1.9 | House of skulls. Murderer's abode. Type 756B; Andrejev FFC LXIX 86. |
| F771.1.10 | Gingerbread house. House made of cake. *Type 327; BP I 115; *Fb "pandekage", "hus" IV 229b. |
| F771.1.11 | Castle of fire. (Cf. F702, F753, F756.1, F763, F785.3.) Chauvin VII 57 No. 77. |
| F771.2 | Castle (house) with extraordinary support. |
| F771.2.1 | Castle in the air. Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer II 110f. |
| F771.2.1.1 | Castle suspended on four chains. *Fb "slot" III 377a, "Røde Hav"; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château", "chaine". |
| F771.2.1.2 | Castle carried through air by four eagles. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 12. |
| F771.2.2 | Castle in tree-top. *Fb "slot" III 377a; Hindu: Tawney I 229. |
| F771.2.3 | Giants uphold castle. Chauvin V 72 No. 21.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château", "géant". |
| F771.2.4 | Castle built on sea. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château", "mer"; India: Thompson-Balys; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 183. |
| F771.2.4.1 | Palace surrounded by rivers of wine, rose-water and honey. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| F771.2.5 | Castle stands on a pillar (pillars). Fb "guldpæle" I 514b.—Icelandic: Boberg; Hindu: Meyer Hindu 98 n. |
| F771.2.6 | Revolving castle. *Brown Iwain 76 n. 2; *Fb "slot" III 377a; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F771.2.6.1 | Circular house rotating on cock's claw. *Halliday in Penzer VII xx; Köhler-Bolte I 405; *Solymossy Ethnographia XL (1929) 133ff. |
| F771.2.6.2 | Castle revolving at night so that entrance cannot be found. *Kittredge Gawain 245 n. 1; Schoepperle II 325f.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F771.2.7 | Castle on serpents. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F771.3 | Extraordinary location of castle. |
| F771.3.1 | Castle at world's end. *Fb "slot" III 376b, "Røde Hav", "tеrn". |
| F771.3.2 | Castle east of sun and west of moon. *Fb "slot" III 376b. |
| F771.3.3 | Most eastern castle in world. *Fb "slot" III 376b. |
| F771.3.4 | Castle at middle point of earth. Fb "verden" III 1039a. |
| F771.3.5 | Underground house. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| F771.3.5.1 | House inside mountain. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.3.6 | Castle rises from the ground. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.3.7 | Palace at bottom of water tank. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.4 | Inhabitants of extraordinary castle. |
| F771.4.1 | Castle inhabited by ogres. *Types 304, 545A; Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château"; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.4.2 | Cat castle. Castle occupied by cats (enchanted women). *Type 566; Fb "slot" III 377a; Icelandic: *Boberg; French and N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 400f. |
| F771.4.2.1 | Castle (house) infested by demon cats. (Cf. H1411.2.) |
| F771.4.3 | Abandoned castle. Has no inhabitants when hero enters. *Fb "slot" III 377a; Type 425; *Tegethoff 168; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 134 (Sir Degare); Icelandic: *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.4.4 | Castle in which everyone is asleep. Type 304; BP II 503; Fb "sove" III 472a. |
| F771.4.5 | Castle (house) haunted by demons. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F771.4.6 | Castle in which inhabitants have been turned to stone. German: Grimm No. 62. |
| F771.4.7 | Castle inhabited by enchanted princess. German: Grimm Nos. 92. 137. |
| F771.5 | Extraordinary guard for castle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F771.5.1 | Castle guarded by beasts. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château"; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F771.5.2 | Castle guarded by giants (ogres). Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "château". |
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