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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 |
|---|---|
| M341.2.14 | Prophecy: death by means of bone. Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 8, III No. 3, V No. 5. |
| M341.2.15 | Prophecy: death at hands of man bearing a certain name. Russian: Afanasief "Tale of Prince Arta" (Moscow, 1897) 149 (cited in von Sydow Fеvne 45). |
| M341.2.16 | Prophecy: death from thorns in rice. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.2.17 | Prophecy: king to be slain by certain spear unless it is given when demanded. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M341.2.18 | Prophecy: death in battle. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M341.2.18.1 | Hero kept from going to battle lest he be slain. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M341.2.19 | Prophecy: death at hands of certain person. Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.2.20 | Prophecy: wholesale slaughter to be inflicted by colossal wheel rolling over Europe. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M341.2.21 | Prophecy: death from snakebite. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.2.21.1 | Prophecy (through dream): death from cobra. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.2.22 | Prophecy: death by calf. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M341.2.23 | Prophecy: death by hanging. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 107; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| M341.2.24 | Prophecy: death by alligator (crocodile). India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.2.25 | Prophecy: man to be swallowed up by earth at the foot of his stairs. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1220. |
| M341.2.26 | Prophecy: king's son to die for lack of water. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 598. |
| M341.3 | Prophecy: death in particular place. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M341.3.1 | Prophecy: death in Jerusalem. Man dies in Jerusalem Chamber. **R. Meyer Gerbertsagnet 89ff.; *Liebrecht Zur Volkskunde 48; Graf Nuova Anthologia (1890) 239; *Fb "lys" II 483b; Alphabet No. 50. |
| M341.3.2 | Prophecy: death between Erin and Alba. Man dies between two hills so named. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M341.3.3 | Prophecy: drowning in particular stream. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M341.3.4 | Prophecy: death on seashore. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M341.4 | Prophecy: criminal going to death predicts that his judge (king, prince) shall soon meet him. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 130, 833, 834. |
| M341.5 | Prophecy: either youth or mother will die. Prato RTP IV 178. |
| M341.6 | Prophecy: person foretells own death. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M342 | Prophecy of downfall of kingdom. Bødker Exempler 301 No. 68; Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 61 (Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne); Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M342.1 | Prophecy of downfall of king (prince). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M342.2 | Prophecy: son-to-be to destroy lineage. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 108. |
| M343 | Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father. *Type 931; *Krappe Balor 11 n. 37; *Baum PMLA XXXI 481; Krappe Neuphilologische Mitteilungen XXIV 11ff.; Saintyves Saints Successeurs 268—70; Chauvin VI 36 No. 206; Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 33, 48f., 63, Grote I 6, 9, 85, 206, 243, 263, 466; Jewish: Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas I 166, 372; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 34, 698, II 286, 924; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 414. |
| M343.0.1 | Parricide prophecy: king's successors will be parricides. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M343.0.2 | Prophecy: mother will be killed by children. S. A. Indian (Kaigua): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 139. |
| M343.1 | Prophecy: murder by son-in-law. *Krappe Balor 11 n. 37; Greek: Fox 119 (Pelops). |
| M343.2 | Prophecy: murder by grandson. Greek: Fox 33 (Perseus). |
| M343.3 | Prophecy: murder by nephew. Irish myth: *Cross; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 428. |
| M343.4 | Prophecy: wicked couple to be killed by own child. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M343.5 | Prophecy: death at hands of parents. Africa (Fang): Tessman 134f. |
| M344 | Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother. *Type 931; *Cosquin études 451; Hibbard 276; *Baum PMLA XXXI 481; Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 49 (Oedipus); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M344.1 | Father-daughter incest prophecy. Greek: Fox 120 (Thyestes); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M345 | Prophecy: daughter shall commit murder and incest and be sentenced to death. Type 728*. |
| M345.1 | Prophecy: girl shall have a hundred lovers, shall marry her servant and die from spider's bite. This happens. *Basset 1001 Contes II 208. Cf. Gaster Exempla 246 No. 341; Chauvin VIII 104 No. 80. |
| M345.1.1 | Prophecy: woman will have many lovers. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M345.2 | Prophecy: man will deceive many women. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M346 | Prophecy: child to be abducted at certain time. Hdwb. d. Märchens I 546b nn. 109—126; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 6. |
| M348 | Murderer warned by God's voice that murder will be avenged. *BP II 535 n. 1; *Wesselski Mönchslatein 88 No. 76; Irish: Beal XXI 336, O'Suilleabhain 123; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 787*; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 205. |
| M351 | Prophecy that youth shall abandon his religion and become Christian. (Baarlam and Josaphat.) *Cosquin études 27ff.; Ward II 111ff.; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| M352 | Prophecy of particular perils to prince on wedding journey. *Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 114; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M353 | Prediction by bird that girl will have dead husband. (She disenchants him from magic sleep.) *Cosquin Contes indiens 108ff.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M354 | Prophecy that child will have external soul. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M354.1 | Prophecy of rebirth as monkey. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 847. |
| M355 | Prophecy: unborn child to be blind, deformed, sickly, etc. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M356 | Prophecies concerning destiny of country. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M356.1 | Prophecies concerning outcome of war. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M356.1.1 | Prophecy: loss of battle (combat). Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M356.1.2 | Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle. (Cf. M341.2.18.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M356.1.3 | Prophecy: first side to slay in battle will be defeated. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M356.1.4 | Prophecy: destruction of fortress. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M356.2 | Prophecy of a plague consisting of "a flame of fire" which shall destroy three-fourths of the population of Ireland. Plague can be prevented by fasting, etc. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M356.3 | Prophecy: unborn (new-born) child (girl) to bring evil upon land. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M356.4 | Prophecy: evil to come to country. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 88; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M356.5 | Prophecy: end of Round Table for Arthur's knights. English romance: Malory XI 2. |
| M357 | Prophecy: world catastrophe. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 501. |
| M357.1 | Prophecy: fiery bolt from a dragon to kill world population. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M358 | Prophecies connected with journeys. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M358.1 | Evil predictions concerning journeys. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M358.1.1 | Prophecy: death on journey. (Cf. M341.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M358.2 | Journey to otherworld foretold. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M359 | Unfavorable prophecies—miscellaneous. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M359.1 | Prophecy: weapons with which man is killed will recount deed to his son. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M359.2 | Prophecy: prince's marriage to common woman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M359.3 | Prophecy: unborn child to kill enemy in revenge. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M359.4 | Prophecy: torture "with varied tortures." Irish myth: Cross. |
| M359.5 | Prophecy: poverty from birth. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M359.6 | Prophecy: all flocks will perish and family die. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M359.7 | Prophecy: rich man will have a son but the son will marry a poor girl. Chinese: Graham. |
| M359.8 | Deluge prophesied. Chinese: Graham. |
| M359.9 | Prophecy of famine. Chinese: Graham. |
| M359.10 | Thievery a predestined lot. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M360 | Other prophecies. |
| M361 | Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit. Dickson 132 n. 108; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Sturlaugs saga Starfsama; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M361.1 | Prophecy: certain hero to achieve Holy Grail. English romance: Malory XIV 2. |
| M362 | Prophecy: death of ruler to insure victory. Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| M363 | Coming of religious leader prophesied. (Cf. M300.1.) |
| M363.1 | Coming of Christ (Christianity) prophesied. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M363.1.1 | Coming of Antichrist prophesied. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M363.2 | Prophecy: coming of Messiah. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M363.2.1 | Prophecy: woman to be ancestress of David and the Messiah. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M364 | Various prophecies connected with saints (or holy men). Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M364.1 | Prophecy: saint's monastery will be persecuted. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.1.1 | Prophecy: founding of church at certain place by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.2 | Prophecy: remission of tax through endeavor of saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.3 | Prophecy: saint will succeed in conversion. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.3.1 | Prophecy: sinners going to heaven are to be numbered by hairs in saint's chasuble. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.3.2 | Prophecy: great numbers (three) to be saved through virtue of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.4 | Place of saint's resurrection prophesied. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.4.1 | Saint's resurrection to take place where chariot breaks down. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.5 | Prophecy: vicinity in which saint lost tooth will be deserted by heathen. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.6 | Prophecy: rainbow will appear at saint's death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.7 | Coming (birth) of saint prophesied. (Cf. M363.1.2.) Loomis White Magic 17; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.7.1 | Coming of saint prophesied by druids. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.7.2 | Coming of saint (Christianity) prophesied by heathen. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.7.3 | Bishop foretells birth of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.7.4 | Prophecy: unborn child shall be nun. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.8 | Prophecy: miraculous removal of saint's bones. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M364.8.1 | Saint foretells desecration of his bones. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.9 | Hero prophesies that one-half of the churches in Ireland shall be named for Ciaran. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.10 | Destruction and rebuilding of church foreseen by saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M364.11 | Everyone buried in saint's soil shall go to heaven. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M365 | Prophecy: eternal peace in an early death or long troublesome life. (Cf. M369.7.) Greek: Roscher Lexikon s.v. "Achilleus". |
| M365.1 | Prophecy: hero may win fame but die early. Chooses fame. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M365.2 | Son to be brave and wise but not to remain and cause mother to weep. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M365.3 | Prophecy: girl will be perfect in love but will die in a desert overcome by separation from her love. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M366 | Prophecy: hero may win lady's love but die early. Chooses this rather than long life without her. Icelandic: Völsunga saga 53. |
| M367 | Prophecy: immunity from certain types of death. |
| M367.1 | Immunity from wet or dry, steel or wood, sword or javelin, by day or by night. Man killed at edge of sea, at twilight, with force of sea and thunderbolt. India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 133. |
| M368 | Prophecy: punishment for misappropriation of property. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| M369 | Miscellaneous prophecies. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.1 | Prophecies that person will tell three (two) falsehoods before death. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M369.2 | Prophecies concerning love and marriage. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.2.1 | Future husband (wife) foretold. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.2.1.1 | Prophecy of king taking a cruel stepmother to her sons after her death enacted before eyes of dying queen by sparrow family living in tree by palace window. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.2.1.2 | Prophecy: princess will marry a bastard. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M369.2.2 | Prophecy: lovers not destined to meet in life will never part after death. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M369.2.3 | Prophecy: marriage when one is twelve years old. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.2.4 | Prophecy: if the raja marries certain girl he will prosper. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.2.5 | Prophecy: descendant of mistress shall serve that of handmaid. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.3 | Prophecy that certain person will fight particular battle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.4 | Names of future kings foretold. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.4.1 | Prophecy that bird will become king. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.5 | Prophecies concerning invasion and conquest. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M369.5.1 | Signs before destruction of Jerusalem. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.6 | Time and place of landing of returning heroes prophesied. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M369.7 | Prophecy about birth of children. (Cf. M365.) Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M369.7.1 | Prophecy: birth of twins. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.7.2 | Prophecy about birth of heir. Jewish: Neuman. |
| M369.7.3 | Prophecy: sex of unborn child. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M369.8 | Prophecies about children born at the same time. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.9 | Prophecy: king will have head pounded by strange queen. Due to peculiar set of circumstances this happens. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M369.10 | Prophecy: boy to be great hunter. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M370 | Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.) *Type 930; **Aarne FFC XXIII 110ff.; *BP IV 116 n. 10; *Fb "rig" III 55a; *Cosquin études 27ff.; Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Grote I 85; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 109, 428, 598, II 1220; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 202 No. 149; Africa (Wakweli): Bender 103. |
| M370.1 | Prophecy of death fulfilled. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 932A*; Russian: Andrejev No. 932I*; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVII No. 932*; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M370.1.1 | Prophecy wittingly fulfilled by wazir that he will murder the raja, but unwittingly causes his own death twelve years hence. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M371 | Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. *Type 930; **Aarne FFC XXIII 56, 91; *Encyc. Religion and Ethics s.v. "Abandonment and exposure"; *Krappe Revue de l'Histoire des Religions CVII (1933) 126ff.; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas I 165, 372; Greek: Fox 5, 118; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M371.0.1 | Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M371.0.2 | Father throws boy of boy-girl twin birth into river to avoid evil effects of twin birth. Africa (Fang): Tessman 91. |
| M371.1 | Exposure (murder) of child to avoid fulfillment of prophecy of future greatness. Parent fears that the child will overcome him. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 167; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 142; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Greek; Fox 6f.; India: Thompson-Balys |
| M371.2 | Exposure of child to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy. *Type 931; Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Fox 48 (Oedipus); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M371.3 | Murder of child to prevent fulfillment of prophecy of ruin she will bring upon kingdom. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M372 | Confinement in tower to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Type 932*; Köhler in Gonzenbach II 222; *Wesselski Mönchslatein 91 No. 77; Chauvin V 253 No. 150, VIII 105 No. 80; Irish myth: *Cross; Russian: Andrejev No. 932*; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: *Rotunda, Basile Pentamerone III No. 3, IV No. 6; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M372.1 | Confinement in iron house below surface of earth to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M373 | Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. *Types 517, 671, 725; Köhler-Bolte I 145; *BP I 322ff.; Cox 500; MacCulloch Childhood 354; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: De Vries's list No. 204. |
| M375 | Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. *Hartland Perseus I 14; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| M375.1 | All male children killed for fear that they will overcome parent. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 41. |
| M375.2 | Slaughter of children to prevent fulfillment of parricide prophecy. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 171. |
| M375.3 | Child mutilated to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M375.4 | Wooers slain to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M376 | God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 24 n. 1. |
| M376.1 | Exposure of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy concerning future child. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M376.2 | Murder of pregnant woman to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M376.3 | Children swallowed one after the other as they are born for fear one of them will overcome father. Greek: Grote I 6. |
| M376.4 | Delivery of child fated to rule retarded in order to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. Greek: Grote I 88. |
| M377 | Sword that is to kill one is weighted and sunk so as to avoid the prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M377.1 | Stone that is to kill one powdered and thrown into distant sea. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M381 | Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M382 | Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M390 | Prophecies—miscellaneous motifs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M391 | Fulfillment of prophecy. |
| M391.1 | Fulfillment of prophecy successfully avoided. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M391.1.1 | Prophecy of misfortune for prince avoided successfully in one respect. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M391.2 | Wandering skull fulfills prophecy. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M392 | Queen dies from fright from evil prophecy. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| M393 | Favorable prophecies: blessings, beatitudes. |
| M393.1 | Child pronounces blessing according to which countries are to be filled with what they are later famous for. India. Thompson-Balys. |
| M394 | Hero's coming prophesied. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M395 | Prophecy: son of certain name will become king; all sons given the name. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M396 | Prophecy: meeting will take place only after death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M397 | Prophecy: hunters will encounter certain wild boar. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M398 | Futility of weather prophecies. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 72, 110. |
| M400 | Curses. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics s.v. "Cursing and Blessing"; Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish: *Cross, Beal XXI 326, 328, O'Suilleabhain 73, 88; Estonian: Loorits Grundzüge I 205ff.; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M401 | Cursing match (flyting). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M402 | Satire. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M402.1 | Woman satirist. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M402.1.1 | Woman satirists punished in hell. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M402.2 | No one to go security for a satirist. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M403 | Curse of everlasting terror. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 318. |
| M404 | Unintentional curse or blessing takes effect. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M410 | Pronouncement of curses. Icelandic: Herrmann Saxo II 119. |
| M411 | Deliverer of curse. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.0.1 | Curse by oneself. The person in despair curses himself to sink with palace into the earth. Lithuanian: Balys Historical; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.1 | Curse by parent. Penzer IV 230 n. 2; Irish myth: *Cross; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3591; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Greek: Fox 50 (Oedipus), Grote I 247; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.1.1 | Curse by stepmother. (Cf. S31.) Icelandic: *Boberg; Modern Icelandic: Rittershaus 34, 48, 50, 58, 66, 161, Sveinsson FFC LXXXIII xxviii ff. |
| M411.1.2 | Curse by foster mother. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| M411.2 | Beggar's curse. Beggar is refused request. "May your bread turn to stones!" *Kittredge Witchcraft 132, 452 n. 52; England: Baughman; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 183; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.3 | Dying man's curse. Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Aeschylus Agamemnon 235. |
| M411.4 | Man pursued by hatred of the gods. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 74ff., *Cross; Greek: Grote I 147; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.4.1 | Curse by a god. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| M411.5 | Old woman's curse (satire). Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 106; Italian: Basile Pentamerone |
| M411.6 | Druid's curse. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.6.1 | Druid's curse makes land sterile. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.7 | Curse by spirit. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M411.8 | Saint's (prophet's) curse. *Loomis White Magic 100f.; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.8.1 | Saints curse by ringing bells against offender. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.8.2 | Hermit curses men who kill his pet bear and all the men die. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| M411.8.3 | Curses on places because of offensive answer to saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M411.8.4 | Animals cursed by saint. (Cf. M471.) *Loomis White Magic 100f. |
| M411.8.5 | Saint curses books hidden by inhospitable host: no man shall read them. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.9 | Giantess lays a curse on the one on earth who eventually hears her. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M411.10 | Curse by berserk, giant (ogre). Icelandic: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.11 | Curse by girl in revenge of the murdering of her foster father. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M411.11.1 | Curse by amazon, "skjaldmær". (Cf. F565.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M411.12 | Curse by witch. (Cf. G269.4.) Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.13 | Curse by thrall. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| M411.14 | Curse by priest. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| M411.14.1 | Priest curses sinner: even his grave shall not rest. The grave rolls like a wave. U.S.: Baughman. |
| M411.14.2 | Curse by anchorite. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.14.3 | Brahmin's curse. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.15 | Curse by monk. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| M411.16 | Fairy lays curse on village. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| M411.17 | Curse by king. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.18 | Curse by poet. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M411.19 | Curse by animal. |
| M411.19.1 | Curse by wounded animal. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.19.2 | Ox curses ungrateful man. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 812. |
| M411.20 | Curse by spouse. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M411.21 | Curse by disguised deity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M411.22 | Curse by head of religious order. England: *Baughman. |
| M411.23 | Curse by other wronged man or woman. England, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| M411.24 | Curse on city by sage. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M412 | Time of giving curse. |
| M412.1 | Curse given at birth of child. *Type 410; *BP I 434; Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 70 (to Gonzenbach No. 28); Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| M412.2 | Curse given on wedding night. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M413 | Place of giving curse. |
| M413.1 | Curse given from a height. Will fall with full effect on objects at which it is aimed. Irish: Plummer clxxiv, Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| M414 | Recipient of curse. |
| M414.1 | God cursed. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M414.2 | Goddess cursed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M414.3 | Saint cursed. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M414.4 | Four year old girl cursed. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| M414.5 | King cursed. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| M414.6 | Poet cursed. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M414.7 | Hostages cursed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M414.8 | Animals cursed. |
| M414.8.1 | Mice (rats, cats) cursed. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| M414.8.2 | Pigs cursed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M414.8.3 | Serpent cursed. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M414.8.4 | Birds cursed. Irish myth: Cross. |
| M414.9 | Curse on wife's lover. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M414.10 | Thief cursed. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| M414.11 | Man who betrays secrets cursed. Jewish: Neuman. |
| M414.12 | Earth cursed. Jewish: Neuman. |
| M414.13 | Curse on a deity. |
| M414.13.1 | Curse: god to live life of a cat for twelve full years in house of huntsman on earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M415 | Irrevocable curse. Penzer VI 103 n. 1, 162 n. 1; Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
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