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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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| T645.2 | "Keep it if it is a girl; send it to me if it is a boy." Hero leaving girl says this of the prospective child. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T645.2.1 | "Kill it if it is a girl." Indonesia: De Vries's list No. 203. |
| T310.1.1 | "Night of Sabbath" (Friday night) only devoted to conjugal pleasures. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T37.0.1 | "Poisoned" woman revives. Husband tries to poison wife. Student substitutes sleeping potion for poison, takes her from the tomb. When she revives he claims her as his own. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T69.1 | 100 brothers seek 100 sisters as wives. (Seven—seven, fifty—fifty, etc.) Type 303*; Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 303*; Greek: Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 853. |
| T611.7 | Abandoned child saved by seagulls; milk furnished by doe; angel brings bell as drinking utensil. Loomis White Magic 22. |
| T550.2 | Abnormally born child has unusual powers. *Fb "ufødt" III 961b; Japanese: Ikeda; West Indies: Flowers 578. |
| T572.2.2 | Abortion by eating. Child I 341, 343f., 352, 354, III 387, 393, IV 456; Gaster Oldest Stories 121. |
| T572.2.4 | Abortion by fasting. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T572.2.6 | Abortion by long bathing. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T572.2.1 | Abortion by vomiting up embryo. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 84, *Cross. |
| T572.2.5 | Abortion caused by fear. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T572.2 | Abortion. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics VI 54ff.; *Penzer II 229; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T52.8 | Absent man's wife demanded in law court in payment of debt by creditor. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T71.1 | Accidental death fate of woman scorned in love. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T583 | Accompaniments of childbirth. |
| T136 | Accompaniments of wedding. |
| T674 | Adopted child deserted when own child is born to couple. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T678 | Adopted child identical with real child reared with him. *Ranke FFC CXIV 152—4. |
| T672 | Adopted child reproaches his foster mother and is returned to his real mother. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T671 | Adoption by suckling. Ogress who suckles hero claims him as her son. *Cosquin études 199ff.; *Roberts 177. |
| T670 | Adoption of children. *Encyc. Religion Ethics s.v. "adoption"; Icelandic: Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T232.2 | Adulteress chooses loathly paramour. Heptameron No. 20; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T238 | Adulteress on her death-bed reveals the illegitimacy of her children. Did not want her husband to be burdened with their bringing up. Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 51; Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T232.3 | Adulteress poisons husband in order to be with swineherd. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T481.1 | Adulteress roughly treated by her lover. *Fischer-Bolte 217; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T481.3 | Adulteress sells self to devil for money. Scala Celi 112a No. 625. |
| T372 | Adulterous love changed into a chaste one. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T249.1 | Adulterous wife convicted commits suicide. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T481 | Adultery. *Encyc. Religion Ethics s.v. "adultery"; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 223, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 87. |
| T137.1 | Advice to a parting bride. Dickson 165 n. 10. |
| T157 | Affianced wife of chieftain falls in love with another man at betrothal feast, drugs the company with sleeping potion, and forces man of her choice to elope with her. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T584.6 | After-birth (placenta) becomes a demon. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T91.4 | Age and youth in love. |
| T172.0.1 | All husbands have perished on bridal night. See references to F547.1.1, F582, F582.1. *Types 506—08; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T582.2 | All locks in house to be shot during childbirth. English: Child II 498. |
| T597 | Ambitions of father transferred to child at moment of conception. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T52.4.1 | Amount of dowry fixed by custom in bride's family. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T136.3 | Amusements at wedding. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T331.5 | Anchorite saved by a miracle. When he is about to give in to temptation a dove flies out of his mouth. On repenting the dove re-enters his mouth. Italian Novella: *Rotunda. |
| T330 | Anchorites under temptation. *Toldo II 304ff.; *Loomis White Magic 187 n. 140; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T596.1 | Angel names child. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T10.2 | Angel of love compels man to fall in love. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T681.1 | Animals ridicule foolish pride of owl in the beauty of his son's really hideous feet. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| T338.1 | Ascetic successfully tempted: kills son born in consequence. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T141 | Assignment of bride to another. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T61.4.2 | At betrothal ceremony both parties drink out of the loving-cup. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T61.3 | At betrothal maid makes shirt for her lover. Child V 496 s.v. "Shirt"; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T382 | Attempt to keep wife chaste by carrying her in box. In spite of all precautions she meets men. *Hertel Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 83ff.; Wesselski Märchen 185; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1053; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T52.5 | Attempt to purchase wife. Chinese: Graham. |
| T26 | Attention distracted by sight of beloved. |
| T582.1 | Avoidance of evil spirits at childbirth. Armenian: Ananikian 88f. |
| T251.1 | Avoiding the shrewish wife. |
| T53.5 | Barber as matchmaker. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T591 | Barrenness or impotence induced by magic. *Kittredge Witchcraft 113, 441 n. 78; *Boje 107; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T69.4 | Bashful suitor directs his wooing to an oak. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T82 | Bath of blood of beloved to cure love-sick empress. Herbert III 212; Oesterley No. 281; Wesselski Mönchslatein 60 No. 50. |
| T16.0.2 | Bathing woman sees hero and falls in love with him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T452 | Bawds. Professional go-betweens. *Chauvin VI 17 No. 189 n. 1; Bødker Exempler 280 No. 23; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| T56.4 | Beautiful woman enticed by wonderful flower. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T268 | Beautiful woman married to hideous man: he is thankful, she patient. She says that they have thus both gained paradise. *Chauvin V 174 No. 98. |
| T11.1.1 | Beauty of woman reported to king causes quest for her as his bride. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| T351.1 | Bed-cover of chastity. Similar to sword of chastity. Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 7. |
| T456 | Bed-partner to receive payment from first man she meets in the morning. It so happens: she marries the man and he makes her wealthy. Greek: Roscher Lexikon s.v. "Acca". |
| T251.1.1 | Belfagor. The devil frightened by the shrewish wife. A man persuades his shrewish wife to let herself be lowered into a well. When he comes to pull her out he raises a genie (devil) who is glad to escape from the woman. Later he frightens the devil by telling him that his wife has escaped. *Type 1164; **Axon The Story of Belfagor in Literature and Folklore (1902); *BP I 382, 388, IV 176 n. 1; *Prato RTP IV 174; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XV 104; Child V 107f., 305a; *Chauvin VIII 152 No. 154. — Rumanian: Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 1164@I*; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 50 No. 332; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T465 | Bestiality. Intercourse of a human being and an animal. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman, Leviticus 18: 23; Babylonian: Gilgamesch-Epos VII; India: Thompson-Balys; West Indies: Flowers 578. |
| T61.4.5 | Betrothal by gold ring. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T61.1 | Betrothal by lovers' drinking each other's blood. *Fb "blod" IV 46b. |
| T61.4 | Betrothal ceremony. |
| T61.5.1 | Betrothal of hero to princess while both are still in cradle. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 23; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T65 | Betrothal restrictions. |
| T61 | Betrothal. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T134.2 | Betrothed parties do not see each other until night of the wedding. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T543.1 | Birth from a tree. Greek: Fox 198; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 84; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 159. |
| T541.6 | Birth from an arm. Micronesia: Dixon 251 nn. 18—22; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 98. |
| T541.7 | Birth from an eye. Micronesia: Dixon 251 nn. 18—22. |
| T541.1.1 | Birth from blood-clot. Hatt Asiatic Influences 80ff.; Oceanic: *Dixon 109, 251 n. 25; Mono-Alu: Wheeler No. 01; New Hebrides: Codrington 406; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 322 n. 165, (California): Gayton and Newman 68; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 72, 105, (Kaffir): Theal 149. |
| T541.1 | Birth from blood. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 5 n. 4, Fox 6, 262; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole *15, 63, 71, 124. |
| T541.9 | Birth from contact of severed male genitals with ground. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 5 n. 4. |
| T541.8.1 | Birth from excrement. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T543.2 | Birth from flower. Irish myth: Cross; Armenian: Ananikian 45; Hindu: Penzer VI 15 n. 3. |
| T543.3 | Birth from fruit. *Penzer VI 15. n. 3; Armenian: Ananikian 45; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Anesaki 313, Ikeda; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 134. |
| T543.4 | Birth from fungus. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 135. |
| T543.5 | Birth from gourd. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T543.6 | Birth from grass (grain). |
| T545 | Birth from ground. Greek: Grote I 52; Hindu: Keith 127; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 314 n. 139. |
| T546.2 | Birth from hailstone. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.16 | Birth from knee. S. A. Indian (Tucuna): Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (3) 724. |
| T541.11 | Birth from lotus issuing from a god's navel. Hindu: Keith 120. |
| T543.2.1 | Birth from lotus. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 299, II 135, 247, 527, 1150. |
| T541.13 | Birth from man's shoulder. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.5 | Birth from man's thigh. *Fb "barn" IV 27a; Gaster Oldest Stories 127. |
| T544 | Birth from mineral. |
| T541.4.1 | Birth from mouth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T541.8.3 | Birth from mucus from the nose. Hindu: Keith 141; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 352 n. 269. |
| T541.12 | Birth from nine mothers. (Cf. A112.5.) Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 153 (Heimdall). |
| T543.3.1 | Birth from orange. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.4 | Birth from person's head. *Fb "barn" IV 27a; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 25 n. 2; India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 121. |
| T543 | Birth from plant. Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 77 No. 12, (Ekoi): Talbot 133ff., (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 76. |
| T544.1 | Birth from rock. Ploss Das Kind I 33; Gaster Oldest Stories 125; Caucasian: von Löwis of Menar Archiv f. Religionwiss. XIII 509ff., XV 305; Greek: Fox 213; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 94 No. 52; Melanesia: Dixon 119, Codrington 156. |
| T546.1 | Birth from sea-foam. N. A. Indian (Zuсi): Stevenson RBAE XXIII 24. |
| T541.8 | Birth from secretions of the body. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166b. |
| T541.10 | Birth from semen thrown on ground. Irish myth: Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 90 n. 1. |
| T541.8.2 | Birth from spittle. (Cf. T533.) S. A. Indian (Yana): Curtin Creation Myths 348. |
| T541.3 | Birth from tears. India: Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 141; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 323 n. 166a. |
| T541 | Birth from unusual part of person's body. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T543.7 | Birth from vegetable. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T547 | Birth from virgin. Saintyves Saints Successeurs 220ff., 271—77; Greek: Grote I 10, 55; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 154. |
| T546 | Birth from water. |
| T543.6.1 | Birth from wheat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.5.1 | Birth from woman's thigh. Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T541.2.1 | Birth from wound or abscess on body of father. Cosquin études 257, Contes indiens 196ff.; Moe Samlede Skrifter I 43ff.; Greek: Grote I 10; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 18 n. 2, 30 n. 3, 38, 81, 87, 144, 151; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 341 nn. 228, 229; Africa (Mkulwe): Einstein 18f. |
| T541.2 | Birth from wound or abscess. *Type 705; Fb "orm" II 759b; Oceanic: Dixon 113, 234 n. 44, 251 nn. 18—22; Haiti: Alexander Lat. Am. 29; Africa: *Werner 156f., 222. |
| T548 | Birth obtained through magic or prayer. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1163, 1258; S. A. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 318. |
| T581.1 | Birth of child in forest. Dickson 168 n. 19; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T584.0.3 | Birth of holy person painless. Loomis White Magic 16, 20; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| T542 | Birth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.) *Type 650; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; *Fb "æg" III 1142b; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 23 n. 7, 25 n. 1, Fox 24f., 203; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Keith 139; Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 276, 292; Chinese: Graham; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 757, 787; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; S. A. Indian (Chincha): Alexander Lat. Am. 230; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 110. |
| T551.11 | Birth of one-eyed child. (Cf. F512.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T587.1 | Birth of twins an indication of unfaithfulness in wife. (Cf. T586.3.) *Harris Cult of the Heavenly Twins 10ff.; Krappe "Tyndare" Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni XV (1939) 23—29; English: Child II 67 n., 511a, Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne), 126 (Lai Le Freine), *Hibbard 295; Greek: Fox 79; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T587 | Birth of twins. (Cf. T685.) Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T541.15 | Birth through the back. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T541.14 | Birth through the ear. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T584.1 | Birth through the mother's side. *Hartland Primitive Paternity I 21; Toldo I 340; English: Child I 83, II 309ff., 373ff.; V 227ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Egyptian: Müller 390 n. 34; Persian: Carnoy 290, 331; Hindu: Keith 33; Malagasy: Sibree FLJ II 50; Haiti: Alexander Lat. Am. 29; Bakairi: ibid. 312. |
| T589.3 | Birth trees. Spring forth as hero is born; act as life tokens, etc. (Cf. T589.7.1.) Type 303; Köhler-Bolte I 179; Fb "træ" III 865b; *Kittredge Arthur 171 n. 1; Irish myth: Cross. |
| T589.4 | Birth with veil brings luck. (Cf. T552.5.1.) Fb. "sejrsskjorte". |
| T563 | Birthmarks. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T494 | Black nipples of girl's breasts reveal her loss of virginity. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 154, 159. |
| T550.5 | Blemished children born of monstrous parent. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T125.2 | Blind girl marries lame man. (Cf. H886.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T581.2.2 | Blind wives fall into a pool where they give birth to children. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T3.1 | Blue fortunate in love matters. English: Child II 182, 512a. |
| T135.12 | Bodies of would-be bride and groom besmeared with turmeric and mustard-oil. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T29.1 | Boy and girl fall in love when curtain is pulled aside. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T549.3 | Boy born from fish's belly. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.4 | Boy born with one side flesh and one iron. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 129. |
| T412.4 | Boy courts his mother, is driven off by father. Africa (Konnoh): Willans 136. |
| T541.1.1.1 | Boy created by saint from blood-clot. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T589.2 | Boy cut in two: each half becomes a boy. N. A. Indian (Shoshonean): Alexander N. Am. 133, (California): Gayton and Newman 92. |
| T544.2 | Boy forged from iron. (Cf. F611.1.12.) *Type 540; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 92; *Fb "jærn" II 60b. |
| T581.11 | Boy is born in a wrapping of fine cloth. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1097. |
| T371.1 | Boy is denied sight of all women except his mother and his nurse until he is eighteen. He falls in love with the first woman who is more attractive than his mother. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T617 | Boy reared in ignorance of the world. English: Wells 72 (Sir Percyvelle of Galles); Irish myth: *Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman. |
| T352 | Boy sleeps between couple to safeguard their virtue. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T24.5 | Boy turns red and white from love. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T91.7.1 | Brahmin in love with washerwoman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T131.9 | Brahmin may marry from all four castes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T135.15 | Breaking a glass during wedding ceremony. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T172.1 | Bridal chamber filled with coiled snakes. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 93. |
| T172.2 | Bridal chamber invaded by magic dragon (serpent). (Cf. B176.1.) *Types 507AB, 516; Liljeblad passim; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 9; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T134.1 | Bridal couple must never see each other before wedding. Chinese: Werner 375. |
| T137.5 | Bride (and party) fetched by groom and party after wedding. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T166 | Bride afraid of intercourse refuses consummation until judge orders it in court. Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 86. |
| T137.2 | Bride and bridegroom conducted to bridal bed. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T135.11 | Bride and groom drink from same cup as part of ceremony. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T135.13 | Bride and groom look into a big mirror while old member of family knocks both their heads together. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T165.4 | Bride and groom separated on wedding night. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T137.2.1 | Bride and groom simultaneously touch hearthstones and put one foot down inside threshold as they enter groom's house. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T56.1.1 | Bride attracted by flute. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 209 No. 157; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian: Kroeber JAFL XXI 224; West Indies: Flowers 577. |
| T56.1 | Bride attracted by music. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T52.3 | Bride purchased for her weight in gold. East Africa: Rochemonteix Quelques Contes Nubiens (Cairo, 1888) 48ff. No. 4. |
| T52 | Bride purchased. *Type 890 (Christiansen Norske Eventyr 113); *Fb "brud" IV 64a; Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 130, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Greek: *Grote I 157, 163; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 57; Africa (Fang): Tessman 175f. |
| T320.3 | Bride puts to flight man who attempts to ravish her. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T166.1 | Bride refuses to sleep with ugly groom. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T136.4.3 | Bride scatters presents among groom's relations. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T152 | Bride wounded accidentally on way home. Fatal wound from bridegroom's sword. Child I 142b. |
| T172.3 | Bride's monster-father tries to kill husband, but is defeated. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| T133.4 | Bridegroom and his men come for the bride. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| T171 | Bridegroom driven from bridal chamber by magic. Usually by hornets or wasps. *Type 559; *BP II 454; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III No. 5; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 411ff. |
| T177 | Bridegroom magically impelled to leave his bride. Irish myth: *Cross; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I Nos. 7, 9. See also all references to Forgotten Fiancée (D2003). |
| T166.2 | Bridegroom must be taught sexual intercourse. Chinese: Graham. |
| T153 | Bridegroom slain on way to bride. Child I 142, 386, IV 179ff. |
| T415.2 | Brother repels incestuous sister. *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XXVIII 75; N. A. Indian: *Demetrocoupoulou JAFL XLVI 101—125. |
| T425 | Brother-in-law seduces (seeks to seduce) sister-in-law. Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T415 | Brother-sister incest. *Type 933; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XXVIII 75; *Sparnaay 30; Köhler-Bolte II 173ff., 182ff.; Baum PMLA XXXI 562 n. 59; Schröder Germanisch-Romanische Monatschrift XIX 13; Chauvin V 197 No. 115; *Krappe Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen 167 (1935) 161—176; Heptameron Nos. 30, 33.—Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 25, 90, *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 98; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 251, Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Persian: Carnoy 310; Egyptian: Müller 119; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Philippine: Dixon 164 n. 45; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 274 n. 8; Africa (Fang): Einstein 189. |
| T415.5 | Brother-sister marriage. Icelandic: Boberg; Greek: Fox 164 (Zeus and Hera), *Frazer Pausanias II 84; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs U Wash II 31; Africa (Fang): Tessman 185. |
| T131.1.1 | Brother's consent for sister's marriage needed. Child I 142ff.; Heptameron No. 40; Icelandic: *Boberg; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| T583.2 | Calamities at birth of hero. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T680 | Care of children—miscellaneous motifs. |
| T600 | Care of children. **Ploss Das Kind; Fellinger Das Kind in der altfranzösischen Literatur (Göttingen, 1908); *McDaniel Conception, Birth and Infancy (Miami, 1948); Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T50.1.4 | Cat and dog as guards of imprisoned beauty. (Cf. B576.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T310 | Celibacy and continence. *Encyc. Religion Ethics III 271ff. s.v. "Celibacy"; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 163, 166, 261, (Greenland): Rink 410, Rasmussen I 137, 363, III 85, 154, 200, (Central): Boas RBAE VI 583, 637, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 49. |
| T310.1 | Ceremonial continence. *Frazer Fasti IV 206ff.; **E. Fehrle Die kultische Keuschheit im Altertum (Giessen, 1910). |
| T584.3 | Cesarean operation upon a woman at childbirth as a custom. Hatt Asiatic Influences 83f. |
| T250 | Characteristics of wives and husbands. |
| T548.4 | Charity rewarded by birth of child. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T354 | Chaste sleeping together to torment woman. Man remains utterly impassive. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T355 | Chaste sleeping together with six sisters-in-law one by one. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T350 | Chaste sleeping together. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T325.1 | Chaste woman promises conqueror drug of invulnerability. Has him try it on her. Cuts her head off. *Bonner Byzantion XIV 142ff. |
| T325 | Chaste woman resists advances of a conqueror. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T360 | Chastity and celibacy—miscellaneous. |
| T300 | Chastity and celibacy. *Penzer III 172 n. 2; *Encyc. Religion Ethics III 474 s.v. "Chastity"; **J. Main Religious Chastity (New York, 1913); *E. Fehrle Die kultische Keuschheit im Altertum (Giessen, 1910).— Irish myth: Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T644 | Child betrays his own illegitimacy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.1.1 | Child born as formless lump of flesh. Icelandic: Ragnars saga Loрbrуkar (ed. Olsen, Copenhagen, 1906—08) 129; *Schlauch Chaucer's Constance and Accused Queens (New York, 1927) 126; *Hornstein Philological Quarterly XX 1; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 782, 1268f. |
| T552 | Child born bearing an object. |
| T552.2.1 | Child born bearing lizard in each hand. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.4.1 | Child born beautiful on one side, hairy on other. Hibbard 45ff. (King of Tars); Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.15 | Child born blood-red. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T552.6 | Child born carrying a stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T552.4 | Child born carrying handful of hair. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 56 No. 10. |
| T552.3 | Child born carrying knife and calabash. Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 32. |
| T585.9 | Child born circumcised. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T581.5 | Child born during snowstorm. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T586.5.2 | Child born each day for seven days. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T549.4 | Child born from miscarried fetus. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 68, 83, 89. |
| T549.4.1 | Child born from placenta. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 79. |
| T585.1 | Child born full (nearly) grown. *Ranke FFC CXIV 156; Persian: Carnoy 287; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 230; S. A. Indian (Aztec): Alexander Lat. Am. 60, (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 318, (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 161, 166, (Karib): ibid. 147; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 126, (Fjort): Dennett 60 No. 12, (Zulu): *Callaway 9; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 352. |
| T551.13 | Child born hairy. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T551.5 | Child born half man, half fish. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T552.2.2 | Child born holding worm (in each hand). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T561.3 | Child born in a bag. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T561.2 | Child born in a furnace. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T561 | Child born in a jug (jar). Penzer IX 89 n. 3; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 323 n. 166c; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 149. |
| T548.1 | Child born in answer to prayer. *Prato RTP IV 177; Toldo I 321 n. 1; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 77, 113 Nos. 650, 936; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 2; Jewish: Neuman, Gaster Thespis 270f.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 76f.; Japanese: Ikeda; Korean: Zong in-Sob 1 No. 4, 171 f. No. 74; West Indies: Flowers 578. |
| T561.1 | Child born in conch shell. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| T561.4 | Child born in pot. India: Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 40, 97ff., 129-33, BBAE CXLIII (1) 368. |
| T581.4 | Child born in stable. English: Child II 85—99 passim, V 221. |
| T581.3 | Child born in tree. English: Child II 109; Indonesian, Polynesian: Dixon 234 n. 43. |
| T584.2.1 | Child born of dead mother in grave. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T612 | Child born of slain mother cares for itself during infancy. Oceanic: Dixon 132, 137; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 319 n. 152. |
| T541.2.1.1 | Child born of splinter in hand (foot). India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 341 n. 228. |
| T581.2 | Child born of woman abandoned in pit. Indonesian, Polynesian: Dixon 234 n. 43. |
| T581.9 | Child born on beach. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: örvar-Odds saga 2—5, Boberg. |
| T581.7 | Child born on flagstone. Loomis White Magic 20f.; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T541.8.3.1 | Child born through nose. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 122. |
| T581.2.1 | Child born to an apparently dead mother in her grave. *Bolte "Die Sage von der erweckten Scheintoten" Zs. f. Vksk. XX (1910) 353—81; H. Hauvette "La morte vivante" (Paris, 1933); Krappe "L'enfant de la morte" Lettres Romanes I (1947) 297—310. |
| T552.5.1 | Child born wearing helmet. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T552.7 | Child born wearing jewel. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T585.5 | Child born with all his teeth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.3 | Child born with animal head. Type 711; Christiansen Norske Eventyr 99. |
| T551.8 | Child born with caul (containing serpent). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T551.9 | Child born with claws as result of curse by dying peddler murdered by its parents. U.S. (New York State): *Baughman (M411.3.1.1.). |
| T552.5 | Child born with complete armor. Hartland Perseus III 198; Hungarian: Ipolyi Zs. f. deutsche Mythologie und Sittenkunde II 168; Malay: Overbeck Malaiische Erzählungen 12; Africa: Frobenius Atlantis IV 300, XII 125. |
| T563.3 | Child born with figure of serpent on his body. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T585.5.1 | Child born with hairy mane. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.3.4.2 | Child born with horns. Greek: Grote I 18. |
| T552.5.3 | Child born with knife and shield. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 120. |
| T551.13.2 | Child born with long beard. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T551.13.1 | Child born with long hair. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T552.5.2 | Child born with magic iron bow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| T551.7 | Child born with one ear. Irish myth: Cross. |
| T551.12 | Child born with one leg. Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 179. |
| T552.2 | Child born with snake around neck. Fb. "slange"; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| T551.2 | Child born with two heads. (Cf. F551.0.2.1.) Africa (Angola): Chatelain 117 No. 9. |
| T557 | Child born with viper in heart (body). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T551.1 | Child born without limbs. English: Wells 122 (The King of Tars); Africa (Kaffir): Theal 72. |
| T551.6 | Child born without mouth. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T646.1 | Child cries because his father is unknown. S. A. Indian (Uru-Chipaya): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 169. |
| T512.2.1 | Child develops from man's urine. S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 132. |
| T563.2 | Child formed of clot of gore has red birthmark. (Cf. T541.1.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
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