Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson C432.1 — Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him

C432.1
Thompson motif reference
C
Motifs of Tabu
1
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over him. (Tom-Tit-Tot).—*Type 500; BP I 495; *Clodd Tom-Tit-Tot; Köhler-Bolte I 109; *Fb "gjætte" I 452; Henne-am Rhyn No. 618.—Icelandic: Arnason Legends of Iceland (Powell tr.) I 49, *Boberg.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 500 Rumpelstiltskin