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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
M
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| D838.11 | Man poisons couple, owners of magic gong, and gains possession of it. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1841.2 | Man proof against boiling water. Type 534. |
| D1841.1 | Man proof against iron, stone, and wood. Hindu: Tawney I 444; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1841.8 | Man proof against poison. (Cf. D1840.1.2.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1841.5.1 | Man proof against weapons. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 26, Rink 335. |
| D1841.4.1 | Man proof against wet from rain. *Loomis White Magic 39; Irish: Plummer cxxxvii, *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 198.—Africa (Kaffir): Theal 76. |
| D1841.4 | Man proof against wet. (Cf. D1524.1, D1540, D1551, D2125, D2151.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1720.2 | Man receives divine "possession" (becomes a diviner). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1825.3.2 | Man sees angels over the heads of the good and black stars over the bad. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D1472.1.2.1 | Man strikes stone: wine flows. (Cf. D1472.1.23, D1567.6.) Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 309 No. 9. |
| D1761.0.2.1 | Man to have wishes if he can repeat them in one breath. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D693 | Man transformed to ass plays the lyre. *Type 430; *BP III 166. |
| D643.2 | Man transformed to deer decoy for people at execution of saint's friend. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D57.1 | Man transformed to green knight. *Kittredge Gawain. |
| D695 | Man transformed to woman has children. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1505.12 | Man who touches book of St. Oswin's life is cured of blindness. (Cf. D1266.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2071.0.3 | Man with power of evil eye cannot look at any living thing before breaking fast in the morning without causing it to wither and die. England: Baughman. |
| D2144.1.2 | Man with power to make everything freeze. Wears cap over ear. Should he wear it straight everything would freeze. *Type 513; BP II 79ff. |
| D1645.10 | Man's body emits light. Chinese: Graham. |
| D2171.7 | Man's feet fixed to pavement so that he cannot move until he makes vow. *Loomis White Magic 56, Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1830.1 | Man's strength made equal to that of angel. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.13.1 | Mandrake as magic forecaster. (Cf. D965.1, D1314.7.1.) —*Starck; *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561f. |
| D1385.2.7 | Mandrake protects from evil spirits. (Cf. D965.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1314.7.1 | Mandrake shows location of treasure. (Cf. D965.1, D1311.13.) —*Norlind Skattsägner 23ff.; Penzer III 153. |
| D1676.1 | Manna does not fall on Sabbath. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1335.1.4 | Manna produces magic strength. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1318.19 | Manna reveals guilt. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1665.4 | Manna tastes bitter to gentiles. (Cf. D1031.0.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1031.0.1 | Manna. Food from skies in basket each morning. Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (Maidu): Dixon BAM XVII 39ff. No. 1. |
| D1652.12 | Mantle ever new. (Cf. D1053.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1385.3 | Marriage ring protects from devil. (Cf. D1076.) Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bague". |
| D1688 | Marvelous post wears down at top instead of rotting from bottom. (Cf. D956, D1250.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1301.3 | Marvelous ruby teaches bird's speech. (Cf. D1071.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1731.2 | Marvels seen in dreams. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D231.2.1 | Mass transformation of wedding party to marble statues, etc. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1766.5.1 | Masses used along with other magic for cursing. Kittredge Witchcraft 147, 466 n. 88. |
| D1385.27 | Meal of fishes protects against demons. (D1032.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D2061.2 | Means employed in magic murder. |
| D1985 | Means of acquiring invisibility. Penzer I 136, VI 149 n. 1. |
| D1821 | Means of acquiring magic sight. |
| D1711.0.3 | Means of becoming magician. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 92, 94. |
| D2004 | Means of bringing about magic forgetfulness. |
| D1905 | Means of inducing love. (Cf. D1355ff.) |
| D1962 | Means of inducing magic sleep. (Cf. D1364.) |
| D1812.3 | Means of learning future. (Cf. D1810.8, D1976.2.) |
| D1760 | Means of producing magic power. |
| D500 | Means of transformation—general. |
| D476.3.4 | Meat miraculously turned into fish on a feast day, and vice versa. *Loomis White Magic 79. |
| D457.5.2 | Meat received from spirits transformed to banana leaves. Africa (Wachaga): Gutman 105. |
| D476.3.1 | Meat takes on taste of any dainty desired. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D476.3 | Meat transformed. |
| D1501.8 | Medicine causes woman to bear twins. (Cf. D1241.) Africa (Fang): Tessman 90. |
| D1346.11 | Medicine gives immortality. (Cf. D1241.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1331.1.2 | Medicine gives magic sight. (Cf. D1240.)—India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Benga): Nassau 215 No. 33. |
| D1524.1.1 | Medicine on feet permits man to walk on water. (Cf. D1241.) Zanzibar: Bateman 207 No. 10. |
| D1365.8.1 | Medicines of forgetfulness and remembering. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.2.2 | Meeting certain person (animal) a good omen. *Kittredge Witchcraft 45, 398 n. 172. |
| D1812.5.1.7 | Meeting certain persons (animals) a bad omen. *Kittredge Witchcraft 44f., 398 nn. 169—173. |
| D141.0.2 | Men and women transformed to dogs by druidic spell. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2087.4 | Men disappear every night. Icelandic: Flateyjarbуk I 282—83, *Boberg. |
| D615.4 | Men transformed to animals fight. BP III 261 (Grimm No. 163). |
| D1610.6.2 | Mentula loquens. A man's member speaks and can be silenced only by his mother-in-law. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 296 n. 83b. |
| D1385.5 | Metal as defense against spirits. (Cf. D1252.) *Seligmann *178; Penzer II 161ff. |
| D2161.4.19 | Methods of magic cure—miscellaneous. |
| D2161.4 | Methods of magic cure. |
| D1812.5.1.12.4 | Mice gnawing garments as bad omen. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 410. |
| D565.1 | Midas' golden touch. Everything touched turns to gold. Greek: Roscher s.v. "Midas"; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1960.1.1 | Mighty sleeper. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1043 | Milk as magic drink. Irish myth: *Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 30; Jewish: Neuman; Hindu: Keith 134. |
| D1335.2.3 | Milk as magic strengthening drink. (Cf. D1043.)—Irish myth: Cross; Hindu: Keith 134; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1337.1.3 | Milk gives magic beauty. When magic milk touches ugly girl she turns beautiful. (Cf. D1018.)—Italian Novella: Rotunda; Africa (Kaffir): Theal 70. |
| D1385.14 | Milk of two king's children protects hero in dragon fight. (Cf. B11.11, D1043.) Dickson 135 n. 117. |
| D2083.3 | Milk transferred from another's cow by magic. (Cf. D1605.2, C2087.) *Kittredge Witchcraft 163, 482 n. 4; England, Scotland, Ireland, U.S.: *Baughman; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 5653. |
| D2083.3.1 | Milk transferred from another's cow by squeezing an axehandle (or the like). *Kittredge Witchcraft 163f., 482f. nn. 5—11; England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D476.2.3.1 | Milk transformed into blood. *Loomis White Magic 79. |
| D476.2.3.2 | Milk transformed into lye. *Loomis White Magic 79. |
| D476.2.3 | Milk transformed into other substance. *Loomis White Magic 79. |
| D1676 | Mill refuses to work on Sunday. (Cf. D1263.) Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross. |
| D1677 | Mill refuses to work when saint is ill-treated. (Cf. D1263.) Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, Cross. |
| D1318.15 | Mill will not grind stolen wheat. (Cf. D1263.) Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross. |
| D1667.3 | Million-fold rice which ripens in one night. (Cf. D965.8.1.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2156.2 | Miraculous increasing of milk from one cow. (Cf. D1440.1, D2106.) *Loomis White Magic 86. |
| D1652.1.0.1 | Miraculous increasing of small quantity of victuals or drinks to feed a great number of people. *Loomis White Magic 86. |
| D1391.1 | Miraculous rain extinguishes fire used at stake. (Cf. D902.) *Basset RTP XXIII 167; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1521 | Miraculous speed from magic object. |
| D2157.4 | Miraculous speedy growth of a tree. *Loomis White Magic 95. |
| D925.0.2 | Miraculous well yielding milk, beer or wine. *Loomis White Magic 38. |
| D1311.2 | Mirror answers questions. (Cf. D1163, D1323.1.)—*Type 709; *Böklen Sneewittchenstudien 70 (Leipzig, 1915); *MacCulloch Childhood 34ff.; *BP I 463; *Cox Cinderella 483.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 29. |
| D1649 | Miscellaneous automatic objects. |
| D680 | Miscellaneous circumstances of transformation. |
| D2099 | Miscellaneous destructive magic powers. |
| D1539 | Miscellaneous forms of magic transportation. |
| D490 | Miscellaneous forms of transformation. |
| D2150 | Miscellaneous magic manifestations. |
| D1250 | Miscellaneous magic objects. |
| D1889 | Miscellaneous means of rejuvenation. |
| D2061.2.2.8 | Miscellaneous objects abused to cause death. |
| D1469 | Miscellaneous objects furnish treasure. |
| D659 | Miscellaneous reasons for voluntary transformation. |
| D1619 | Miscellaneous speaking objects. |
| D600 | Miscellaneous transformation incidents. |
| D1209 | Miscellaneous utensils and implements. |
| D1501.1.1 | Mistletoe used by druids to prevent barrenness. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D965.4.1 | Mistletoe used by druids. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2074.2.3.1 | Mistress summoned by wish. *Fb "ønske" III 1179a. |
| D965.5 | Moly: magic plant. *Taylor JAFL XXXI 561.—Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 288 n. 1. |
| D2012 | Moments thought years. In a moment a person seems to experience events of many years. Hartland Science 226f.; Wesselski Märchen 255 No. 65; *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXV (1933) 114f., Scandinavian Studies 19 (1947) 217—224; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1500.1.10.3 | Money from offertory as cure. (Cf. D1288.) Kittredge Witchcraft 151, 470f, n. 126; England: Baughman. |
| D487.2 | Monkey becomes 100,000 feet high. Chinese: Werner 361. |
| D1652.9 | Monkey cut in two by magic sword becomes two monkeys. (Cf. D1081.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.6.1 | Moon (stars) answers questions. Africa (Tonga): Junod 266ff., (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVII 299f. No. 16. |
| D1812.5.1.5 | Moon furnishes omen. |
| D1470.1.49 | Moon provides by magic. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 47. |
| D44 | Mortal in guise of spirit. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 142, (Buin) Wheeler 51. See also D47. |
| D47.1 | Mortal temporarily takes shape of demon. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2136.2.1 | Mosque turns around in order to face in the true direction of Mecca after prayers of two saints. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D660 | Motive for transformation of others. |
| D932.0.1 | Mountain created by magic. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2152.3 | Mountain magically blown away. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1641.2.2 | Mountain moved by prayer so as to make room for church. (Cf. D932.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2136.3.1 | Mountain moved by prayer. *Herbert III 390 No. 290; *Wesselski Märchen 255ff. No. 66; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 683, 684; Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| D2152.5 | Mountain moved by saint. *Loomis White Magic 92. |
| D1552.7 | Mountain opens and furnishes stones for church. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1552.4 | Mountain opens and lets ship on wheels out, permitting magician's escape. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1552.1 | Mountain opens at blow of divining rod. (Cf. D1254.2.) Fb "pilegren". |
| D1552.2 | Mountain opens to magic formula (Open Sesame). (Cf. D1273.) *Type 676; BP III 137.—Jewish: Neuman; Gaster Oldest Stories 132; Icelandic: Boberg; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 108, 226; Tahiti: Dixon 63; New Zealand, Samoa, Mongaia (Cook Group), Tahiti, British New Guinea, Halmahera: ibid., 48 nn. 37—41; Am. Negro (Georgia): Harris Friends 81 No. 11; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 143. |
| D1552.3 | Mountain pass magically closes. South Africa: Bourhill and Drake 237ff. No. 20. |
| D2136.3 | Mountains (hills) magically transported. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1552 | Mountains or rocks open and close. (Cf. D931, D932.) *Cox Cinderella 499; Fb "rundt" III 96b; India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 319; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 73; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 156, 278, 299, Holm 52, Rasmussen III 53; (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 798, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 180, 232. |
| D1766.1.6 | Mouse's prayer to gods about her children granted. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1573.1 | Much butter made from little milk by power of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D475.1.13 | Mucus turns to gold to reward piety. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1641.5 | Muirlan (ball) removes itself. (Cf. D1256.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2072.0.2.4 | Mule paralyzed by witch. England: Baughman. |
| D2106.1.5 | Multiplication of food by saint. (Cf. D1652.1.) India: Thompson-Balys; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D2106.1.3 | Multiplication of metal by saint. *Loomis White Magic 87. |
| D2106.1.4 | Multiplication of the corpse of saint when different communities claim the body. *Loomis White Magic 87. |
| D2061.2.2.5 | Murder by abuse of clothing of victim. |
| D2061.2.2.3 | Murder by abuse or destruction of image. England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D2061.2.2.5.1 | Murder by boiling gloves of victim. England: Baughman. |
| D2061.2.3 | Murder by pointing. (Cf. D2069.1.1.) N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 345 n. 242a, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 56, Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 114, 240, 246. |
| D2061.2.7 | Murder by showing man caul with which he was born. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2061.2.2 | Murder by sympathetic magic. An object or an animal is abused or destroyed to bring about the death of a person. *Cox Cinderella 491; Herbert III 200; Oesterley No. 102; *Kittredge Witchcraft 73ff., 411ff. nn. 1—171; Irish myth: Cross; Heptameron No. 1. |
| D1810.8.2.3 | Murder made known in a dream. Canada: Baughman. |
| D1549.7 | Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1364.24 | Music causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1275.1.)—Greek: Fox 193 (Argos); Irish: Plummer clxxii, *Cross; English: Child V 489 s.v. "music"; Finnish: Kalevala rune 42. |
| D1508.2 | Music restores reason. (Cf. D1275.1.) Dickson 121. |
| D1364.25.0.1 | Musical branch causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1615.2.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1364.25 | Musical instrument causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1210.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1531.1 | Mustard seeds give power of flying. (Cf. D971.1.) Penzer II 63f. |
| D1365.1.2 | Myrtle causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.10.) Hartland Science 204. |
| D2137 | Natural law suspended. |
| D1346.1.2 | Nectar of immortality. (Cf. A154.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1364.14 | Needle causes magic sleep. (Cf. D1181.)—Köhler-Bolte I 261. |
| D2061.2.2.8.1 | Needle, placed under hearth, burns and causes death of victim. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1402.5 | Nessus-shirt. Magic shirt burns wearer up. (Cf. D1056.) *BP I 42 n. 1; Fb "skjorte" III 268b.; Greek: Fox 94; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1812.5.1.5.1 | New moon with old moon in her arm a sign of storm. Child II 20ff. |
| D2146.2 | Night controlled by magic. |
| D2146.2.2 | Night magically lengthened. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 174 n. 1; Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "nuit"; N. A. Indian (Crow): Simms FM II 299 No. 16. |
| D2146.2.3 | Night magically shortened. Irish myth: Cross; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 150; Marquesas: Handy 109; N. A. Indian (Yana): Curtin Creation Myths 436. |
| D2146.2.1 | Night produced by magic. (Cf. F965.2.) Irish myth: *Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "nuit"; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 59; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 158. |
| D1273.1.3.1 | Nine as magic number. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D133.1.1 | Nisser in form of cows. Fb "ko" II 240b; Kristensen Danske Sagn II (1893) 83ff., (1928) 63ff. |
| D2143.1.0.2 | No rain falls on religious man. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 110. |
| D1827.1.3 | Noise warns of approaching death. Scotland, Wales, U.S.: *Baughman. |
| D1384.2 | Noose used by suicide as protection from accident. (Cf. D1278.) Kittredge Witchcraft 142, 461 n. 24. |
| D1542.3.5 | Not a drop of water will remain in tank no matter how hard laborers work. (Cf. D921.2.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2178.4.2 | Noxious animals produced by magic. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.16.1 | Number of screams from stone indicates number of kings to descend from man standing upon it. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1365 | Object causes magic forgetfulness. |
| D1364 | Object causes magic sleep. *Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt I 257 n. 1; Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1331.1 | Object gives magic sight. (Cf. D1323, D1825.) |
| D1335 | Object gives magic strength. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1601 | Object labors automatically. Irish: Plummer clxxxvi, *Cross. |
| D2171.1 | Object magically attaches itself to a person. Irish myth: *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 394, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 66 No. 9. |
| D1687 | Object magically becomes heavy. *Loomis White Magic 49; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1873 | Object magically made hideous. |
| D2135.0.2 | Object magically raised in air. Irish myth: Cross; U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1641 | Object removes itself. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1643 | Object travels by itself. (Cf. D1641.) |
| D489 | Objects made larger—miscellaneous. |
| D2136 | Objects magically moved. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D2136.10 | Objects magically sent to certain place. Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 68, 69, 75, 140; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 245. |
| D2171.4 | Objects magically stick together. (Cf. D1413.) |
| D2178 | Objects produced by magic. Irish myth: *Cross: Missouri French: Carrière. |
| D1649.6 | Objects rebel against their owners. American Indian (Maya, Andes, Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484. |
| D1658.1 | Objects repay kindness. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *314C; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2135.5 | Objects sent through air. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1211. |
| D672 | Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path.—*Types 313, 314, 325, 327, 502; **Aarne Die Magische Flucht (FFC XCII); **BP II 140; Fb "hеr" I 771b, "flaske" I 309a, "hvidtorn" I 703a; *Wesselski Theorie 31; *Hdwb. d. Märch. I 151a; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 1655; Cosquin études 166, 193ff.—England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman; Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "objets"; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 30; Icelandic: Boberg; Hungarian: Solymossy Hongaarsche Sagen (Zutphen, 1929) 403; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys, Penzer II 21, III 227 n. 1, 236ff., IX 151; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 234f.; Korean: Zong in-Sob 173f.; Japanese: Ikeda: Indonesian: Dixon 236 nn. 48, 49, DeVries Volksverhalen Nos. 16, 17, 63, 116; Philippine (Tinguian): *Cole 75, 17 n. 1; Marquesas: Handy 117; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 333 n. 205, (Yuchi): Speck UPa I 141 n. 5, Hatt Asiatic Influences 92ff.; S. A. Indian (Mundurucú, Carajá): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55, (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 149; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 79, (Greenland): Rasmussen I 106; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 274 No. 86; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen Märchen 145, (Basuto): Jacottet 4 No. 1, 220 No. 32, (Mpongwe): Nassau 74 No. 15, (Kaffir): Theal 87; Frobenius Atlantis IV 220, V 308. Cf. Ceiuci: Alexander Lat. Am. 304. |
| D2163.6 | Obstructions magically produced before enemy. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D152.4.1 | Odin as falcon. Icelandic: Hervarar saga 82, 140, *Boberg. |
| D1711.6.1 | Odin as magician. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 45ff., 296; Herrmann Saxo Gr. II 239ff., *Boberg. |
| D601 | Offer to make pups born of woman in shape of hound human. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D10.1 | Ogre has unique powers of exchange of sex with human being. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D475.4.9 | Oil changed to jewels. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1482.1 | Oil comes out of sacred white stone. (Cf. D931.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1346.8.1 | Oil of immortality. (Cf. D1244.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1542.1.6 | Oil poured in left ear of black dog brings rain. (Cf. D1242.2.) Jijena Sanchez 134. |
| D1368.1.1 | Ointment applied to eyes makes night seem day. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1663.2 | Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.) Chinese: Werner 281. |
| D1384.6 | Ointment gives protection on journey. (Cf. D1244.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2143.5.1 | Old woman has control over frost. Fb "frost". |
| D1857.1 | Old woman has lived for ages. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1355.8 | Olive branch insures fidelity of husband. Wife to beat him with it. (Cf. D954.)—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 51 No. 340. |
| D1812.5.2.8 | Omen at laying foundation of building. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.0.2 | Omens from flight of birds. *Kittredge Witchcraft 44, 398 n. 170; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.0.1 | Omens from sneezing. *Kittredge Witchcraft 44, 398 n. 170; *Pease Classical Philology VI (1911) 429ff; *Tylor Primitive Culture (First Am. ed.) I 97ff.; Knowlson Popular Superstitions (1910) 175ff.; Schweizer Volkskunde (1912) 20f.; Encyc. Rel. Ethics IX 398f.; Penzer III 303ff.; Gessler Bull. bib. et péd. du Musée belge XXX (1926) 193ff.; Saintyves L'Eternuement et le Baillement (Paris, 1921) 148; *Fb "nyse" II 704; Hdwb. d. Abergl. s.v. "niesen" VI 1076ff.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1810.0.1 | Omniscience of a god. Irish myth: *Cross; Norse: De la Saussaye 280, Boberg; Greek: Aeschylus Prometheus Bound line 167, Grote I 6; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1821.3.5.1 | One becomes ghost-seer after looking through hole in coffin. Lithuanian: Balys Ghosts. |
| D1349.1.6.1 | One drop of blood when licked satisfies hunger. (Cf. D1003.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D2106.2 | One sack of charcoal makes a hundred. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D621.0.1 | One shape by day; another by night. Child V 490 s.v. "one". |
| D1761.0.2.2 | One wish granted. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1651.1 | Only master is able to bend bow. (Cf. D1091.) Greek: Fox 139 (Odysseus.) |
| D2161.4.10.0.1 | Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1719.11.1 | Only ten measures of magic allotted to world. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1421.1.14 | Opening bottle summons genie. (Cf. D1171.8.) German: Grimm No. 99. |
| D2165.4 | Opening in house made by magic so as to escape. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 101. |
| D1782.1.1 | Opening mouth makes door open wider. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 193. |
| D1311.7.1 | Oracular artificial head. (Cf. D1268.)—*Dickson 200 n. 94, 213 n. 145. |
| D1311.12 | Oracular bell. (Cf. D1213.) |
| D1311.7.2 | Oracular brazen lion. Dickson 197 n. 83. |
| D1311.5 | Oracular flame. (Cf. D1271.)—Norwegian: Dasent Popular Tales from the Norse (New York, 1888) 261. |
| D1311.3 | Oracular fountain. (Cf. D925.)—Irish: Plummer cli, *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D1651.6 | Oracular image refuses information except to hero. (Cf. D1311.7.) Dickson 194. |
| D1311.7 | Oracular image. (Cf. D1268.)—*Dickson 193 (n. 75) ff. |
| D1311.20 | Oracular pubic hair. (Cf. D991.2.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.18 | Oracular ring. (Cf. D1076.) Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D1311.11 | Oracular river. (Cf. D915.) |
| D1311.16 | Oracular stone. (Cf. D931.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 89. |
| D1311.4 | Oracular tree. (Cf. D950.)—Irish: Plummer cliii, *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| D1311.4.0.1 | Oracular twig. (Cf. D953, D1254.2, D1311.15, D1314.2.) —Irish myth: Cross; Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 86; Tacitus Germania Ch. 10. |
| D1733.3.1.1 | Oracular twigs work only if man has fasted. (Cf. D1311.4.0.1.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| D2074.2.4.4 | Order for spirit's help left on card. *Krappe Archiv. f. d. Studium d. neueren Sprachen CLVIII 16ff. |
| D953.1 | Origin of magic twig. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1620.3 | Other automatic constructions. |
| D1640 | Other automatic objects. |
| D1029 | Other bodily members of animals—magic. |
| D1029.0.1 | Other bodily members of bird—magic. Aarne MSFO XXV 176. |
| D1650 | Other characteristics of magic objects. |
| D1750 | Other characteristics of magic power. |
| D2090 | Other destructive magic powers. |
| D2079 | Other forms of bewitching. |
| D400 | Other forms of transformation. |
| D1299 | Other magic objects. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1835 | Other means of acquiring magic strength. |
| D1866 | Other means of beautification. |
| D789 | Other means of disenchantment. |
| D1920 | Other permanent magic characteristics. |
| D2161.4.9.1 | Other religious ceremony as magic cure. Sign of cross, prayer, etc. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
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