Index of Keywords
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EAGERNESS
W 212 Eagerness for combat
EAGLE
B 147.2 Birds furnish omens B 147.2.2.5 Eagle as bird of ill-omen B 242.1.1 Eagle king of birds B 264 Single combat between animals B 301.8 Faithful lion follows man who saved him. B 360 Animals grateful for rescue from peril of death B 455.3 Helpful eagle. B 576 Animal as guard. B 751.3 Eagle tests eaglets by having them gaze at sun B 758 Eagle renews youth D 1620.2 Automatic statue of animal D 1812.5.1.12 Animal behavior as bad omen F 855.2 Statues animated by water or wind F 855.3.1 Peacocks [eagles] of gold J 657.2 Tortoise [snail] lets self be carried by eagle L 315.3 Fox burns tree in which eagle has nest R 13.3 Person carried off by bird [Abduction by bird] R 13.3.2 Eagle carries off youth [Abduction by eagle] Z 235 Hero with extraordinary animal companion
EARLDOM
Q 113.1.1 (Bm) Earldom (and castle) as reward
EARS
B 15.1 Animal unusual as to his head F 511 Person unusual as to his head F 511.2 Person unusual as to his ears F 511.2.2 Person with ass’s (horse’s) ears F 511.2.5 (Bm) People with large ears used as clothing F 542 Remarkable ears F 542.1 Long ears F 542.2 Big ears J 672.1 Ears stopped with wax to avoid enchanting song. Odysseus and the sirens. K 1821.6 Disguise by cutting one eye out [one ear off] S 168 Mutilation: tearing [cutting] off ears
EARTH
A 610 Creation of the universe by creator – The creator is existing before all things A 671.0.1.1 Other locations for hell A 875.1 Navel of the earth. Omphalos, the central point on the earth disk. A 1031.6 Miscellaneous reasons for world-fire D 1833 Magic strength by touching earth F 159 Other means to reach the otherworld F 756.2 Plain that is earthly paradise [locus amoenus] H 681.3.1 Where is the center of the earth? Here. If you don’t believe it measure it yourself H 682.1 Riddle: how far is it from earth to heaven J 425.1 Earthen and brazen pots in river
EARTHQUAKE
F 531.3.8.5 Earthquake as giant falls down F 960.2.5 Earthquake at death of important person F 969.4 Extraordinary earthquake
EAST
F 136.1 Otherworld in the east
EASTER
V 75 Easter [Good Friday].
EATING
B 33 Man-eating birds C 211.2.2 Tabu – eating in hell (hades) C 262 Tabu – drinking in otherworld C 542.1 Tabu – contact with things on journey to hell C 710 Tabus connected with other-world journeys E 32 Resuscitated eaten animal. F 531.3.4 Giant eats (drinks) prodigious amount F 561 People of unusual diet F 632 Mighty eater F 709.9 (Bm) Land of cannibals who eat their own elders F 851 Extraordinary food F 989.22 Animals eat extraordinary food F 1041.21.3 Refusal to eat [drink, sleep] from excessive grief G 351 Domestic beast as ogre K 231.1.1 Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain M 151 Vow not to eat before hearing of adventure P 634.0.1 Customs connected with eating and food Q 478.2 Adulterer [ravisher, rapist] compelled to eat with dog[s]. Q 501.4 Punishment of Prometheus Q 523.3 Penance: eating food offered to dogs T 24 The symptoms of love T 24.6 Lover refuses food and drink T 511.2.0.1 Conception from eating root T 572.2.2 Abortion by eating W 125.2 Gluttonous wife eats all the meal while cooking it
ECLIPSE
F 961.1.9 Eclipse of sun at important historical events
ECONOMY
J 2199.4 Short-sighted economy
EDUCATION
H 561 Solvers of riddles J 132 Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks J 140 Wisdom (knowledge) through education J 141 Youth educated by seven [six] sages J 146.2 (Li) The educated youth J 152 Wisdom (knowledge) from sage (teacher) J 1113 Clever boy [youth, knight] P 90 Royalty and nobility – miscellaneous P 340 Teacher and pupil T 600 Care (education) of children T 680 Care [and education] of children – miscellaneous motifs
EEL
B 17.2.1.2 Hostile eel attacks hero B 874.2 Giant eel G 308.2 Water-monster EFFICACY V 316 Efficacy of prayer
EGG
B 103.2.1 Treasure-laying bird B 147.2.1 Bird of good omen B 718 (Bm) Adder creeps out of egg, dies before it can crawl back in F 989 Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals – miscellaneous H 614 Explanation of enigmatic phenomenon Z 100 Symbolism
EGYPT
J 192.2 Wisdom from Egypt Z 71.16.2.1 Ten plagues
EIGHT
B 15.4.1 Many-eyed animal B 15.6.3 Animals with many legs J 141 Youth educated by seven [six] sages Z 71.16 Formulistic numbers – miscellaneous Z 71.16.1 Formulistic number- eight
EJECTMENT
Q 432 Punishment: ejectment
ELECTION
P 17 Succession to the throne T 55.7 Princess elects herself husband from the young men present P 121 (Bm) Pope V 294 The Pope
ELEMENTS
A 197 Deity controls elements Z 71.2.2 The four elements
ELEPHANT
A 2494.11 The elephant’s enemies B 15 Animals with unusual limbs or members B 15.6 Animal with unusual legs or feet B 16.2.6 Devastating elephant B 268.3 War-elephants B 443.3 Helpful elephant B 557.11.4 (Bm) Soldiers fight from “castles” on elephant’s backs B 720 Fanciful bodily members of animals B 752 Fanciful behavior of animal at death B 766 Fanciful dangers from animals B 801 Elephants in folktales B 841 Long-lived animals. D 1857 Magic longevity. F 531.4.11 Giant’s enormous animals F 531.6.17.9 (Tu) Giant has elephant instead of horse F 988 Extraordinary limbs of animal J 1759 Other mistaken animals K 2351.3 Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight K 2351.4 Elephant drunk with toddy sent to attack enemy K 2369 Military strategy – miscellaneous L 315 Small animal overcomes large P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms
ELOPEMENT
H 1219.3 Quest assigned as punishment by father of abducted girl K 523 Escape by shamming illness Q 431.5.2 Banishment for abduction of bride (girl) R 225 Elopement R 310 Refuges R 312.1 Forest as refuge for eloping lovers R 315.1 Cave as eloping lovers’ refuge. R 355 Eloping girl recaptured by parents
ELYSIUM
A 151 Home of the gods
EMASCULATION
S 176.1 Mutilation: emasculation [castration]
EMBALMING
P 683 (Bm) Embalming T 85.4 Lover’s body [lover’s bones] kept (embalmed) for years by grieving mistress V 68 Preparations for burial V 69 Funeral rites – miscellaneous Z 292.1 (Bm) Hero’s corpse embalmed
EMBASSY
R 3 King imprisons another king’s embassy
EMBLEM
F 824.2 Extraordinarily painted shield H 30 Recognition through personal peculiarities H 126 Identification by coat of arms P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms T 59 (Bm) Love tokens T 59.2 (Bm) Sleeve as love token. Z 150 Other symbols
EMBRACE
D 735.4 Disenchantment by enduring animal’s embrace T 81.5 Sick lover dies from exertion of embracing beloved
EMBROIDERING
F 660 Remarkable skill F 662 Skillful tailor F 789 Extraordinary buildings and furnishings – miscellaneous F 820 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous P 29 Queens – miscellaneous Q 88 Reward for proficiency
EMERALD
D 1071 Magic jewel (jewels) D 1380.11 Magic jewel protects D 1387 Magic object preserves chastity. F 826 Extraordinary jewels
EMISSARY
T 51 Wooing by emissary
EMOTION
B 773 Animals with human emotions F 1041.11.2 Man turns pale, red, blue, etc. from emotion or strain
EMPEROR
H 1210.2 Quest assigned by king L 165 Lowly boy [man] becomes king P 12 Character of kings P 13 Customs connected with kings P 13.5 Crowning [and making] of kings P 14.15.1 (Old, wise) Counsellors of court [King’s council] P 16 End of king’s reign P 17 Succession to the throne P 19 Other motifs connected with kings P 19.4.0.1 King’s wand (rod) [regalia]
EMPIRE
M 314.4 Prophecy of future empire for fugitive hero M 369.5 Prophecies concerning invasion and conquest
EMPRESS
P 29 Queens – miscellaneous P 29.2 Queen commits adultery (with husband’s foster son)
ENCHANTMENT
D 5 Enchanted person. D 6 Enchanted castle (building) D 7 Enchanted valley D 763 Disenchantment by destroying enchanter. D 765.1 Disenchantment by removing cause of enchantment D 794 Enchanted person attracts attention of rescuer D 941 Magic forest D 1131 Magic castle D 1154.1 Magic bed D 1273 Magic formula (charm) D 1275 Magic song D 1317.0.2 (G) Magic ring detects enchantments D 1355.3 Love charm D 1380.23 Magic ring protects D 1385.3.2 (Bm) Magic stone in ring protects against witchcraft. D 1410 Magic object renders person helpless D 1411 Magic object binds person (animal) D 1578 Magic object keeps off enchantment. D 2163 Magic defense in battle. F 812.3 Forest of dangers (wonders) J 672.1 Ears stopped with wax to avoid enchanting song. Odysseus and the sirens. K 1518 The enchanted pear tree [window]. The wife makes the husband who has seen the adultery from the tree believe that the tree is magic. N 774 Adventure from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird)
ENCLOSURE
D 961 Magic garden D 1980 Magic invisibility F 145 Mountains at borders of otherworld F 148 Wall around otherworld F 149 Bounds of the otherworlds – miscellaneous F 707 Extraordinary kingdom
ENCOUNTER
H 152 Recognition through accidental encounter N 700 Accidental encounters. N 731 Unexpected meeting of father and son N 733 Accidental meeting of brothers N 734 Accidental meeting of brother and sister N 735 Accidental meeting of mother and son N 737.1 (Bm) Accidental encounter leads to eventual reuniting of lovers N 738 Accidental meeting of nephew and uncle N 746 Accidental meeting of cousins N 760 Other accidental encounters N 760.1 (Bm) Chance meeting of seeker and sought N 762 Person accidentally met unexpectedly knows the other’s name N 764 Unexpected meeting with wild man N 765 Meeting with robber band N 769 Accidental meeting of friends N 770.1 Chance meeting of seeker and sought
ENCOURAGEMENT
P 550 Military affairs P 551.4 Hero drives retreating warriors back into battle W 32 Bravery
END
A 1031.6 Miscellaneous reasons for world-fire A 1053 Behavior of moon at end of world A 1075 End of world heralded by coming of Antichrist A 1082.5 God conquers Satan at end of world. A 1093 End of world announced by trumpet F 771.3.1 Castle at world’s end H 1371.1 Quest for world’s end J 21.1 “Consider the end” J 611 Wise man, before entering a quarrel, considers how it will end M 342 Prophecy of downfall of kingdom M 342.1 Prophecy of downfall of king N 334 Accidental fatal ending of game or joke [hunt] P 16 End of king’s reign
ENDURANCE
F 685 Marvelous withstander of cold H 317.4 Test of suitor’s love and endurance by constant postponing H 328 Suitor test: power of endurance H 421 Tests for true lover H 1500 Tests of endurance H 1502 Test: enduring hardship H 1541 Contest [test] in enduring cold H 1553 Tests of patience P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady P 634.1 Feast (hospitality) endures for three days and three nights W 26 Patience
ENEMY
A 2494.11 The elephant’s enemies D 2091 Magic attack against enemy D 2091.7 Magic lake (river) sent against enemy D 2091.7.1 River magically caused to rise against enemy D 2163.6 Obstructions magically produced before enemy F 531.6.8.3 Enmity (competition) between giants F 1041.16.6 Extraordinary physical reactions of angry warriors in battle H 105.9 (Bm) Foe’s head as proof of slaying H 335.4 Suitor task: to defeat enemies H 335.4.1 Suitor task: to bring enemy’s head J 218 Enemies make peace rather than slay each other [pursue each other by law] J 621 Destruction of enemy’s weapons J 623 Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy J 641 Escaping before enemy can strike J 646 Disregard advice of your enemy J 647 Avoiding enemy’s revenge K 782 Capture by lying in wait in enemy’s haunt K 811.1 Enemies invited to banquet and killed K 871.2 Slaughter of drunken enemies in banquet hall [army-camp] K 913 Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast K 1084.2 Liar brings enmity between friends K 1534.1 Queen deceives king by telling him her lover is her enemy. K 2357 Disguise to enter enemy’s camp (castle) K 2357.0.1 Disguise to spy on enemy K 2357.2 Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy’s camp (castle) K 2357.7 Disguise in killed enemy’s clothes to enter enemy’s castle [to cross besieging enemy’s lines] K 2357.7.1 (Bm) Disguise as enemy to approach (and slay) enemy king K 2357.10 Disguise as merchant to enter enemy’s castle K 2364.1 Enemies defeated by setting forest afire K 2365 Enemy induced to give up siege K 2365.3 Enemy persuaded by show of great wealth and generosity of king to desert to his side. [Vassals deserting to enemy king] K 2368 Enemy deceived into overestimating opponents: (retreat) K 2369 Military strategy – miscellaneous K 2369.17 Poisoned food sent to enemy camp [fountain poisoned] L 325.1 (Bm) Victory over superior force: one against many M 236.1 (Bm) Bargain: warrior will remove troop if he can wed enemy princess N 399.1.1 (Bm) Wind carries ship to hostile [unknown] island [land] N 857 Enemy’s servant as helper P 12.9.1 (Bm) King mourns dead enemy P 12.9.2 (Bm) King honors dead enemy P 50.0.2 (Bm) Knight who acknowledges no overlord [Allegiance: loyalty and disloyalty of vassals] P 253.11 (Bm) Woman unwittingly nurses brother’s [uncle’s] slayer. P 310.5 Defeated enemy turns true friend P 550.1.1 (Li) Aggression: rebellion; usurpation; invasion; assault P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat] P 555.2.1.1 “Publication of slaying”. Heads of slain enemies displayed P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory) P 557.2 Pledge with enemy to be kept P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission) Q 451.1.6 Right hand cut off enemy’s messengers [Mistreating enemy’s messengers] R 74 Defeated warriors [adversaries] go into [are forced to join] the conqueror’s service R 74.1 Defeated enemy turns conqueror’s best friend R 74.2 Defeated enemy’s son turns conqueror’s man S 139.2.2.1 Heads of slain enemies impaled upon stakes S 139.2.2.9 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse, headless body of enemy dragged through camp S 139.2.2.10 (Bm) Body of dead enemy hero left in street for all to see V 52.8 Prayer brings death to enemy V 229.7 Invaders miraculously defeated by saints [Saints as helpers in battle] W 11.5 Generosity toward enemy W 11.5.1 Ruler pardons his enemies W 11.5.9 Warrior gives steed to his enemy W 11.5.16 (Bm) Enemy spared who was father’s friend
ENFEOFFMENT
P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals]
ENGAGEMENT
K 1372.1 Princess tricked into engaging herself to suitor rejected by her father
ENGRAVING
D 1266.1 Magic writings (gramerye, runes) F 774 Extraordinary pillars F 800 Extraordinary rocks and stones F 827 Extraordinary ornaments F 852 Extraordinary coffin [sarkophag] F 855 Extraordinary image F 866 Extraordinary cup F 883 Extraordinary writings (book, letter) H 35.4 Recognition by unique manner of carving chips. H 135.0.1 (Bm) Love messages on slips of wood sent downstream. M 302.6 Prophecy inscribed on well [seat]
ENIGMA
E 402 Mysterious ghostlike noises heard. F 171 Extraordinary sights in otherworld F 171.0.1 Enigmatic happenings in otherworld. F 171.3 People and things that strike one another in otherworld [mysterious fighting in otherworld]. F 171.6 Mysterious punishments in otherworld F 591 Person who never laughs H 599 Other enigmatic statements [acts] H 614 Explanation of enigmatic phenomenon M 304 Prophecy from enigmatical laugh M 306 Enigmatical prophecy. N 456 Enigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledge
ENLARGEMENT
D 55.1 Person becomes magically larger.
ENORMITY
B 11.2.12 Dragon of enormous size F 531.4.1 Giant with millwheel as shield [enormous shield] F 531.4.5 Giant’s enormous weapons F 547.5.2 Enormous vagina F 624.2.0.1 Strong man throws enormous stone F 873.2 Enormous army (camp)[train] Q 211.0.2 Enormity of kin murder.
ENTERING
G 303.18 Devil enters body of another K 1340 Entering into girl’s [man’s] room by trick K 1349 Other means of entering into girl’s room K 1349.1.2 Disguise as madman to enter girl’s room K 2357 Disguise to enter enemy’s camp (castle) K 2357.2 Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy’s camp (castle)
ENTERTAINMENT
D 2031 Magic illusion F 151.0.1 Hospitable host entertains (guides, advises) adventurer on way to otherworld. H 151 Attention drawn and recognition follows K 1514 Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover K 1843.4 Wife has maidservant impersonate her while she goes to her lover K 1870 Illusions P 192 Madmen (fools, professional fools) P 320 Hospitality P 324.1 Host treats guest with food and everything possible P 634 Feasts
ENTICEMENT
F 302.3.1 Fairy entices man to fairyland R 12.4 Girl enticed into boat and abducted [by lover]
ENTRANCE
F 90 Access to lower world F 91 Door (gate) entrance to lower world F 91.1 Slamming door on exit from [after entrance in] mountain otherworld F 150.2 Entrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals) F 150.2.1 Entrance to otherworld guarded by giant F 150.2.4 (Li) Extraordinary porter at entrance to otherworld castle F 150.3 Challenge at entrance of otherworld. F 156.3 Perilous revolving wheel at entrance to otherworld. F 158 Pit entrance to otherworld F 165.1.0.2 Magic revolving wheel at door of otherworld dun (stronghold). F 531.6.10.2 (Bm) Giant as porter F 771.5 Extraordinary guard for castle (land) F 776 Extraordinary gate K 737.1 Dupe lured into hole and entrance closed. K 1340 Entering into girl’s [man’s] room by trick K 1344 Tunnel entrance to guarded maiden’s chamber
ENVOY
A 165.2.3 Angels as God’s messengers H 82 Identifying tokens sent with messenger P 14.15.2 Court messenger T 51 Wooing by emissary
ENVY
F 172.1 No gloom, no envy, etc. in otherworld H 911 Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals K 2247 Treacherous lord [vassal] W 152.2 Man had rather be burned alive than to share food with a guest [Man had rather damage himself than share with another] W 195 Envy
EPITAPH
F 778 (Bm) Extraordinary tomb F 778.1 (G) Extraordinary grave F 788 Remarkable bier F 852 Extraordinary coffin [sarkophag] F 883 Extraordinary writings (book, letter) V 65 Commemoration of death V 69 Funeral rites – miscellaneous V 153 (Hi) Heroes’ grave
EPONYMOUS
Z 701 (Bm) Eponymous account of nation’s founding Z 702 (Hi) Eponymous account of place name Z 703 (Bm) Eponymous account of city’s founding Z 704 (Bm) Eponymous account of island [valley]. Z 730 (Bm) Eponymous account of personal name Z 731 (Bm) Eponymous account of nicknames
EQUAL
J 410 Association of equals and unequals J 414 Marriage with equal or with unequal J 955 Lowly tries in vain to be greater than he is J 2067 Sacrifice equal to the reward P 19.0.1 (Li) King Arthur as leader of outstanding chivalric society (Round Table) P 310.8 Friendship possible only between equals P 557.4.4 Men’s truth. (fir fer) T 50.2.1 King unwilling to marry his daughter to a man not her equal
EQUIVOCATION
K 475 Cheating through equivocation K 550.1 Escape by equivocal oath. K 1513 The wife’s equivocal oath. K 2310 Deception by equivocation K 2319 Deception by equivocation – miscellaneous K 2319.4 (Bm) Ambiguous oath forces lady to take back errant husband. M 105 Equivocal oaths
ERRAND
K 343.1 Owner sent on errand and goods stolen
ERROR
J 1485 Mistaken identity N 338.5 (Bm) Friendly troops attacked in error N 340.0.1 (Bm) Erroneous news of death
ESCAPE
A 1021 Deluge: escape in boat (ark) D 1395.5 Magic ring enables captive to escape. D 1841.3 Burning magically evaded G 303.16 How the devil’s power may be escaped or avoided G 303.16.2 Devil’s power over one avoided by prayer [and sign of the cross] J 641 Escaping before enemy can strike J 647 Avoiding enemy’s revenge J 829 Dealing with the great – miscellaneous K 233 Trickster escapes without paying K 500 Escape from death or danger by deception K 515 Escape by hiding. K 521.4.1.1 Girl [woman] escapes in male disguise K 521.4.3 Escape in humble disguise K 522 Escape by shamming death K 522.0.1 Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage K 523.1 Escape by shamming madness K 525 Escape by use of substituted object K 531 Escape from battle [danger] by magic invisibility. K 550.1 Escape by equivocal oath. K 579.3.1 Escape from pursuers by pretending to be one of them. K 620 Escape by deceiving the guard. K 625 Escape by giving narcotic to guards K 625.2 Escape by making the watchman drunk K 629 Escape by deceiving the guard – miscellaneous K 640 Escape by help of confederate K 649 Escape by help of confederate – miscellaneous K 650 Other means of escape K 661 Escape from suspicion of crime K 1521.2.1 Lover escapes behind the sheet which wife holds up to show her husband K 1521.5.1 Lover escapes behind the sheet which wife holds up to show her husband K 1840 Deception by substitution K 1861.1 Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird L 330 Easy escape of weak (small) M 370 Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy N 255 Escape from one misfortune into worse. N 660 Accidental escapes. R 110 Rescue of captive R 210 Escapes R 211 Escape from prison R 211.3 Escape through underground passage R 211.4 Escape from slavery (pirates) R 211.7 Escape from pit of snakes (dragons) by means of a rope R 213 Escape from home R 215 Escape from execution R 219 Escapes – miscellaneous R 219.5 (Bm) Escape by jumping out window R 219.6 (Bm) Escape by sea R 220 Flights T 32.1 Lovers’ meeting: hero in heroine’s father’s [husband’s] prison from which she helps him to escape T 320 Escape from undesired lover T 321 Escape from undesired lover by miracle T 323 Escape from undesired lover by strategy
ETERNAL
D 1883 Eternal youth F 704 Land of cold and mist Q 170 Religious rewards
EUCHARIST
V 40 Mass
EVER-BLOOMING
D 1664 Summer and winter garden F 162.1.1 Everblooming garden in otherworld F 818 Extraordinary garden F 971.5 Flowers bloom in winter
EVER-BURNING
D 1652.6 Ever-burning lamp D 1652.11 Ever-burning candle [light]
EVERGREEN
D 1664 Summer and winter garden F 162.1.1 Everblooming garden in otherworld F 162.3.3 Tree in otherworld in perpetual fruit [foliation]. F 811 Extraordinary tree
EVIDENCE
J 1150 Cleverness connected with the giving of evidence P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory)
EVIL
A 106.2 Revolt of evil angels against God B 11.9 Dragon as power of evil D 1385 Magic object protects from evil spirits D 1385.2.6 Root protects from evil spirits D 1812.5.1.1 Prodigy as evil omen D 1812.5.1.2 Bad dream as evil omen D 1812.5.1.5.2 Pale or red moon an evil omen D 1812.5.1.12 Animal behavior as bad omen D 2176.3 Evil spirit exorcised J 210 Choice between evils J 229 Choice between evils – miscellaneous K 2260.1 Treacherous dark man P 310.1 Friends want to divide good and evil S 30 Cruel step- and foster relatives S 322.4 Evil stepmother [foster mother] casts boy forth S 322.4.2 Evil stepmother [foster mother] orders stepdaughter [foster daughter] to be killed
EXCEPTION
Z 300 Unique exceptions
EXCESSIVENESS
F 1041.21 Reactions to excessive grief F 1041.21.1.1 Tears of blood from excessive grief F 1041.21.6 Tearing hair and clothes from excessive grief P 678 Pulling out hair as sign of grief [wringing hands as sign of grief] T 89 Tragic love – miscellaneous motifs T 211.9 Excessive grief at husband’s or wife’s death
EXCHANGE
D 851 Magic object acquired by exchange J 612.1 Flea and fever exchange night-lodgings K 331.3 Worthless object (animal) substituted for valuable while owner sleeps P 557.2.1 Prisoners of war exchanged
EXCLAMATION
E 545.10 Corpse exclaims over miracle
EXCOMMUNICATION
L 410.1 Proud king humbled M 500 (Bm) Threats Q 436 Excommunication as punishment V 84 Excommunication
EXCREMENTS
D 1454.5 Treasure from excrements
EXECUTION
K 512 Compassionate executioner K 512.2 Compassionate executioner: substituted heart [liver]. N 686 Hero’s (Heroine’s) identity established, as he (she) is on the point of being executed R 215 Escape from execution
EXHAUSTION
B 339.2 (Bm) Horse falls dead from being ridden too hard T 81.5 Sick lover dies from exertion of embracing beloved
EXHUMATION
E 800 The Corpse P 681 Mourning customs S 139.2.2 Other indignities to corpse T 85.4 Lover’s body [lover’s bones] kept (embalmed) for years by grieving mistress
EXILE
J 229 Choice between evils – miscellaneous K 2102.1 (Bm) Exile on false account L 111.1 Exile returns and succeeds P 15.15 (Bm) King in exile Q 431 Punishment: banishment (exile) R 220 Flights R 331 [Christian] Hero takes refuge at [heathen] king’s court
EXIT
F 91.1 Slamming door on exit from [after entrance in] mountain otherworld
EXORCISM
D 2161.3.8 Insanity magically cured D 2176 Exorcising by magic D 2176.3 Evil spirit exorcised F 471.1.2.1 Exorcising the nightmare G 303.16.14 The devil exorcised V 144 Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics V 221.0.1 Relics of saint cure disease [exorcise]
EXPERIENCE
H 151 Attention drawn and recognition follows N 770 Experiences leading to adventures
EXPLANATION
F 171.0.1 Enigmatic happenings in otherworld. H 591 Extraordinary actions explained H 599 Other enigmatic statements [acts] H 614 Explanation of enigmatic phenomenon H 1217.1 Quest for explanation of dream
EXPLOIT
H 84 Tokens of exploits Z 230 Extraordinary exploits of hero Z 231 Boyish exploits of hero Z 254 Destined hero
EXPLOSION
J 955.1 Frog tries in vain to be as big as ox
EXPOSURE
B 535 Animal nurse- Animal nourishes abandoned child K 1271 Amorous intrigue observed and exposed M 371.0.1 Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy P 270.2 Peasant and his wife as foster parents of exposed king’s son R 131 Exposed or abandoned child rescued R 131.3.1 Shepherd rescues abandoned child R 131.4 Fisher rescues abandoned child S 139.2.2.11.2 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse: body of dead hero left in field for wild beasts to eat. S 141 Exposure in boat S 143 Abandonment in forest S 301 Children abandoned (exposed) S 312 Illegitimate child exposed S 312.1 Child of incest exposed S 331 Exposure of child in boat (floating chest) S 334 Tokens of royalty (nobility) left with exposed child S 335 Child exposed at palace gate S 350.2 Child driven out (exposed) brought up in secret S 354 Exposed infant (child) reared at strange king’s court [at shepherd’s place] T 642 Test of legitimacy of children: exposure to asps [lions] X 52.1 Woman exposed to ridicule when her wig is snatched off by a monkey [Exposure to ridicule when wig is snatched off]
EXTERIOR
U 110 Appearances deceive U 119.3 Handsome exterior does not indicate beautiful soul
EXTRACTION
K 1871.2 Sham cure by pretended extracting of object from patient’s body
EXTRAORDINARY
F 570 Other extraordinary human beings F 576 Extraordinary ugliness F 639 Extraordinary powers – misc. F 681 Marvelous runner [extraordinary speed of runner] F 707 Extraordinary kingdom F 709 Other extraordinary countries F 715 Extraordinary river F 716 Extraordinary fountain F 759 Extraordinary mountains and valleys – miscellaneous F 771 Extraordinary castle (house, palace) F 771.8 Castle of extraordinary size F 774 Extraordinary pillars F 775 Extraordinary tent F 777 (Bm) Extraordinary wall F 778 (Bm) Extraordinary tomb F 778.1 (G) Extraordinary grave F 781 Extraordinary rooms F 782 Extraordinary doors and windows F 785 Extraordinary throne F 786 Extraordinary chair F 809 Other extraordinary stones F 811 Extraordinary tree F 811.7 Trees with extraordinary fruit F 812 Extraordinary forest F 813.2 Extraordinary grapes F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor F 826 Extraordinary jewels F 828 Extraordinary crown F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous F 834 Extraordinary spear F 836 Extraordinary bow F 839.2 Extraordinary shield F 841 Extraordinary boat (ship) F 841.2 Extraordinary equipment of ship F 841.3 Extraordinary ship – misc. F 855 Extraordinary image F 868 Extraordinary saddle F 883.1 Extraordinary book F 899 Other extraordinary objects F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) F 962.10 Extraordinary mist (darkness) F 968 Extraordinary thunder and lightning F 989 Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals – miscellaneous F 1041 Extraordinary physical reactions of persons F 1041.1 Extraordinary death T 586.2 Extraordinary number of children in family
EYE
A 123.3.1 God with many eyes A 123.3.2 God with flashing eyes B 15.4 Animals with unusual eyes B 15.4.1 Many-eyed animal B 15.4.2 Beasts with fiery eyes C 943.2 Loss of one eye for breaking tabu D 1821.4 Magic sight by putting ointment into eye. D 2161.3.1.1 Eyes torn out magically replaced E 781 Eyes successfully replaced F 511.0.1.1 Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast F 512 Person unusual as to his eyes F 512.1 Person with one eye F 512.1.1 Person with one eye in center of forehead F 531.1.1 Eyes of giant F 531.1.1.1 Giant with one eye in middle of forehead [Cyclops] F 531.1.1.2 Giant with large gleaming eyes F 541 Remarkable eyes F 541.1 Flashing eyes F 541.1.1 Eyes flash fire F 541.6 Eyes remarkable as to color S 165 Mutilation: putting out eyes [blinding] T 215.4 Wife puts out one of her eyes to show sympathy with her husband. He has lost an eye in a tournament and is ashamed to return to her – She shows that it makes no difference to her love
EYESIGHT
D 1331.1.4 Stone gives magic sight D 2161.3.1 Blindness magically cured F 992 Blindness miraculously cured X 120 Humor of bad eyesight.
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