Index of Keywords
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FABRIC
D 1051 Magic cloth D 1652.8 Inexhaustible cloth D 1656 Incombustible objects F 271.8 Fees [fairies] engage in needlework F 820 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F 821.1 Dress of extraordinary material F 821.1.1 Golden clothes F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.)
FACE
F 511.0.1.1 Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast F 511.1 Person unusual as to his face F 511.1.3.1 Person with face of ape [monkey] H 71.6.1 Luminous face as sign of royalty K 1821.3 Disguise by veiling face N 111.2.2 Fortuna with two faces.
FAILURE
C 980 Miscellaneous punishments for breaking tabu [for failing unique compulsion]. D 791.3 Disenchantment fails because conditions are not fulfilled H 195 (Bm) Failure to recognize H 901.1 Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task Q 223 Punishment for neglect of services to gods (God) Q 223.6 Failure to observe holiness of Sabbath [Sunday] punished T 331 Man unsuccessfully tempted by woman
FAINTING
T 24.2.1 Fainting away for love (or sexual desire)
FAIRY
C 30 Tabu: offending supernatural relative C 31.1 Tabu: Looking at supernatural wife C 32.2.1 Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband C 901.1.5 Tabu imposed by fairy C 905 Supernatural being punishes breach of tabu D 812 Magic object received from supernatural being. D 813 Magic object received from fairy D 813.2 Magic object received from grateful fairy D 859.2.1 Magic object received from other world. D 1421.6 Magic object summons fairy D 1711.5 Fairy as magician. D 1719.5 Magic power of fairy. D 1810.0.4 Magic knowledge of fairies. D 1860.0.1 Magic beautification of fairy D 2031.0.2 Fairies cause illusions D 2066 Elfshot. Magic shooting of object into person’s (or animal’s) body F 30 Fairy lover F 200 Fairies F 211 Fairyland [dwarfs] under hollow knoll F 212.0.1 Water fairies F 216 Fairies [elves] live in forest F 217.4 (G) Fairies assemble near trees F 222 Fairy castle F 234.0.1 Fairy transforms self F 234.1.3 Fairy in form of swine F 234.2.2 Fairy in hideous form F 234.2.5 Fairy in form of beautiful young woman F 234.2.6 Fairy as messenger from fairyland. F 235 Visibility of fairies. F 236 Dress of fairies F 241.0.1 Fairy animal hunted F 241.6 Fairy dogs F 242.2 Fairy boat F 250 Other characteristics of fairies. F 251 Origin of fairies F 252.2 Fairy queen F 252.5 (Bm) Fairy knight. F 253 Extraordinary powers of fairies F 259.1 Mortality of fairies F 259.1.4 Fairies immortal F 262 Fairies make music F 262.1 Fairies sing F 262.3.6 Fairy music causes joy (laughter) F 265 Fairy bathes F 271.2 Fairies as builders F 271.8 Fees [fairies] engage in needlework F 300 Marriage or liaison with fairy F 301 Fairy lover [husband]. F 301.1.1.1 Girl [hero] summons fairy lover [mistress] by wishing for him [her] F 302 Fairy mistress F 302.3 Fairy woos mortal man F 302.3.0.1 Fairy visits mortal and becomes his mistress F 302.3.1 Fairy entices man to fairyland F 302.3.1.3 Man is carried to fairyland by fairy and marries her. F 302.3.3.1 Fairy avenges herself on inconstant lover (husband) F 302.6 Fairy mistress leaves man when he breaks tabu F 302.6.2 Recovery of fairy mistress F 304 Sexual relations with fairy F 305 Offspring of fairy [dwarf] and mortal F 305.1 Fairy relative makes gifts (to half-mortal child) F 305.2 Offspring of fairy and mortal extraordinarily beautiful. F 311.3 Fairy foster-mother. F 312 Fairy presides at child’s birth F 312.1.1 Fairies make good wishes for newborn child F 312.2 Fairies control destinies of a mortal F 317 Fairy predicts future greatness of newborn child F 324.3 Youth [child] abducted by fairy. F 330 Grateful fairies F 340 Gifts from fairies F 343.0.1 Fairy offers mortal choice of magic objects. F 343.9.1 Horses as fairy gifts F 343.14 Golden cup (bowl, urn) as gifts from otherworld inhabitants. F 344 Fairies heal mortals F 347 Fairy advisor [advice from dwarf] F 360 Malevolent or destructive fairies F 361 Fairy’s revenge. F 369.7 Fairies lead travelers astray F 383.4.3 Sunlight fatal to fairies F 399 Other fairy motifs H 310.1 Tests for hero, husband of supernatural (divine) wife H 1233.4.1 Fairies as helpers on quest K 1888 Illusory light M 242 Bargains and promises between mortals and supernatural beings M 301.6 Fairies as prophets M 301.12 (Three) Fates prophesy at child’s birth N 815 Fairy as helper Q 247 Punishment for desertion of fairy mistress T 91.3 Love of mortal and supernatural person T 111 Marriage of mortal and supernatural being T 294 Husband of supernatural being longs for old home and visits relatives. Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero
FAIRY-DOG
B 182.1 Magic dog D 810 Magic object a gift D 855 Magic object acquired as reward. D 1359.3.1.3 Grief dispelled by sound of bell attached to magic fairy dog. F 241.6 Fairy dogs Q 196.1 (Bm) Marvelous dog as reward. Z 201.3 (Bm) Hero’s famous dog- Tristan ‘s Peticrome
FAIRYLAND
F 112.0.1 Fairyland (Ireland) inhabited (settled) by women only F 134 Otherworld on island F 148 Wall around otherworld F 161.1 Perpetual summer in otherworld. F 165.6 Only joy felt in otherworld dwelling. F 167.9 Otherworld people [things in otherworld] ever young, ever beautiful F 172 No time, no birth, no death in otherworld F 173 Otherworld land of happiness. F 183 Foods in otherworld F 213 Fairyland on island. F 234.2.6 Fairy as messenger from fairyland. F 302.3.1 Fairy entices man to fairyland F 302.3.1.3 Man is carried to fairyland by fairy and marries her. F 324.5 Rescue from fairyland F 371 Human being reared in fairyland. F 373 Mortal abandons world to live in fairyland F 374 Longing in fairyland to visit home. F 375 Mortals as captives in fairyland F 379.1 Return from fairyland. home and fights for exiled hero
FAITHFULNESS
B 301 Faithful animal B 301.1 Faithful animal at master’s grave dies of hunger. B 301.3 Faithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master dead. B 301.5 Faithful animal resuscitates master B 301.8 Faithful lion follows man who saved him. H 82.3.2 (Bm) Ring as fidelity token H 338 Suitor test: faithfulness H 461 Test of wife’s patience H 467 Other tests of wife’s love or faithfulness H 467.2 Wife’s faithfulness tested by a proposal in another’s name H 492 Test of faithfulness of husband and wife. H 1556 Tests of fidelity [loyalty] H 1556.4 Fidelity in love tested M 100.0.1 (Li) Oath of allegiance M 130 Vows concerning sex M 131 Vow of chastity [fidelity] M 149 Vows concerning sex – miscellaneous N 839.1.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [marshal] as foster father P 110.0.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [knight] as regent P 253.2.1 Brother faithful to persecuted sister P 319 Deeds of friendship – misc. P 361 Faithful servant [vassal] P 362 Faithful servant entrusted with care (and education) of crown prince P 365 Faithless servant Q 22 Reward for faith T 61.2 (Bm) Parting lovers pledge not to marry for seven years [swear faithfulness] T 99 Love – additional motifs T 133.1 Faithful servant accompanies bride to new home T 210 Faithfulness in marriage T 210.1 Faithful wife T 210.2 Faithful husband T 211 Faithfulness to marriage in death T 215 Faithfulness of married couple in misfortune T 230 Faithlessness in marriage [love] T 320.1 Often-proved fidelity: Repeated attempts to seduce innocent woman, she escapes them all V 440 Other religious virtues W 34 Loyalty Z 235 Hero with extraordinary animal companion
FAITHLESSNESS
D 868.2 (Bm) Magic ring must be returned by unfaithful lover. J 2301 Gullible husbands K 1533 Gullible husband behind the tree. (Tristan and Isolt.) Husband goes to wife ‘s love tryst and hides behind a tree. The wife, having learned of his presence, tells lover that he should not allow their innocent relations to lead to gossip. Husband is appeased K 1550 Husband outwits adulteress and paramour K 2213.3 Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband’s life K 2246.1 Treacherous king K 2247.3 (Bm) Treacherous knight P 12 Character of kings P 365 Faithless servant Q 241 Adultery punished Q 243.0.2 Suspected incontinence unjustly punished. T 89.3 (Bm) Faithless lover T 230 Faithlessness in marriage [love] T 230.0.1 (Bm) Faithless wife T 231 The faithless widow T 231.5 Faithless widow marries slayer of her husband. T 233 Wronged wife goes to wronged husband [becomes unfaithful] T 249 Faithlessness in marriage – misc. T 481 Adultery
FALCON
B 150 Oracular animals B 811 Sacred animals [dove, falcon]
FALLING-GATE
F 776.2 Perilous falling gate K 736 Snapping door
FALLING
D 811.2 Magic object falls down from the heaven D 1960 Magic sleep D 2069.1 Person magically caused to fall F 531.3.8.5 Earthquake as giant falls down F 776.2 Perilous falling gate G 303.8 Devil’s expulsion from heaven and his present haunts G 450 Falling into ogre’s power – misc. K 1524 Adulteress falls in mud at lover’s door T 10 Falling in love T 11 Falling in love with person never seen T 13 Woman falls in love as result of husband’s praise of her (a) suitor T 15 Love at first sight T 24 The symptoms of love T 28 (Princess) Falling in love with man disguised as woman T 29 Falling in love – miscellaneous T 81.3 Girl [wife] falls dead on lover’s [husband’s] body T 91.6.4.1.1 Princess falls in love with knight [Knight falls in love with princess]
FALSE
F 402.1.9 Spirit delivers false message K 1265 Man falsely reported insane. No one will believe him K 1821.4 Youth [warriors] wear false beards (of grass, wool) [False beard] K 1831.0.1 Disguise by changing name K 1851.2 (Bm) “False” letters with false news of king’s death K 1860 Deception by feigned death (sleep) K 1864.1 False tidings of another’s death in order to secure his bride [wife, and usurp kingdom] K 1900 Impostures K 1911 The false bride (substituted bride) K 2100 False accusation K 2116.1 Innocent woman accused of murder K 2116.2 Man falsely accused of murder K 2127 False accusation of theft [debt] M 108 Violators of oaths P 322.2 Guest in disguise or under false name Q 262 Impostor punished U 236 False repentance of the sick
FALSIFICATION
K 1087.1 Message falsified [brings] (to bring) about death of lovers K 1851.0.1 (Bm) Forged letter
FAME
F 317 Fairy predicts future greatness of newborn child M 310.1 Prophecy: future greatness and fame M 311 Prophecy: future greatness of unborn child M 311.0.1 Heroic career prophesied for (new-born) child M 365.1 Prophecy. hero may win fame but die early Z 230 Extraordinary exploits of hero
FAMILY
A 168 Family of gods H 30 Recognition through personal peculiarities H 1381.2 Quest for unknown father K 940 Deception into killing own family M 460 Curses on families N 730 Accidental reunion of families N 734 Accidental meeting of brother and sister P 200 The family P 201.1 Feud between two branches of family P 525.3 He nearest to blood of slain man must avenge his death [Blood-revenge]
FAMINE
F 969.7 Famine K 231.1.1 Mutual agreement to sacrifice family members in famine. Trickster refuses to carry out his part of the bargain P 557.0.4 (Li) Siege
FANCIFULNESS
B 750 Fanciful habits of animals Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero
FANGS
F 544.3 Remarkable teeth
FASTING
F 1041.21 Reactions to excessive grief M 151 Vow not to eat before hearing of adventure Q 520 Penances Q 535.4 Lone fasting as penance T 24 The symptoms of love V 70 Religious feasts and fasts V 73 Fasts V 462 Asceticism V 462.2 Ascetic fasting
FATE
D 791.2 Disenchantment by only one person. M 302.4 Horoscope taken by means of stars M 310 Favorable prophecies M 356.1.2 Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle M 361 Fated hero N 100 Nature of luck and fate N 101 Inexorable fate N 118 Issues left to fate (luck). N 118.1 Ship’s course left to the winds that it might be carried where fate wills it N 120 Determination of luck or fate N 121 Fate decided before birth N 126 Lots cast to determine luck or fate N 130 Changing of luck or fate S 350 Fate of abandoned child T 22.4 Lovers fated to marry each other born at same time T 93 Fate of disappointed lover Z 254 Destined hero
FATHER
A 511.1.5 Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father [and goddess mother] E 323.4 Advice from dead mother [father] E 327 Dead father’s friendly return F 305.1 Fairy relative makes gifts (to half-mortal child) F 565.1.2 All male children killed by Amazons [or given to father] F 565.1.2.2 (Bm) Male children sent to live with fathers, girls with mothers G 303.11.2 The devil’s son H 11.1.4 Recognition by tracing ancestry H 335.1 Suitor task: avenging bride’s father’s death before marriage. H 1381.2 Quest for unknown father H 1381.2.2.1 Son seeks unknown father J 2303 Gullible mother [father] K 1372.1 Princess tricked into engaging herself to suitor rejected by her father K 1839.11 Disguise as older brother to obtain blessing K 2210 Treacherous relatives M 312.2.1 Prophecy: son to be more powerful than father M 343 Parricide prophecy N 338.4 (Bm) Son unwittingly slays father (Slays teacher who was rumored to be his father, finds rumor is true) N 731 Unexpected meeting of father and son N 731.1 Unknown son returns to father’s court N 731.2 Father-son combat N 732 Accidental meeting of father and daughter N 839.1.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [marshal] as foster father P 16.1.4 Father abdicates in favor of son P 17.0.2 Son succeeds father as king P 17.0.2.1 At son’s [daughter’s] wedding [betrothal] king names him [son-in-law] as successor P 17.11 Slayer of king [sovereign] marries widow [daughter] and inherits kingdom [domain] P 200 The family P 205 Refusal to fight relatives P 230 Parents and children P 230.1 Mother prefers son, father daughter P 233 Father and son P 233.2 Young hero rebuked by his father P 233.2.1 Father drives away bad son whom the mother prefers (pities) P 233.4 Natural son preferred to legitimate P 233.6 Son avenges father P 233.9 Son chastizes father for scorning mother P 233.11 Birthright transferred by father from the oldest son to another [father disowns sons in favor of loyal vassal’s son] P 234 Father and daughter P 236.1 Folly of father’s giving all property to children before his death P 236.2 Supposed chest of gold induces children to care for their aged father. P 236.4 Son deposes father and usurps throne P 271 Foster father P 271.2 Fisherman as foster father P 293.1 Mother’s brother as foster father R 153.2 Father rescues children R 242 Flight carrying friend (girl) on back [having father carried] S 11 Cruel father S 11.3 Father kills child S 11.3.7 Father orders son assassinated S 11.4 Father plans child’s (son’s) death [injury] S 11.4.1 (Jealous) father vows to kill [kills] daughter’s suitors S 268 Child sacrificed to provide blood for cure of friend S 302 Children murdered S 322.1 Father casts daughter forth S 322.1.5 Boy turned out of doors by father T 31.1 Lovers’ meeting: Hero in service of lady’s father T 35.5 Lover goes to see his beloved in her husband’s (or her father’s) house, defiant of the danger T 50.1.2 Girl carefully guarded by father T 50.2 King likes his daughter so much that he does not wish to marry her to anyone T 97 Father opposed to daughter’s marriage [sweetheart] T 127 (Bm) Woman weds husband’s [father’s, uncle’s] slayer T 131.0.1.1 Father promises that girl may wed only man of her choice T 131.1.2 Father’s consent to son’s (daughter’s) marriage necessary T 131.1.2.1 Girl must marry father’s choice T 131.1.2.4 Son (daughter) refuses to marry father’s choice T 131.1.3 Marriage against will of parents T 411 Father-daughter-incest T 411.1 (Lecherous) [Unnatural] father [wants to marry his daughter] U 121 Like parent, like child W 154 Ingratitude Z 150 Other symbols Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero
FATHER-IN-LAW
H 332.3 Suitor test: duel with father-in-law K 2218.2 Treacherous father-in-law P 261 Father-in-law
FATIGUE
D 1364.3 Flowers cause magic sleep. D 1960 Magic sleep D 1978 Waking from sleep
FAVOR
K 1588.1 Woman excites peasant, (poor man) because she has no alms. Q 553 Divine favor withdrawn as punishment T 455 Woman sells favors for particular purpose T 455.6 Woman sells favors for a large sum of money V 17.0.1 Sacrifice to deity in order to obtain favors V 400 Charity
FEALTY
M 100.0.1 (Li) Oath of allegiance M 161.4 Vow rather to die (on a spear) than to accept grace N 769.1 (Bm) Accidental meeting leads to pledge of sworn brotherhood P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] P 550.1.2 (Li) Defense of legitimate rights by war
FEAR
F 1041.1.11 Death from fear F 1041.2 Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from [fear,] joy, anger, or love F 1041.17 Extraordinary result of fear F 1041.17.2 (Bm) Swoon from fear H 1400 Fear test H 1410 Fear test: staying in frightful place H 1412 Fear test: spending night in church H 1550 Tests of character J 132 Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks J 623 Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy R 220 Flights
FEARLESSNESS
Q 82 Reward for fearlessness
FEAST
B 299.7 Festival [beauty contest] of animals F 173.3 Perpetual feasts in otherworld. F 361.1.1 Fairy takes revenge for not being invited to feast F 451.6.3 Dwarfs have festivities F 451.6.3.1 Dwarfs feast mortals in their home H 362 Bride chosen from girls assembled at feast K 913 Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast N 770.0.1 Feast as occasion for the beginning of adventures or the arrival of questers P 53 (Bm) Obtaining knighthood P 54 (Bm) Knighting custom P 556.3 (Bm) Feast interrupted by man offering challenge. P 556.3.2 (Bm) Feast interrupted by dragon P 634 Feasts P 634.1 Feast (hospitality) endures for three days and three nights P 634.4 (Bm) 40 day feast T 34 Lovers meet at social gathering T 136 Accompaniments of wedding T 136.1 Wedding feast T 136.3 Amusements at wedding T 136.3.2 Marriage odes sung at wedding feast T 137 Customs following wedding V 70 Religious feasts and fasts V 70.3 Midsummer. V 70.3.1 Feast of Saint John the Baptist
FEATHER
D 1682 Magic jewel which outweighs many heavy objects in the scale F 521.2 Feathered people K 929.1 Murder by (leaving) poisoned wine
FEE
A 672.1.1 Charon exacts fee to ferry souls across Styx L 225.1 (Bm) Messenger refuses reward
FEET
B 11.2.4.1 Feet of dragon- number [ten] B 15.6 Animal with unusual legs or feet F 171.7 Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld F 517.1 Person unusual as to his feet F 517.1.4 Person with claws on the feet. F 517.1.6 Person with horse’s hoofs F 531.1.3 Feet (legs) [and arms] of giant F 551 Remarkable feet Q 451.0.1 Hands and feet cut off as punishment Q 451.0.4 Hands and feet cut off as punishment for robbery S 162 Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet) S 182.3 (G) Man hanged by feet to tree
FEIGNING
H 466 Feigned death to test wife’s faithfulness H 1212 Quest assigned because of feigned illness H 1212.1 Quest assigned because of feigned dream H 1556.1 Test of fidelity by feigning death J 1149.1 Feigned madness unmasked by threatening man’s child K 522.0.1 Death feigned to escape unwelcome marriage K 1514.11 Illness feigned to call physician paramour K 1792.1 Feigned ignorance about person’s identity in order not to reveal king K 1818 Disguise as sick man K 1860 Deception by feigned death (sleep) K 1945 Imposition by sham sickness K 1953 Sham brave man K 2010 Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks K 2090 Other hypocritical acts
FELLOWSHIP
M 246 Covenant of friendship P 19.0.1 (Li) King Arthur as leader of outstanding chivalric society (Round Table) P 311.5 Covenant of friendship
FEMALE
F 565.1.2.2 (Bm) Male children sent to live with fathers, girls with mothers F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman G 303.3.1.12 Devil in form of woman G 303.12.6 Devil in form of woman woos man K 514 Disguise as girl to avoid execution [danger] K 1321 Seduction by man disguising as woman K 1343 Man drawn up into female apartment on rope K 1836 Disguise of man in woman’s dress N 831 Girl [woman] as helper P 424.5 Female physician [healer]
FERRY
A 672.1.1 Charon exacts fee to ferry souls across Styx D 1524.7 Magic sod serves as boat.
FERRYMAN
A 672.1 Ferryman on river in lower world (Charon) F 93.0.1.1 Ferryman to lower world N 862 (Tu) Ferryman as helper P 413 Ferryman [fisherman]
FERTILITY
A 431.1 Goddess of fertility D 1563.0.1 Magic springs sterilizes or fertilizes earth D 2157.1 Land made magically fertile F 733 Fruitful island F 933 Extraordinary occurrences connected with springs [fountains, wells]
FETISH
D 859 Magic object obtained – miscellaneous means D 1274 Magic fetish
FETTER
N 211.1.2 Key (to fetters) found in fish Q 434 Punishment: fettering Q 501.4 Punishment of Prometheus R 51 Mistreatment of prisoners R 51.2 Prisoners confined in chains S 148 Abandonment in bonds. V 53.1 Prayer unfastens (boy’s) fetters.
FEUD
N 387 Feud starts over trifle P 201.1 Feud between two branches of family P 550 Military affairs P 550.1 (Li) Battle. War P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
FEUDALITY
M 100.0.1 (Li) Oath of allegiance P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] P 533 Feudal tribute
FEVER
J 612.1 Flea and fever exchange night-lodgings Z 112.1 Fever personified
FIANCE
R 18 Abduction by rejected suitor R 111.1.9 Princess rescued from undesired suitor T 61 Betrothal T 75.2.1 Rejected suitors’ revenge T 92 Rivals in love T 92.1 The triangle plot and its solutions
FIDELITY
H 82.3.1 (Bm) Ring as parting token H 82.3.2 (Bm) Ring as fidelity token H 411 Magic object points out unchaste woman H 421 Tests for true lover H 467 Other tests of wife’s love or faithfulness H 492 Test of faithfulness of husband and wife. H 1550 Tests of character H 1556 Tests of fidelity [loyalty] H 1556.4 Fidelity in love tested H 1556.4.1 Lover’s fidelity tested by going to bed with mistress and only kissing M 131 Vow of chastity [fidelity] M 149 Vows concerning sex – misc. T 61.2 (Bm) Parting lovers pledge not to marry for seven years [swear faithfulness] T 200 Married life T 210.1 Faithful wife T 230 Faithlessness in marriage [love] Z 150 Other symbols
FIEF
M 207 Land grants (bargains). P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] Q 72 Loyalty rewarded
FIELD
B 292.9 Animal as farm laborer H 1154.3.8 (Bm) Task: tame wild bulls and plow field with them R 5 Capture on field of battle S 139.2.2.11.2 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse: body of dead hero left in field for wild beasts to eat.
FIERY
A 671.2.4.1 Sea of fire in hell B 11.2.11 Fire-breathing dragon B 15.4.2 Beasts with fiery eyes B 19 Other mythical beasts B 19.4.2 Fiery serpent B 742 Animal breathes fire E 421.3 Luminous [fiery] ghosts F 401.7 Fire-breathing spirit F 541.1 Flashing eyes F 541.1.1 Eyes flash fire F 574 Luminous [fiery] person F 753 Mountain of fire F 771.1.11 Castle of fire F 833.4 Fiery sword F 960 Extraordinary nature phenomena – elements and weather F 962.2 Fire from heaven G 363.1 Ogre with flaming mouth
FIFTEEN
Z 71.16.11 Formulistic number: fifteen
FIGHT
B 11.11 Fight with dragon B 11.11.5 Dragon fight in order to free man. B 11.11.6 Dragon fight in order to free lion B 11.11.11 (Bm) Dragon fights lion [panther] B 264 Single combat between animals B 268 Animal soldiers [trained for combat or battle] B 301.4.8 Faithful horse fights together with its master [saves master’s life] B 571.3 Animals fight together with their master. C 835 Tabus concerning fighting D 887 (Li) Magic object recovered by fighting D 2163 Magic defense in battle. F 171.3 People and things that strike one another in otherworld [mysterious fighting in otherworld]. F 171.4 Fighting animals seen in otherworld. F 176 Hero fights in otherworld and overcomes [is overcome by] king (queen) or fairy. F 531.3 Gargantuan feats F 531.5.11 Giant in contest [combat] with man F 565 Women warriors or hunters F 565.1 Amazons. Women warriors F 610.0.1 Remarkably strong woman F 614.10 Strong hero fights whole army alone F 628 Strong man as mighty slayer F 628.1.3 Strong man kills great serpent [dragon] F 628.2.3 Strong man kills giant F 1084 Furious battle [fight] G 303.9.6.1 Devil fights with man G 303.9.6.1.1 Devil is overcome by man in fight H 151.10 Combat of unknown brothers [relatives, unrecognized friends] brings about recognition H 331.2.1 Suitor contest: success in battle [single combat] H 1150 Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying H 1166 Task: duel. H 1166.1 Task: wrestling etc. with giant warrior H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor H 1561.6 Test of valor: fight with giant [warrior, dwarf-hero, dragon etc.] H 1561.11 (Bm) Test of valor: one against five (many) H 1561.13 (G) Test of valor: fight with ferocious animals J 611 Wise man, before entering a quarrel, considers how it will end L 325.1 (Bm) Victory over superior force: one against many M 162 Vow not to be killed by [not to fight] a single opponent. M 166 Other vows about fighting N 731.2.2 Undesired combat [between sworn (blood) brothers (foster brothers) N 733.1 Brothers unwittingly fight each other P 12.5 Good king never retreats in battle P 52 Knight jousts with all comers P 59.5 (Bm) Knight fights naked (without armor) but for sword [spear] P 63 (Bm) Lady in armor (and battle) P 205 Refusal to fight relatives P 251.5.3 Hostile [half-] brothers P 550 Military affairs P 550.1 (Li) Battle. War P 552 Battle formations P 552.1 Battle-pen. Warriors fight in circle around leader P 561 Tournaments T 243 Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife V 230.3 Angel and mortal struggle W 32 Bravery W 34.2 Loyal friends refuse to fight against disgraced comrade W 212 Eagerness for combat
FIGHTER
D 1975 Dragon fighter’s magic sleep: while waiting for the fight with dragon hero falls into magic sleep F 628.1 Strong man kills many men F 628.2 Strong man kills men F 667 Skillful fencer (swordsman) L 311 Weak (small) [young] hero overcomes large fighter P 205 Refusal to fight relatives
FIGURE
D 1266.2 Magic picture. F 827 Extraordinary ornaments H 30 Recognition through personal peculiarities P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms T 563.3 Child born with figure of serpent [lion] on his body Z 150 Other symbols
FINDING
D 840 Magic object found F 150.1 Way to otherworld hard to find. H 355 Suitor test: finding an extraordinary object H 1199 Other tasks H 1332 Quest for marvelous parts or possessions of animals. M 151.2.2 (Bm) Vow not to return to court [not to sleep two nights in the same place] until missing knight is found M 183.3 Vow to find Holy Grail before returning to Round Table. N 200 The good gifts of fortune
FINE
P 531 Taxation and payment of fines and tribute
FINGER
C 542.1 Tabu – contact with things on journey to hell C 948 Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu D 2161.3.2 Magic restoration of severed hand F 515 Person unusual as to his hands F 515.1 Person with unusual fingers F 515.2.2 Person with very long [and sharp] fingernails F 531.1.6.1 Giant [wild woman] with nails like claws K 1512.1 Cut-off finger proves wife’s chastity, A chaste wife substitutes a maidservant for seducer, A finger and ring are cut off as proof of wife’s unfaithfulness (chastity wager with husband), Refuted by husband who knows they are not his wife’s K 2112.1.1 Finger as false token of wife’s unfaithfulness. She has substituted a maid and the gallant has cut off the maid’s finger S 160.1 Self-mutilation S 161.1 Mutilation: cutting off fingers T 26.1 Finger cut because of absorption in the charms of beloved
FINGERNAIL
F 515.2.2 Person with very long [and sharp] fingernails F 531.1.6.1 Giant [wild woman] with nails like claws F 552.1.3 Extraordinary fingernails M 121 Vow not to shave or cut hair until a certain time
FIRE
A 671.2.2.3 Rivers of fire [sulphur] in hell A 671.2.4 The fires of hell A 1002 Doomsday. Catastrophes precede the Day of Judgment. A 1002.2 Signs before the Day of Judgment. A 1031.6 Miscellaneous reasons for world-fire B 11.2.11 Fire-breathing dragon B 99.1 Mythical salamander B 742 Animal breathes fire B 742.2 Birds spit [drop] fire B 745.1 (Bm) Crabs, invulnerable to swords, routed by fire B 768.2 Salamander subsists on fire C 927 Burning as punishment for breaking tabu D 882 Extraordinary fire D 1271 Magic fire D 1313.16 Magic pillar of fire indicates direction. D 1380.1 Waberlohe. Magic fire surrounds and protects D 1382 Magic object protects against cold or burning D 1382.4.1 (Bm) Ointment protects against fire D 1382.5 Magic fire does not burn one D 1566.1 Magic object sets things afire. D 1566.2 Magic object quenches fire D 1566.2.6 Salamander’s blood quenches fire. D 1672 Unquenchable fire D 1812.5.0.3 Behavior of fire as omen D 1841.3 Burning magically evaded D 1841.3.2 Fire does not injure a saint D 2158 Magic control of fires E 421.3 Luminous [fiery] ghosts F 142 River of fire as barrier to otherworld F 165.7 Fire in otherworld dwelling F 171.6 Mysterious punishments in otherworld F 401.7 Fire-breathing spirit F 541.1.1 Eyes flash fire F 715.6 River that burns like fire F 753 Mountain of fire F 771.1.11 Castle of fire F 812.8 Wood which cannot be consumed by fire F 833.4.1 Sword shines as fire or as the sun F 882 Extraordinary fire F 960.3 Extraordinary nature phenomena during furious battle F 962.2 Fire from heaven F 964 Extraordinary behavior of fire F 964.3.2 Extraordinary blood catches fire F 964.3.3 Extraordinary corpse burns of its own accord. F 964.4 Blazing stick continues to burn even in water F 1041.16.1 Man spits fire when enraged G 303.4.8.2.1 Devil holds fire in his hands G 303.6.3 Natural phenomena accompanying the devil’s appearance G 303.17.2.5 Devil retreats into hell amid thunder and lightning K 925 Victim pushed into fire K 955 Murder by burning P 552.4 War-machines Q 552.13 Fire from heaven as punishment Q 552.13.1 Death by fire from heaven as punishment
FIRE-BREATHING
B 11.2.11 Fire-breathing dragon B 742 Animal breathes fire F 401.7 Fire-breathing spirit H 1161.7 (Bm) Task: slay fire-breathing dragon
FIRE-PROOF
D 1123 Magic ship D 1656 Incombustible objects F 841 Extraordinary boat (ship)
FIRST
T 15 Love at first sight
FISH
B 11.2.1.3 Dragon as modified fish B 16.5.1.2 Devastating (man-eating) sea-monster (serpent) B 175 Magic fish B 292.9 Animal as farm laborer B 551.1 Fish carries man across water B 557 Unusual animal as riding horse B 579 Animals serve men otherwise B 874 Giant fish D 1013 Magic bone of animal F 420.1.4.2 Water-spirits have body covered with fish scales F 518 Persons with tails F 526 Person with compound body F 911.4 Jonah. Fish (or water monster) swallows a man N 211.1.2 Key (to fetters) found in fish
FISHERMAN
K 1812.4 Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. Rewards him with a city N 858 (Bm) Fisherman as helper P 271.2 Fisherman as foster father P 411 Peasant P 413 Ferryman [fisherman] R 131.4 Fisher rescues abandoned child
FISHING
K 1968 Sham prowess in hunting (fishing) V 229.17 Saints blessing causes a river to be best place for fishing X 1156 Lie: other unusual methods of catching fish
FISH-MAN
B 53.4.1 (Bm) Sirens’ irresistible [beautiful] song B 80 Fish-men F 420.1.1.3 Water-spirit as small gray man
FISH-SKIN
D 1025.2 Magic fish-skin [Mermaid’s magic skin]. D 1101 Magic [part of] armor D 1344.9 Magic garment renders invulnerable. D 1381.3.2 Magic unpierceable (horn) skin protects against attack D 1381.3.3 A protective garment which spears could not penetrate D 1381.10 Magic [part of] armor protects from attack D 1840.3 Magic invulnerability of ogres.
FITTING
Q 580 Punishment fitted to crime. Q 589 Punishment fitted to crime – miscellaneous
FIVE
T 61.5.2 Children ten [five] and twelve [five] years old betroth themselves Z 71.3 Formulistic number: five Z 71.3.2 Five wounds of Christ
FLAME
D 1271 Magic fire F 882 Extraordinary fire F 1061 Flame as miraculous index G 363.1 Ogre with flaming mouth
FLANKS
B 15.7.10 Animal unusual as to skin B 731.2.1 Horse with crimson mane and green legs [Polychromatic horse]
FLASHING
F 511.1 Person unusual as to his face F 512 Person unusual as to his eyes F 541.1 Flashing eyes F 541.1.1 Eyes flash fire
FLAT-FOOTED
F 551.5 Single [Broad] footed people lie on their backs and shade themselves from sun with their soles
FLATTERY
J 267 Choice between flattering lies and unflattering truths
FLAYING
K 1941 Disguised flayer Q 457 Flaying alive as punishment S 114 Murder by flaying S 166.1 Mutilation: beard torn off with the skin (and cheeks)
FLEA
J 612.1 Flea and fever exchange night-lodgings
FLEECE
B 101.3 Ram with golden fleece H 1332.1 Quest for golden fleece
FLEET
D 2151.1 Magic control of seas F 873.1.2 (Tu) Enormous fleet F 873.2 Enormous army (camp)[train] P 551 Army
FLESH
F 561 People of unusual diet F 561.1 People who prefer raw flesh F 989.22 Animals eat extraordinary food G 351 Domestic beast as ogre K 961.2 Flesh (vital organs) of certain person alleged to be only cure for disease
FLIGHT
B 147.2 Birds furnish omens D 1812.0.1.3 (Bm) Magician flees when he foresees his own doom D 1812.5.0.2 Omens from flight of birds F 531.6.12.7 Giants driven away by men K 2351.3 Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight M 161 Vow never to flee in fear of death R 210 Escapes R 220 Flights R 224 Girl flees to escape incestuous brother [father] R 227.2 Flight from hated husband R 242 Flight carrying friend (girl) on back [having father carried] R 244 Ships burned to prevent flight R 260 Pursuits T 311.1 Flight of maiden (bridegroom) to escape marriage W 32.2 (Bm) Refusal to flee from danger
FLOATING
F 1083.0.1 Object floats in the air H 135.0.1 (Bm) Love messages on slips of wood sent downstream.
FLOCK
B 878.1 Giant flock of birds F 989.16 Extraordinary swarms of birds
FLOGGING
Q 458 Flogging as punishment Q 458.0.1 Flogging as punishment for adultery Q 458.0.6 Flogging as punishment for desire to commit adultery Q 458.0.2 Flogging as punishment for disobedience to rulers S 186 Torturing by beating
FLOOD
A 1018 Flood as punishment A 1021 Deluge: escape in boat (ark) D 915.6 Magic flood D 1380.0.1 Magic object protects a city [land] D 2091.7.1 River magically caused to rise against enemy D 2151.2 Magic control of rivers. F 932.8 River rises and overflows F 934 Extraordinary occurrences connected with lakes J 832 Reeds bend before wind (flood)
FLOUR
J 1146 Detection by strewing ashes (sand) [flour]: lover leaves footprint.
FLOWER
A 434 Goddess (god) of flowers C 515 Tabu- touching (plucking) flowers D 975 Magic flower D 1338.2 Rejuvenation by plant. D 1364.3 Flowers cause magic sleep. D 1380.2 Tree (plant) protects D 1889.4 Rejuvenation by smelling apple [flower] E 761.3 Life token: tree (flower) fades F 811.17 Tree with extraordinary buds. F 814 Extraordinary flower H 355.4 Suitor test: obtaining flowers [twig] T 543.2 Birth from flower
FLOWING
D 2151.2.1 Direction of river’s flow magically reversed F 715 Extraordinary river F 932.6 River ceases to flow. F 932.6.3 In dead of night waters of stream cease flowing [freeze] and stand perfectly still F 1084.1 Deep streams of blood flow during battle
FLUID
D 1242 Magic fluid.
FLY
B 15 Animals with unusual limbs or members B 16.6 Devastating insects B 873 Giant insects J 280 Quality preferred to quantity J 974 Kid perched on house jeers at wolf [horse-fly molests busy mule] J 2102.3 Bald man aims at fly: hurts his head
FLYING
B 11.4.1 Flying dragon B 11.6.8 Dragon flies to its nest with human being B 11.6.8.1 Dragon flies away with lion D 1531 Magic object gives power of flying D 2135.0.3 Magic ability to fly F 253 Extraordinary powers of fairies
FOG
D 2143.3 Fog produced by magic D 2163.4 Magic mist as defense in battle F 141.2 Mist as barrier to otherworld. F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) F 962.10 Extraordinary mist (darkness)
FOLIATION
F 162.3.3 Tree in otherworld in perpetual fruit [foliation]. F 811 Extraordinary tree
FOLLY
P 236.1 Folly of father’s giving all property to children before his death
FOOD
B 325.1 Animal bribed with food B 531 Animals provide food for men B 768 Fancied nourishment of animals D 1030 Magic food D 1031.0.1 Manna. Food from skies in basket each morning D 1030.1 Food supplied by magic D 1031.1 Magic bread. D 1335.1 Magic strength-giving food D 1349.1.6 Tiny amount of food magically satisfies. D 1472 Food and drink from magic object [Grail] D 1472.1.2 Stone provides food. D 1472.1.14.1 Magic food-providing cup [Grail] D 1652.1 Inexhaustible food D 2105 Provisions magically furnished F 166.11 Abundant food in otherworld F 183 Foods in otherworld F 183.1 Automatic service in otherworld: any sort of food desired furnished F 451.5.1.7 Dwarfs serve mortals F 708 Countries with one conspicuous lack F 715.2 River of extraordinary fluid F 811.5 Food-producing trees F 851 Extraordinary food F 989.22 Animals eat extraordinary food J 1089 (Bm) Courteous knight obtains food rude knight was denied J 1344 Unwelcome guest tells about the hidden food – Having seen his hostess hide it, he tells about it the form of a tale J 2173 Short-sighted fool loses his food K 491.3 (Tu) Trickster performs task: teaching a donkey to read, He puts food for the ass between the leaves of the book and says that the donkey is yet able to turn the leaves K 1549.8 Woman cooks food for paramour K 1550.3 Adulteress detected by food she prepares for paramour K 1571 Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour P 324.1 Host treats guest with food and everything possible P 324.2 Guests fed before being questioned P 634.0.1 Customs connected with eating and food Q 32 Reward for offering food to crucifix (Madonna) [for taking care of Madonna] T 24.6 Lover refuses food and drink T 571 Unreasonable demands of pregnant women V 232.3 Angels supply food to mortal V 224.2 Food (animals) eaten by saint [pious man] magically replaced W 181.4 Jealous fox betrays wolf to peasant and then appropriates wolf’s cave and food
FOOL
J 445.2 Foolish marriage of old man and young girl J 684.2 Foolishness of taking on too strong a partner J 815 Unpleasant truths must be withheld from the great J 1700 Fools J 2071 Three foolish wishes. Three wishes will be granted: used up foolishly J 2080 Foolish bargains J 2417 Foolish imitation of leader J 2450 Literal fool. J 2500 Foolish extremes J 2600 Cowardly fool K 1545 Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband K 1818.3.2 Lover approaches mistress disguised as fool M 301.9.1 Fool (entertainer) as prophet. P 192 Madmen (fools, professional fools) P 192.1 Professional fool Z 253 Fool as hero
FOOT
F 517.1 Person unusual as to his feet F 517.1.1.1 Person with one foot F 551.5 Single [Broad] footed people lie on their backs and shade themselves from sun with their soles
FOOTPRINT
J 1146 Detection by strewing ashes (sand) [flour]: lover leaves footprint.
FORCE
H 175 Recognition by “force” of nature. Unknown member of family immediately and magically recognized H 1561.11 (Bm) Test of valor: one against five (many) J 830 Adaptability (to overpowering force) K 1933 Impostor forces oath of secrecy L 325 (Bm) Victory over superior force L 325.1 (Bm) Victory over superior force: one against many L 325.4 (Bm) Victory over superior force: victory over devils N 67 Wager: woman can be forced to give alms. Trickster announces that only those who have deceived their husband are exempt R 74 Defeated warriors [adversaries] go into [are forced to join] the conqueror’s service T 192 Marriage by force. V 332 Baptism of heathen
FORD
C 260 Tabu: drinking at certain place F 151.1.4 Perilous ford on way to otherworld. F 756.5.2 Perilous glen [narrow passage] H 1561.2.3 Combats at fords
FOREHEAD
B 722 Magic stone in animal’s head. F 512.1.1 Person with one eye in center of forehead F 531.1.1.1 Giant with one eye in middle of forehead [Cyclops] F 545.2.2 Horns on forehead T 563 Birthmarks
FOREIGN
D 1815 Magic knowledge of strange tongues [language] F 695.3.1 Miraculous ability to learn to read and to write foreign language in short time H 502 Test of learning P 711.8 Aversion to burial in foreign soil Q 431 Punishment: banishment (exile) T 104 Foreign king wages war to enforce demand for princess in marriage
FOREST
A 151.7 Deity [God] lives in the forest B 845 Wild animals herded D 941 Magic forest D 941.1 Forest produced by magic F 151.1.3 Perilous forest. F 162.1.3 Trees bloom, others bear concurrently in otherworld garden. F 216 Fairies [elves] live in forest F 451.4.1.11 Dwarfs live in hills and mountains F 531.6.2.7 Giants in wild forests F 812 Extraordinary forest F 812.3 Forest of dangers (wonders) K 2364.1 Enemies defeated by setting forest afire M 371.0.1 Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy R 312 Forest as refuge R 312.1 Forest as refuge for eloping lovers S 143 Abandonment in forest S 301 Children abandoned (exposed) T 93.1 Disappointed lover becomes wild man in the woods. T 581.1 Birth of child in forest V 114 Sacred groves
FORESTER
H 1232.1 Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants) [knight, warrior] N 856 Helpful forester
FORETHOUGHT
J 580 Wisdom of caution J 610 Forethought in conflict with others – general J 620 Forethought in prevention of others’ plans J 670 Forethought in defences against others J 689 Forethought in alliances – miscellaneous J 740 Forethought in provision for shelter J 755 All aspects of a plan must be foreseen
FORGE
A 677.1 Smith of hell Q 560 Punishments in hell
FORGETFULNESS
D 1365 Object causes magic forgetfulness D 1365.2 Drink causes magic forgetfulness. D 1819.7 Man is able to tell king dream which king himself does not remember D 2000 Magic forgetfulness D 2004.3.1 Forgetfulness by drinking J 2010 Uncertainty about own identity.
FORGIVENESS
Q 116 Favorable decree as reward Q 171.1 Forgiveness of sin for acts of charity. T 99.4 (Bm) Defeated warring suitor at lady’s mercy is forgiven T 412.1 Mother guilty of incest with son forgiven by Pope (Virgin Mary) V 21 Confession brings forgiveness of sin V 441 Forgiveness W 11 Generosity
FORMATION
P 550 Military affairs P 552 Battle formations P 552.1 Battle-pen. Warriors fight in circle around leader
FORMULA
D 1273 Magic formula (charm) Z 10.2 End formulas. Z 65 Color formulas Z 65.1 Red as blood, white as snow Z 71.1.1 Formula: three days and three nights Z 72 Formulas based on the year
FORMULISTIC NUMBER
Z 71 Formulistic numbers Z 71.1 Formulistic number: three Z 71.2 Formulistic number: four Z 71.3 Formulistic number: five Z 71.4 Formulistic number: six Z 71.5 Formulistic number: seven Z 71.6 Formulistic number: nine. Z 71.8 Formulistic number: twelve Z 71.8.6 Formulistic number: twenty-four Z 71.11 Formulistic number: thirty Z 71.12 Formulistic number: forty [Forty days’ limit] Z 71.14 Formulistic number: seventy-two Z 71.16 Formulistic numbers – miscellaneous Z 71.16.1 Formulistic number- eight Z 71.16.2 Formulistic number: ten Z 71.16.11 Formulistic number: fifteen Z 71.16.12 Formulistic number- seventeen
FORTHPUTTING
T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman
FORTUNE
D 1561.1.2 Magic ring brings good luck. M 340.6 Prophecy of great misfortune N 111 Fortuna N 111.3 Fortune’s wheel. N 170 The capriciousness of luck N 200 The good gifts of fortune Z 134 Fortune personified Z 163 (Hi) Wheel symbol of world’s way
FORTY
Z 71.12 Formulistic number: forty [Forty days’ limit]
FOSTER
F 311.3 Fairy foster-mother. H 1385.16 (Bm) Quest for abducted [lost] foster son. K 2215 (Bm) Treacherous stepmother [foster mother] N 731.2.2 Undesired combat [between sworn (blood) brothers (foster brothers) N 839.1.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [marshal] as foster father P 270 Foster relatives P 270.2 Peasant and his wife as foster parents of exposed king’s son P 270.4 (Bm) Hero raised by foster parents P 271 Foster father P 271.2 Fisherman as foster father P 271.5 Foster father as constant helper P 272 Foster mother P 272.2 Foster mother as helper P 273 Foster brother. P 274 Foster sister P 274.1 Love between foster sister and foster brother P 275 Foster son P 293.1 Mother’s brother as foster father P 319 Deeds of friendship – miscellaneous S 30 Cruel step- and foster relatives S 322.4.2 Evil stepmother [foster mother] orders stepdaughter [foster daughter] to be killed
FOUNDING
V 111 Churches V 111.5 (Bm) Church [cloister] built in hero’s [fallen warriors’] honor V 118 Monasteries [cloisters, abbeys, nunneries] V 118.4 (Bm) Abbey and convent founded (given) in penitence V 210 Religious founders Z 703 (Bm) Eponymous account of city’s founding
FOUNDLING
L 111.2 Foundling hero S 301 Children abandoned (exposed) S 334 Tokens of royalty (nobility) left with exposed child S 335 Child exposed at palace gate S 354 Exposed infant (child) reared at strange king’s court [at shepherd’s place] T 621 Orphan [foundling] inquires about parents
FOUNTAIN
B 11.7.2 Dragon guards lake [fountain]. D 925 Magic fountain D 926 Magic well D 926.3 (Bm) Knight guards magic well [body of water] D 927.2 Magic spring [fountain] guarded by demons (monsters) [dragon]. D 1300 Magic object gives supernatural wisdom D 1338.1.1 Fountain of youth D 1346.2 Fountain of immortality D 1500.1.1 Magic healing fountain D 1541.1.3 Magic fountain causes storm (rain). D 2061.1.3 Poisoning by magic F 162.8 Magic fountain in otherworld. F 162.8.2 Fountains in otherworld – one or more streams flow into each, one or more out F 716 Extraordinary fountain F 716.3 Fountain hot or cold as desired F 717.2 Poison pool F 933 Extraordinary occurrences connected with springs [fountains, wells] H 411.11 Magic spring as chastity test H 411.11.2 Fountains as chastity test H 1321 Quest for marvelous water [fountain] K 2369.17 Poisoned food sent to enemy camp [fountain poisoned] N 715.1 Hero finds maiden at fountain, well, river T 35.1 Fountain as lovers’ rendezvous. V 1.6.2 Worship of water
FOUR
B 15.1.2.3 Four headed animal F 162.2.1 The four rivers of paradise F 610.4.1 Man with four men’s strength. Z 71.2 Formulistic number: four Z 71.2.1 Formula: north, south, east, west. (The cardinal directions) Z 71.2.2 The four elements Z 71.12 Formulistic number: forty [Forty days’ limit]
FOX
B 16.2.1 Devastating fox J 644.1 Fox sees all tracks going into lion’s den but none coming out J 871 The fox and the sour grapes J 1565.1 Fox and crane [stork] invite each other K 815.1 Fox persuades cock [bird] to come down and talk to him K 2061.4 Wolf [lion, fox] tries to entice goat [pigeon] down from high place [out of stable] L 315.3 Fox burns tree in which eagle has nest W 181.4 Jealous fox betrays wolf to peasant and then appropriates wolf’s cave and food
FRAGRANCE
B 739 Fanciful color, smell etc. of animals – miscellaneous D 975.2 Magic rose D 1359.3 Magic object causes joy D 1472.1.14.1 Magic food-providing cup [Grail] E 821 Sweet smell from corpse F 169.9 Pleasant fragrance in otherworld F 814 Extraordinary flower V 150 Sacred objects – miscellaneous
FRATRICIDE
Q 211.9 Fratricide punished. S 73.1 Fratricide
FREEDOM
B 11.11.5 Dragon fight in order to free man. H 1385.0.1 Unspelling quest: journey to disenchant (free) captives. J 211 Choice: free poverty or enslaved wealth L 451.3 Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog’s servitude and plenty Q 121 Freedom as reward
FREEZING
F 715 Extraordinary river F 932.6.3 In dead of night waters of stream cease flowing [freeze] and stand perfectly still
FRIDAY
N 127.4 Friday as auspicious [fateful] day
FRIENDSHIP
A 185.6 Deity particular friend to one mortal E 300 Friendly return from the dead E 390 Friendly return from the dead – miscellaneous F 531.5.1 Giant friendly to man F 577.1 Friends identical in appearance F 1041.21.4 Man cries at hearing of friend’s death H 151.10 Combat of unknown brothers [relatives, unrecognized friends] brings about recognition H 218.1 Judicial combat interrupted by friends of loser H 218.1.1 (G) Single combat, joust interrupted by friends of combatants H 1558 Tests of friendship H 1558.0.1.1 Apple test of worthiness for friendship. Father gives son three apples to offer to those he meets. If the man eats all, avoid him; if he divides, make friends with him. H 1558.7 Test of friendship: the power of money. Spendthrift loses friends in poverty K 1084.2 Liar brings enmity between friends K 2010 Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks K 2010.2 Friendship feigned to avenge murder K 2131 Trickster makes (two) friends each suspicious of the other’s intentions K 2297 Treacherous friend M 151.9 Vow not to see friends until quest is completed M 161.2 Vow to revenge (king, friends, father, [husband, queen]) (or die) M 246 Covenant of friendship M 246.1 Covenant of friendship between animals N 767.1 (Bm) Unwitting combat between friends. [Unwitting attack on friend] N 769 Accidental meeting of friends P 310 Friendship P 310.1 Friends want to divide good and evil P 310.2 Friends avenge each other P 310.5 Defeated enemy turns true friend P 310.8 Friendship possible only between equals P 311 Sworn brethren P 311.1 Combatants become sworn brethren P 311.5 Covenant of friendship P 314 Combat of disguised [unrecognized] friends. [Unwitting attack on friend] P 315 Friends offer to die for each other P 317.1 Refusal to believe that friend will harm one P 318 Man refuses to follow his friend in wicked conduct P 319 Deeds of friendship – miscellaneous P 319.7 Friendship without refusal R 74.1 Defeated enemy turns conqueror’s best friend R 169.5 Hero rescued by friend W 11.5.16 (Bm) Enemy spared who was father’s friend W 34.2 Loyal friends refuse to fight against disgraced comrade
FRIGHT
F 1041.16.6 Extraordinary physical reactions of angry warriors in battle F 1041.17.2 (Bm) Swoon from fear H 1410 Fear test: staying in frightful place J 1563.5 Guests frightened away by housewife. K 1213.1.1 Adulteress frightens paramour with cries of “Rape”- Then she removes her husband’s suspicion by feigning a fit. Later the paramour tricks her to his room and shows her naked except her face to her husband K 2320 Deception by frightening N 384 Death from fright
FROG
A 2434.2.3 Why there are no snakes in Ireland B 245.1 King of frogs J 643.1 Frogs demand a live king J 955.1 Frog tries in vain to be as big as ox J 1062.1 Frog as [beauty] doctor unable to cure his own ugliness [to cure himself]
FROST
A 787 Relation of the planets to human life. F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
FRUIT
C 510 Tabu: touching tree (plant) C 621.2 Tabu – touching fruit D 981 Magic fruit. D 1500.1.5 Magic healing fruit. D 1665.3 Fruit has any taste desired. F 162.3.3 Tree in otherworld in perpetual fruit [foliation]. F 733 Fruitful island F 811 Extraordinary tree F 811.7 Trees with extraordinary fruit F 811.7.2 Tree bearing unwonted fruit (flowers) F 811.13 Tree blooms and grows ripe fruit nightly [daily] F 813 Extraordinary fruits. H 1333.3 Quest for extraordinary fruit
FUGITIVE
M 314.4 Prophecy of future empire for fugitive hero R 350 Recapture of fugitive K 646 Fugitive’s confederate misdirects pursuer
FULFILLMENT
F 341 Fairies give fulfillment of wishes H 1229.1 Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. M 202 Fulfilling of bargain or promise M 202.0.1 Bargain or promise to be fulfilled at all hazards M 205.0.1 Promise kept [oath fulfilled] in deed, not in spirit M 370 Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy M 370.1 Prophecy of death fulfilled M 371.0.1 Abandonment in forest to avoid fulfillment of prophecy M 391 Fulfillment of prophecy M 391.1 Fulfillment of prophecy successfully avoided N 323 Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled
FUNERAL
E 412.3 Dead without proper funeral rites cannot rest F 882.1 Extraordinary funeral pyre T 211.9.1 Wife dies of grief for death of husband V 40 Mass V 60 Funeral rites V 65.5 Funeral games V 66 Funeral sermon [speech] V 69 Funeral rites – miscellaneous
FUR
B 15.7.10 Animal unusual as to skin B 731.2.1 Horse with crimson mane and green legs [Polychromatic horse] F 521.1 Man covered with hair like animal F 555 Remarkable hair
FURIOUS
F 960.3 Extraordinary nature phenomena during furious battle F 961.1.1 Sun refuses to shine when murder is done F 961.3 Extraordinary behaviour of moon F 1084 Furious battle [fight] F 1084.1.1 (Tu) Heaps of corpses after furious battle
FURIOUS
F 1084 Furious battle [fight]
FURNISHING
D 1472 Food and drink from magic object [Grail] F 183.1 Automatic service in otherworld: any sort of food desired furnished F 789 Extraordinary buildings and furnishings – miscellaneous
FUTURE
A 693 Intermediate future world. Residence for those whose good and evil deeds exactly counterbalance. D 1316.5.1 Voice comes forth from tree, revealing truth [future] D 1810.0.2 Magic knowledge of magician D 1810.8 Magic knowledge from dream D 1812.3 Means of learning future D 1812.3.3 Future revealed in dream D 1812.3.3.9 Future husband (wife) revealed in dream D 1812.3.4 (Bm) Future revealed by speaking tree D 1812.4 Future revealed by presentiment: “knowledge within” D 1812.5 Future learned through omens F 1099.8 Man meets (sees) his future descendants M 301.14 (Summoned) Dead prophesies M 302.3 Descent into hell [lower world] to learn future M 302.4 Horoscope taken by means of stars M 302.4.2 (Bm) Future read in stars M 310.1 Prophecy: future greatness and fame M 311 Prophecy: future greatness of unborn child M 312 Prophecy of future greatness for youth. M 314.4 Prophecy of future empire for fugitive hero M 369.2 Prophecies concerning love and marriage M 369.5 Prophecies concerning invasion and conquest
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