Index of Keywords
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HABIT
B 750 Fanciful habits of animals U 121 Like parent, like child
HABITATION
A 151.7 Deity [God] lives in the forest B 11.3 Habitat of dragon F 560 Unusual manner of life F 562 People of unusual residence F 721.2 Habitable hill
HAG
K 2293 Treacherous old woman.
HAIL
F 960 Extraordinary nature phenomena – elements and weather F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
HAIR
B 731.2.1 Horse with crimson mane and green legs [Polychromatic horse] D 991 Magic hair F 236 Dress of fairies F 521.1 Man covered with hair like animal F 521.1.1 Woman with animal hair. F 531.1.6.3 Giants with shaggy hair on their bodies F 531.1.6.3.1 Giant (giantess) with particularly long hair F 555 Remarkable hair F 555.4 Very thick hair F 555.8 Hair so stiff that apples falling on it would be impaled. [Remarkably stiff hair]. F 1041.2 Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from [fear,] joy, anger, or love F 1041.7 Hair turns gray from terror [sorrow] F 1041.21.6 Tearing hair and clothes from excessive grief H 75 Identification by a hair. H 1213.1 Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on a river). K 1512 The cut off nose (braids), A woman leaves her husband’s bed and has another woman take her place, The husband addresses her gets no answer and cuts off her hair (hose), In the morning the wife has still hers, The husband is made to believe that he was dreaming, is insane K 1821.10 Disguise by cutting off hair. M 121 Vow not to shave or cut hair until a certain time P 678 Pulling out hair as sign of grief [wringing hands as sign of grief] Q 488 Cutting [tousling] hair as punishment S 182.2 Girl [man] pulled about by her [his] hair
HALF
A 511.1.5 Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father [and goddess mother] B 20.1 Army of half-animals, half-men B 21.4 (Bm) Half man, half horse as archer B 80.2 Monster half-man, half-fish. F 527 Person of unusual color M 241.1 Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain his helper relents Q 112 Half of kingdom as reward Q 112.0.2 Half of property as reward T 551.5 Child born half man, half fish [animal] Z 72.0.1 (Bm) Year time limit on quest
HALF-BROTHERS
P 251 Brothers [Half-brothers] P 251.5.3 Hostile [half-] brothers P 283 Stepbrother Q 211.9.2 Punishment for killing foster brother S 73.1.0.1 Murder of stepbrother (foster brother)
HALL
F 771.1.1 Golden castle (palace, house) F 781 Extraordinary rooms
HALLOWEEN
V 70.5 Samhain, Halloween (All Saints Day)
HAND
D 996 Magic hand D 1076 Magic ring D 1518 Magic object restores bodily members D 1518.2 Root restores amputated hands and feet. D 1799.4 Magic powers from touching D 2161.3.2 Magic restoration of severed hand F 171.7 Unseen hands lave feet in otherworld F 515 Person unusual as to his hands F 515.1 Person with unusual fingers F 531.1.3 Feet (legs) [and arms] of giant F 552 Remarkable hands F 628.1.1 Strong man kills lion with own hands F 1036 Hand from heaven writes on wall Q 53.3 Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town Q 451 Mutilation as punishment Q 451.0.1 Hands and feet cut off as punishment Q 451.0.4 Hands and feet cut off as punishment for robbery Q 451.1 Hands cut off as punishment Q 451.1.1 Hand cut off as punishment for theft R 51.3 Prisoners mutilated S 161 Mutilation: cutting off hands (arms)
HANDSOMENESS
F 305.2 Offspring of fairy and mortal extraordinarily beautiful. F 531.1.0.1 Beauty of giant F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman F 575.2 Handsome man F 575.3 Remarkably beautiful child T 11.1 Love from mere mention or description U 119.3 Handsome exterior does not indicate beautiful soul
HANGING
M 341.2.23 Prophecy: death by hanging Q 413 Punishment: hanging Q 413.0.1 Threat of hanging as punishment Q 413.1 Hanging as punishment for theft Q 413.4 Hanging as punishment for murder Q 413.8 Hanging as punishment for treachery Q 429 Capital punishment – miscellaneous S 113.1 Murder by hanging S 113.1.2 Prisoners taken in war (enemy’s messengers) hanged S 182.3 (G) Man hanged by feet to tree
HAPPINESS
D 1359.3 Magic object causes joy D 1359.3.1 Magic music causes joy F 165.6 Only joy felt in otherworld dwelling. F 173 Otherworld land of happiness. M 151.7.1 (Bm) Vow not to be happy until conquest is achieved [revenge is taken] U 115.1 Apparently happy woman discloses the skeleton of her slain paramour
HARD-HEARTEDNESS
W 155 Hardness of heart
HARDSHIP
H 328 Suitor test: power of endurance H 1502 Test: enduring hardship
HARE
J 881.1 More timid than the hare J 512 Animal should not try to change his nature U 129 Nature will show itself – misc.
HARMLESSNESS
B 15.3.4 Animal usually harmless has horns
HARMONY
V 339.1 (Bm) Harmony between religions
HARP
A 1461.2.1 Origin of harp D 1231 Magic harp F 679.9 Skillful musician (plays nine mouth harps at once) H 411.12 Magic harp as chastity test. Plays out of tune [string breaks] at approach of unchaste girl
HARPER
D 1268 Magic statue (doll) F 679.9 Skillful musician (plays nine mouth harps at once) H 503 Test of musical ability K 1817.3 Disguise as harper (minstrel) P 428.1 Harper Q 95 Reward for musician T 31 Lovers’ meeting: hero in service of [given as playmate to] heroine
HAT
F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous
HATRED
N 385 Unintentional injuries bring unfortunate consequences R 227.2 Flight from hated husband
HAUBERK
D 1101 Magic [part of] armor D 1101.2 Magic cuirass. D 1381.3.2 Magic unpierceable (horn) skin protects against attack D 1381.10 Magic [part of] armor protects from attack D 1381.10.2 Magic unpierceable cuirass [shield] D 1578 Magic object keeps off enchantment. F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor F 824.7 (Bm) Impenetrable hauberk.
HAUGHTINESS
L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous W 187 Insolence [Self-conceit]
HAUNTING
E 334 Non-malevolent ghost haunts scene of former misfortune, crime or tragedy. E 410 The unquiet grave F 531.6.2 Haunts of giants G 303.15 Places haunted by the devil
HEAD
A 123.12 (Bm) God with horns of silver and gold B 11.5.5 Self-returning dragon’s head B 15.1 Animal unusual as to his head B 15.1.2.1.1 Two-headed serpent B 15.1.4 (Bm) Horse with head like a bull B 55 Man with bird’s head B 101.7 Serpent with jewel in head B 722 Magic stone in animal’s head. D 581 Petrification [death] by glance D 1610.5 Speaking head D 2061.2.1 Death-giving glance. E 783.1 Head cut off and successfully replaced. F 167.5 Headless people in otherworld F 401.5.1 Spirit in form of horrible head F 511 Person unusual as to his head F 511.0.1 Headless person F 511.0.9 Person with animal’s head F 531.1.2.0.1 Gigantic head H 105 Parts of slain animal as token of slaying H 105.9 (Bm) Foe’s head as proof of slaying H 106.2 Severed head as proof of killing H 901.1 Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task H 1154.0.1 Task: bringing head of animal M 208 Price set on one’s head N 2.3.1 Head wagered P 555.2.1.1 “Publication of slaying”. Heads of slain enemies displayed Q 421.1 Heads on Stakes. Punishment by beheading and placing heads on stakes Q 488.2 Head shaved as punishment S 116.4 Murder by crushing head S 133 Murder by beheading S 139.2 Slain person dismembered S 139.2.1 Head of murdered (defeated) man displayed before his own house S 139.2.1.1 Head of murdered man taken along as trophy S 139.2.2 Other indignities to corpse S 139.2.2.1 Heads of slain enemies impaled upon stakes S 139.2.2.1.4 Heads of defeated enemies hung on conqueror’s saddle S 139.2.2.4.1 Head used as ball
HEADLESS
F 167.5 Headless people in otherworld F 511.0.1 Headless person F 511.0.1.1 Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast F 531.1.2.1 Headless giant S 139.2.2.9 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse, headless body of enemy dragged through camp
HEALER
F 668.0.1 Skillful physician H 1319.1 Quest for only person who can cure certain sickness P 424 Physician P 424.5 Female physician [healer]
HEALING
D 1244 Magic salve (ointment) D 1273 Magic formula (charm) D 1342 Magic object gives health D 1500.1.1 Magic healing fountain D 1500.1.3 Magic tree heals (cures) D 1500.1.4 Magic healing plant. D 1500.1.5 Magic healing fruit. D 1500.1.7.3 Magic healing blood D 1500.1.10 Sacred objects cure disease D 1500.1.18 Magic healing water D 1500.1.19 Magic healing salve. D 1502.4.2.1 Blood of children (innocent maidens) as cure for leprosy D 1503.4 Magic balm heals wounds. D 1503.6 Magic jewel heals wounds D 1503.8 Magic goblet (Grail) heals wounds D 1503.10 Magic plant heals wounds. D 1505.8.1 Blood from Christ’s wounds restores sight D 1508.5 (Bm) Magic ointment cures madness. D 2161 Magic healing power D 2161.2 Magic cure of wound. D 2161.3.1 Blindness magically cured D 2161.3 Magic cure of physical defect D 2161.3.1 Blindness magically cured D 2161.3.3 Magic cure of broken limbs D 2161.3.7 Lameness magically cured D 2161.4.10.0.1 Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound D 2161.4.14.3 Cure by washing in dew F 344 Fairies heal mortals F 950 Marvelous cures F 952 Blindness miraculously cured F 952.6 Miraculous cures- blindness cured by drop of water from side of crucified Savior F 955.1 Blood (-bath) as cure for leprosy F 959.3 Miraculous cure of wound F 992 Blindness miraculously cured H 1319.1 Quest for only person who can cure certain sickness K 115 Pseudo-magic healing objects sold M 431.5 Curse: wound not to heal P 253.11 (Bm) Woman unwittingly nurses brother’s [uncle’s] slayer. V 221 Miraculous healing by saints
HEAP
F 1084.1.1 (Tu) Heaps of corpses after furious battle
HEARING
E 402 Mysterious ghostlike noises heard. M 151 Vow not to eat before hearing of adventure T 81.7 Woman dies on hearing of lover’s or husband’s death
HEART
D 1015.1 Magic heart of animal F 1041.1.1 Death from broken heart F 1041.1.1.3 Heart breaks from sorrow H 82.3.4 (Bm) Dying lover orders his heart sent to mistress as token S 139.6 Murder by tearing out heart T 0 Love W 155 Hardness of heart
HEAT
A 671.3.3 Alternate heat and cold in hell F 709.4 (Bm) Land of two summers and no winters [without extreme weather elements] F 935 Extraordinary occurrences connected with pond (pool, tank) F 960.3 Extraordinary nature phenomena during furious battle Q 566 Punishments by heat in hell
HEATHEN
G 303.8.14 Devils dwell in heathen idols, as well as portraits and images J 1824.1 Other misunderstandings of the communion K 2299.2 Treacherous peoples (tribes) P 120 Church dignitaries P 426 Clergy P 681 Mourning customs P 715 Particular nations (races, religions) R 169.15 Rescue by stranger [heathen] S 262.4 Girl offers to sacrifice herself to dragon [heathen] in place of her parents [queen] T 91.6.4.1 Sultan’s [heathen king’s] daughter [wife] in love with captured [exiled] knight T 121 Unequal marriage V 1.11 Worship of idols V 215 (Hi) Heathen gods V 301 (Li) Heathens and Christians V 301.1 (Li) The high-minded, noble heathen V 331 Conversion to Christianity V 331.1.3 Conversion to Christianity because the heathen gods prove to be less powerful V 332 Baptism of heathen V 339.1.1 (Bm) Christian leads Saracen army [Heathen fights in Christian army] V 340 Miracle manifested to non-believers V 350 Conflicts between religions V 356 Christian hero (saint) overthrows heathen idols V 381 Heathen beats his god because of misfortune
HEAVEN
A 661 Heaven- A blissful upper world A 661.0.2 Music in heaven A 666 Ladder to heaven A 761 Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars D 811.2 Magic object falls down from the heaven D 1031.0.1 Manna. Food from skies in basket each morning E 754 Saved souls E 754.2.2 Souls carried to heaven by angels F 1 Journey to otherworld as dream or vision F 11.1 Journey to heaven [or hell] in trance F 60 Transportation to or from upper world F 63.2 Mortal taken to heaven by angel F 792 Artificial heavens F 962.2 Fire from heaven F 966 Voices from heaven (or from the air) F 969.1 Skies open, revealing heavenly company G 303.8 Devil’s expulsion from heaven and his present haunts H 682.1 Riddle: how far is it from earth to heaven H 682.2.1 How wide is heaven? So and so wide and if you don’t believe it, go measure it yourself H 1371.5 (Hi) Quest for the sky L 421 Attempt to fly to heaven punished N 819.7 (Bm) Voice from heaven encourages hero P 15.6 King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to study ways of fishes [ascends to the sky by griffins] Q 20 Piety rewarded Q 42 Generosity rewarded Q 170 Religious rewards Q 172 Reward: admission to heaven Q 172.0.2 Rewards in heaven Q 172.3 Man admitted to heaven as reward for penance Q 552.13 Fire from heaven as punishment Q 552.13.1 Death by fire from heaven as punishment V 232.2 Angel carries mortal [to heaven] V 511.1 Visions of heaven V 522 Sinner reformed after visit to heaven and hell V 550 (Bm) Voice from heaven
HEAVINESS
D 931 Magic rock (stone) D 1682 Magic jewel which outweighs many heavy objects in the scale D 1687 Object magically becomes heavy. F 610.7 Strong man is so heavy that no horse can carry him all day [that can’t even be carried by two horses] F 610.8 Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry him F 809 Other extraordinary stones F 835.2.1 Iron club [pole] so heavy that five [several] men can hardly lift it
HEDGE-HOG
F 521.1 Man covered with hair like animal F 555 Remarkable hair F 555.8 Hair so stiff that apples falling on it would be impaled. [Remarkably stiff hair].
HEEL
Z 311 Achilles heel
HEIGHT
F 531.2.1 Extremely tall giant F 759 Extraordinary mountains and valleys – miscellaneous F 777 (Bm) Extraordinary wall F 811 Extraordinary tree F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous K 1861.1 Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird
HEIR
H 921.1 Tasks set by king to sons to determine heir to kingdom P 17.3.3 (Bm) King’s rescuer made his heir P 17.16 (Bm) Nephew as heir. P 251.7 Older brother has birthright. T 68.4 Vanquished king gives hero his daughter and control over his kingdom U 90 (Bm) Dispossessed heir
HELL
A 671 Hell – Lower world of torment A 671.0.1.1 Other locations for hell A 671.1 Doorkeeper of hell A 671.2 Horrible sights in hell A 671.2.1 Serpents in hell A 671.2.2.3 Rivers of fire [sulphur] in hell A 671.2.4 The fires of hell A 671.2.4.1 Sea of fire in hell A 671.2.5 Dragons [monsters] in hell A 671.2.11 Birds made of iron in hell A 671.3.3 Alternate heat and cold in hell A 673 Hound of hell. Cerberus. A 677.1 Smith of hell C 211.2.2 Tabu – eating in hell (hades) C 542.1 Tabu – contact with things on journey to hell E 367 Return from dead to preach repentance E 421.3 Luminous [fiery] ghosts E 481.7 Icy inferno E 493 Dead men dance E 721.7 Soul leaves body to visit hell (heaven) E 752 Lost souls E 755.2 Souls in hell (Hades) E 755.2.5 Icy hell E 755.2.7 Devils torment sinners in hell E 755.2.8 Series of hells F 1 Journey to otherworld as dream or vision F 11.1 Journey to heaven [or hell] in trance F 80.1.1 Castle in lower world F 80.1.2 Darkness of lower world F 81 Descent to lower world of dead [hell] F 150.2 Entrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals) F 152.1.6.1 Bridge to [in] otherworld covered with knives F 171.6 Mysterious punishments in otherworld F 771.1.11 Castle of fire G 303.8 Devil’s expulsion from heaven and his present haunts G 303.8.3 Devil in hell G 303.16.3 Devil’s power avoided by the cross G 303.17.2.5 Devil retreats into hell amid thunder and lightning G 303.17.3.5 Satan punished in hellfire G 303.25.14 The food and drink of the devils [Illusory character of devil’s food and drink] G 303.25.16 Possessions of the devil H 1271 Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earth K 1363.1 Putting the devil in hell M 342 Prophecy of downfall of kingdom Q 170 Religious rewards Q 560 Punishments in hell Q 562 Pain of souls tormented in hell alternately ebbs and flows Q 562.3 Souls tormented in hell (alternately borne up to firmament and) cast down to depths Q 563 Punishments in hell fitted to crime Q 566 Punishments by heat in hell Q 567 Punishment by cold in hell Q 569.2 Sinners in hell swallowed by dragons [monster] Q 569.3 Sinners in hell fall into mouth of devil V 236 Fallen angels V 465 Clerical vices. V 511.2 Visions of hell V 522 Sinner reformed after visit to heaven and hell
HELMET
D 1101 Magic [part of] armor D 1101.4 Magic helmet D 1344.9 Magic garment renders invulnerable. D 1344.13 Magic (golden) helmet 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 1381.10.3 Magic unpierceable helmet D 1400.1.17 Magic helmet gives victory D 1414 Magic object renders weapon [armor] useless F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous K 401.1.1 Trail of stolen goods [shining of stolen helmet] made to lead to dupe
HELP
B 300 Helpful animal B 331 Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding B 339 Death of helpful animal – misc. B 401 Helpful horse B 401.1 Helpful water-horse B 430 Helpful wild beasts B 431.4 Helpful panther B 443.1 Helpful deer B 443.3 Helpful elephant B 498 Helpful mythical animal C 686.1 Tabu – to refuse help to a woman F 451.5.1 Helpful dwarfs F 451.5.23 Dwarfs seek human help in their fights and troubles H 970 Help in performing tasks H 973.3 Task performed by [with help of] dwarfs H 974.1 Task performed with help of mistress H 1224 Quest to distant king for military aid H 1233.6 Animals help hero on quest K 640 Escape by help of confederate K 649 Escape by help of confederate – miscellaneous K 1812.1 Incognito king helped by humble man. Gives reward M 146.8 (Bm) Vow to marry lady who helps achieve task N 814 Helpful angel N 821 Help from little man N 825.2 Old man helper N 853 (Bm) Helpful jailor [gatekeeper, guard, watchman] P 58 (Bm) Knight aids man [woman] unjustly besieged [assailed] P 557.0.3 (Li) Military aid (alliance) Q 53 Reward for rescue T 66 Help in wooing T 66.1 Grateful dead man helps hero win princess V 17.3 Sacrifice to get help in danger
HELPER
A 528 Culture hero has supernatural helpers B 403 Helpful mule B 421 Helpful dog B 431.2 Helpful lion B 437.2 Helpful mouse B 450 Helpful birds B 451.4 Helpful crow B 455.3 Helpful eagle. B 463.3 Helpful crane B 469.2 Helpful swan B 571.3 Animals fight together with their master. D 1421.0.1 Magic bell summons helper F 347 Fairy advisor [advice from dwarf] F 451.5.1 Helpful dwarfs H 974.1 Task performed with help of mistress H 1233 Helpers on quest H 1233.2 Relation as helper on quest. H 1233.3 Holy man [hermit] as helper on quest H 1233.3.1 Ascetic (hermit) gives directions to hero on quest H 1233.4 Supernatural creature as helper on quest. H 1233.4.1 Fairies as helpers on quest H 1233.6 Animals help hero on quest H 1235 Succession of helpers on quest H 1239.3 Quest accomplished by means of objects given by helpers. H 1381.8 (Bm) Quest for champion [helper] M 146.8 (Bm) Vow to marry lady who helps achieve task M 241.1 Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain his helper relents N 800 Helpers N 810 Supernatural helpers N 812 Giant or ogre as helper N 815 Fairy as helper N 815.0.2 Helpful water-spirit N 817 Deity [saint] as helper N 817.0.1 God as helper N 817.0.2 Goddess as helper N 819.2 Transformed person as helper. N 820 Human helpers N 825.2 Old man helper N 825.3 Old woman helper N 827 Child as helper N 831 Girl [woman] as helper N 832 Boy as helper N 835 Wealthy (powerful) man as helper N 836 King as helper N 837 Queen as helper N 838 Hero (culture hero) as helper N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper N 839.1 (Bm) [Court official] Steward as helper N 841 Shepherd as helper N 843 Hermit as helper N 845 Magician as helper. N 846 Cleric as helper N 846.1 Palmer as helper. N 846.2 Priest as helper N 851 Merchant as helper N 853 (Bm) Helpful jailor [gatekeeper, guard, watchman] N 856 Helpful forester N 857 Enemy’s servant as helper N 858 (Bm) Fisherman as helper N 862 (Tu) Ferryman as helper N 845 Magician as helper P 293.2 Mother’s brother as helper. Q 40 Kindness rewarded V 229.7 Invaders miraculously defeated by saints [Saints as helpers in battle] V 232 Angel as helper V 232.1 Angel as helper in battle
HELPLESSNESS
D 1410 Magic object renders person helpless D 1411 Magic object binds person (animal)
HEN
A 2477.2 Why hen scratches in ground B 11.1.1 Dragon from cock’s [hen’s] egg B 103.2.1 Treasure-laying bird B 718 (Bm) Adder creeps out of egg, dies before it can crawl back in D 1812.5.2.2 Meeting certain person (animal) a good omen K 2061.7 Cat offers to act as doctor for cock and hen [Lion offers to act as doctor for horse]
HERALD
A 1075 End of world heralded by coming of Antichrist H 1232.1 Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants) [knight, warrior] P 429.2 (Li) Herald
HERALDRY
P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms Z 150 Other symbols
HERB
D 965 Magic plants D 978 Magic herbs D 1337.2.2 Magic herbs render hideous. D 1342 Magic object gives health D 1364.31 Plant produces [deathlike] sleep D 1500.1.4 Magic healing plant. D 1503.10 Magic plant heals wounds. D 1515.1 Remedies for poison D 1518.2 Root restores amputated hands and feet. D 1557.2 Magic herb causes door to open D 1584.1 Charm induces dream
HERDING
B 845 Wild animals herded
HERDSMAN
H 1232.1 Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants) [knight, warrior] P 270.2 Peasant and his wife as foster parents of exposed king’s son P 412 Shepherd R 131.3 Herdsman rescues abandoned child S 351.2 Abandoned child reared by herdsman
HERESY
Q 225.1 Heresy punished V 320 Heretics
HERMIT
D 1713 Magic power of hermit (saint, yogi) F 571 Extremely old person G 303.3.1.8.1 Devil as hermit H 1232.1 Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants) [knight, warrior] H 1233.3 Holy man [hermit] as helper on quest H 1233.3.1 Ascetic (hermit) gives directions to hero on quest K 1826 Disguise as churchman (hermit) K 1826.1 Disguise as monk M 301.1 Wild man as prophet M 301.5 Saints (holy men) [hermits] as prophet N 843 Hermit as helper P 16.1 King (prince) retires from world (becomes hermit [monk, pilgrim], swineherd [beggar]) P 56 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes hermit P 426.2 Hermit T 211.5 Man becomes a hermit after his wife’s death [Becoming hermit after partner’s death] T 211.5.1 Wife becomes hermit (nun) after husband’s death V 111.5 (Bm) Church [cloister] built in hero’s [fallen warriors’] honor V 118 Monasteries [cloisters, abbeys, nunneries] V 227 Saints have divine visitors V 229.2 Sancticity of saints V 232.3 Angels supply food to mortal V 235 Mortal visited by angel V 462 Asceticism
HERO
A 511.1.5 Culture hero son of mortal (half-mortal) father [and goddess mother] A 515.1.1 Twin culture heroes A 528 Culture hero has supernatural helpers A 560 Culture hero’s (demigod’s) departure A 566 Culture hero returns to upper world A 571.1 Culture hero still alive in hollow hill B 17.2.1.2 Hostile eel attacks hero D 785.1 Disenchantment produced by hero winning contests with demons D 791.2 Disenchantment by only one person. F 301.1.1.1 Girl [hero] summons fairy lover [mistress] by wishing for him [her] (hero) F 610 Remarkably strong man F 610.4 Man with strength of many men F 610.4.1 Man with four men’s strength. F 610.8 Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry him F 611.1.2 Strong man son of woman and dwarf F 611.2.1 Strong hero suckled by animal F 611.3 Strong hero acquires his strength F 611.3.2 Hero’s precocious strength F 611.3.3 Strong hero tests weapons. Breaks first sword F 612 Strong hero sent from home F 614.10 Strong hero fights whole army alone F 618.1 Strong hero tames ungovernable horse F 624.2.0.1 Strong man throws enormous stone F 628 Strong man as mighty slayer F 628.1 Strong man kills many men F 628.1.1 Strong man kills lion with own hands F 628.1.3 Strong man kills great serpent [dragon] F 628.2 Strong man kills men F 628.2.1 Strong man kills many men at once F 628.2.3 Strong man kills giant F 628.4 Strong man’s mighty spear-cast (sword blow) [pole-blow] F 639.4 Strong man overcomes giant F 960.1.1 Extraordinary nature phenomena at birth of royalty F 960.2 Extraordinary nature phenomena at death of holy [pious] person (hero) F 965.2 Sun darkened at death of holy [pious] person F 1041.16.1 Man spits fire when enraged F 1051.2 Miraculously loud noise of mourning for hero F 1088.1 Hero (heroine) spared for his (her) beauty G 303.9.6.1.1 Devil is overcome by man in fight G 510.4 Hero overcomes devastating animal H 41.9 King [noble] recognized by unique ability to occupy certain seat H 310.1 Tests for hero, husband of supernatural (divine) wife H 1211 Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero H 1561.6 Test of valor: fight with giant [warrior, dwarf-hero, dragon etc.] H 1568 Test of the champion. J 1730.1 Hero does not learn his name until after first [particular] adventure. K 913 Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast K 959.2.2 Heroes dislike to kill sleeping people K 1111.1 Ogre’s (dwarf’s) [giant’s, hero’s] beard caught fast K 1346 Hero flies to maiden’s room K 1861.1 Hero sewed up in animal hide so as to be carried to height by bird K 1864.2.1 (Bm) Corpse falsely said to be hero’s by treacherous rival [knight] K 1932 Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero K 2378.5 Hero sleeps during the first part of battle and emerges only later [Hero sleeps late on day of battle] L 101 Unpromising [clumsy] hero L 111.2 Foundling hero L 111.2.1 Future hero found in boat (basket, bushes) L 111.3 Widow’s son as hero L 111.4 Orphan hero. L 111.5 Bastard hero L 111.5.1 (Bm) Hero begot illegitimately L 112.2 Very small hero L 113.1.7 Slave as hero L 114.2 Spendthrift hero L 122 Unsophisticated hero L 123 Pauper hero L 160 Success of the unpromising hero (heroine) L 225 Hero refuses reward L 310 Weak overcomes strong in conflict L 311 Weak (small) [young] hero overcomes large fighter M 151.7 Heroine will not laugh till arrival of destined hero. M 241.1 Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain his helper relents M 311 Prophecy: future greatness of unborn child M 311.0.1 Heroic career prophesied for (new-born) child M 312.9 Prophecy: no people or king will be able to stand up against hero M 314 Prophecy: man (child) will become king M 314.4 Prophecy of future empire for fugitive hero M 331 Prophecy: princess to marry prince [hero] M 356.1.2 Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle M 361 Fated hero M 361.1 Prophecy: certain hero to achieve holy grail. N 710 Accidental meeting of hero and heroine N 715.1 Hero finds maiden at fountain, well, river N 781 Hero [heroine] embarks in rudderless boat N 838 Hero (culture hero) as helper P 233.2 Young hero rebuked by his father P 270.4 (Bm) Hero raised by foster parents P 551.4 Hero drives retreating warriors back into battle Q 20.1 Reward for service of god, hero or ascetic for a period R 161.0.1 Hero rescued by his lady R 169.1 Hero in disguise (of foolish knight, then of black knight) rescues lady R 169.5 Hero rescued by friend R 169.14 Wounded hero restored in peasant’s [lady’s] house R 187 Horn of Roncevalles. Hero calls aid of waiting soldiers on horn R 331 [Christian] Hero takes refuge at [heathen] king’s court S 139.2.2.10 (Bm) Body of dead enemy hero left in street for all to see S 139.2.2.11.2 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse: body of dead hero left in field for wild beasts to eat. T 31 Lovers’ meeting: hero in service of [given as playmate to] heroine T 31.1 Lovers’ meeting: Hero in service of lady’s father T 66.1 Grateful dead man helps hero win princess T 94 (Bm) Heroine [hero] attempts suicide on (false) reports of hero’s [heroine’s] death T 103 (Bm) Hero, offered hand of princess as reward, remains true to betrothed [beloved] T 141.3 Hero assigns the bride he has won to another T 615.5 Precocious young child demands weapons T 617.2 Hero learns his name at time of first [particular] adventure. T 682 Hero a posthumous son V 67.1 Ornaments (arms, chariots) buried with hero V 153 (Hi) Heroes’ grave V 356 Christian hero (saint) overthrows heathen idols W 11.5.12 Hero in battle refuses to slay charioteers, women or physicians [Hero refuses to slay suicidal attacker] W 32 Bravery Z 200 Heroes Z 201 (Bm) Famous possessions of hero Z 201.1 (Bm) Hero’s famous horse Z 201.2 (Bm) Hero’s famous sword Z 201.3 (Bm) Hero’s famous dog- Tristan ‘s Peticrome Z 201.9.1 (Bm) Hero’s famous possessions – Arthur’s Round Table Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero Z 216 Supernatural origin of hero (magic conception) Z 230 Extraordinary exploits of hero Z 231 Boyish exploits of hero Z 235 Hero with extraordinary animal companion Z 251 Boy hero Z 252 Hero at first nameless [unaware of birth] Z 254 Destined hero Z 255 Hero born [conceived] out of wedlock Z 255.1 (Li) Unknown origin of hero, prophet Z 261 Giant heroes Z 292 Death of hero [heroine] Z 292.1 (Bm) Hero’s corpse embalmed
HEROINE
F 1088.1 Hero (heroine) spared for his (her) beauty L 102 Unpromising heroine. L 113 Hero (heroine) of unpromising occupation L 160 Success of the unpromising hero (heroine) L 162 Lowly heroine marries prince (king, [count]) N 710 Accidental meeting of hero and heroine T 32.1 Lovers’ meeting: hero in heroine’s father’s [husband’s] prison from which she helps him to escape T 89.2 Woman [man] sacrifices herself [himself] to save beloved T 94 (Bm) Heroine [hero] attempts suicide on (false) reports of hero’s [heroine’s] death
HEROISM
W 32 Bravery W 33 Heroism
HIDEOUSNESS
D 52.1 Transformation: man becomes hideous. D 52.3 (G) Ugly woman becomes beautiful D 1337.2.2 Magic herbs render hideous. D 1870 Magic hideousness D 1872 Man made hideous. D 2031.4 Hideous person magically makes self seem beautiful F 234.2.2 Fairy in hideous form F 510 Monstrous persons F 531.1.0.2 Hideous giant F 576 Extraordinary ugliness G 303.3.0.1 Devil in hideous form G 303.3.1.4 Devil appears in the form of a man repugnantly ugly K 2270 Deformed villain. Q 551.8 Deformity as punishment.
HIDING
J 640 Avoidance of others’ power J 670 Forethought in defences against others J 1344 Unwelcome guest tells about the hidden food – Having seen his hostess hide it, he tells about it the form of a tale K 515 Escape by hiding. K 754 Capture by hiding in artificial animal K 818.4 Deception by hiding weapons K 1342.0.1 Man carried into woman’s room hidden in a basket K 1521 Paramour successfully hidden from husband K 1521.1 Paramour hidden in chimney K 1521.3 Paramour hidden under the wash [tub] K 1521.4 Paramour hidden in the bed K 1566.1 Cuckold unwittingly lies with wife on chest containing her hidden paramour K 1892 Deception by hiding
HIERARCHY
J 950 Presumption of the lowly P 90 Royalty and nobility – miscellaneous
HIGH-MINDEDNESS
V 301.1 (Li) The high-minded, noble heathen
HILL
A 571.1 Culture hero still alive in hollow hill D 932.2 Magic hill D 1960.2 Kyffhäuser. King asleep in mountain F 451.4.1.11 Dwarfs live in hills and mountains F 721.2 Habitable hill F 759.1 Mountain with marvelous objects at top P 14.10 Kings have seat on hills R 45 Captivity in mound (cave, hollow hill)
HIND
B 535 Animal nurse – Animal nourishes abandoned child F 611.2.1 Strong hero suckled by animal S 352 Animal aids abandoned child(ren) T 611 Suckling of children Z 142 Symbolic color: white
HIPPOPOTAMUS
B 768.5 (Bm) Hippopotamus as cannibal K 2369 Military strategy – miscellaneous
HISTORY
H 11.1 Recognition by telling life history
HOLDING
H 412.4.1 Chastity ordeal: holding hot iron K 1521.2.1 Lover escapes behind the sheet which wife holds up to show her husband
HOLE
T 41.1 Communication of lovers through hole in wall
HOLINESS
D 1242.1.2 Holy water as magic object G 303.16.3.4 Devil made to disappear by making sign of the cross G 303.16.7 Devil is chased by holy water H 1233.3 Holy man [hermit] as helper on quest Q 222.6 Punishment for desecrating holy temple utensils Q 223.6 Failure to observe holiness of Sabbath [Sunday] punished Q 526 Pilgrimage as penance V 70 Religious feasts and fasts V 110 Religious buildings [and institutions] V 123.1 God under compulsion: Suppliant threatens to mutilate (crush) holy image if his wish is not fulfilled V 132.2 Holy water disperses demons V 133 Holy candles V 229.2 Sancticity of saints V 301 (Li) Heathens and Christians V 531 Pilgrimage to Holy Land
HOLLOWNESS
F 131 Otherworld in hollow mountain F 211 Fairyland [dwarfs] under hollow knoll F 451.4.3.1 Dwarf cave [hollow mountain] closed by iron doors F 759.2 Hollow mountain F 800 Extraordinary rocks and stones R 45 Captivity in mound (cave, hollow hill)
HOLMGANG
H 1561.2.1 Holmgang: single combat on an island.
HOME
A 151 Home of the gods A 151.1.2 Home of gods in cave F 374 Longing in fairyland to visit home. F 451.4.4 Home of dwarfs endangered or destroyed F 531.6.2 Haunts of giants F 612 Strong hero sent from home J 552.6 Boast at home K 1815.1 Return home in humble disguise P 17.10 Three sons each get a kingship, but the youngest [first] the most important in the home country T 294 Husband (wife) of supernatural being longs for old home and visits relatives.
HOMOSEXUALITY
T 463 Homosexual love (male)
HONESTY
H 1550 Tests of character V 461.2 Truthful monk refuses to cheat even for his order W 37 Conscientiousness
HONOR
B 251.2 Animals honor saint (cleric). H 1223.1 Quest to recover one’s honor through feats. H 1550 Tests of character J 216.5 Early death with fame preferred J 230 Choice: real and apparent values J 247 Goodness [honor] preferred to wealth P 12.9.2 (Bm) King honors dead enemy P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] Q 113.0.1 High honors as reward V 65 Commemoration of death W 45 Honor Z 139 Personifications – miscellaneous
HOODWINKING
J 1492 Trickster artist hoodwinks king: Cuckold’s [illegitimate child’s] eyes cannot see picture, King pretends to see the picture- Courtiers reveal that there is no picture K 330 Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner K 359 Means of hoodwinking guardian or owner – miscellaneous
HOOF
F 517.1.6 Person with horse’s hoofs
HORN
A 123.12 (Bm) God with horns of silver and gold B 13 Unicorn B 15.1 Animal unusual as to his head B 15.3.1 Many-horned animal B 15.3.4 Animal usually harmless has horns B 15.3.4.3 (Bm) Horned horse B 15.7.10.1 Animal with horny skin B 91.3 Horned snake B 256.3 Deer makes its horns available as a bookholder to a saint [as a candelabrum to the owner of the castle] D 1171.6.3 Magic drinking horn D 1222 Magic horn (musical) D 1381.3.2 Magic unpierceable (horn) skin protects against attack D 1472.1.24.1 Magic drinking horn supplies drink D 1652.17 Inexhaustible horn F 511.3 Person with horns F 545.2.2 Horns on forehead F 558 Man covered with horn F 866.6 Extraordinarily costly drinking horn H 411.4.0.1 (G) Magic drinking horn: unchaste woman’s husband cannot drink from horn L 461 Stag scorns his legs but is proud of his horns R 187 Horn of Roncevalles. Hero calls aid of waiting soldiers on horn
HORN-BLOW
D 1620 Magic automata P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
HORN-BOW
F 836.2 Hornbows
HOROSCOPE
M 302.4 Horoscope taken by means of stars
HORRIPILIATION
F 1041.2 Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from [fear,] joy, anger, or love F 1041.17 Extraordinary result of fear
HORSE
B 15.1.4 (Bm) Horse with head like a bull B 15.3.4.3 (Bm) Horned horse B 16.1.3 Devastating horse B 16.1.3.1 Man-eating mares B 16.1.3.2 (Bm) Man-eating horse B 21 Centaur: man-horse B 21.4 (Bm) Half man, half horse as archer B 99 Mythical animals – miscellaneous B 151.1.1 Horses determine road to be taken B 184.1 Magic horses [extraordinary horse from otherworld] B 184.1.1 Horse (mule) with magic speed B 184.1.1.2 Horse as swift as a bird B 301.1 Faithful animal at master’s grave dies of hunger. B 301.4.8 Faithful horse fights together with its master [saves master’s life] B 339.2 (Bm) Horse falls dead from being ridden too hard B 401 Helpful horse B 557 Unusual animal as riding horse B 731.2.1 Horse with crimson mane and green legs [Polychromatic horse] B 771.6 (Bm) Only hero able to tame wild horse D 332 Transformation: equine animal (domestic) to person D 657.2 Transformation to horse so as to abduct king (hero) F 343.9.1 Horses as fairy gifts F 451.6.2 Dwarf rides F 451.7.5 Dwarfs have little horses F 517.1.6 Person with horse’s hoofs F 531.2.7 Giant so large he cannot be carried by a horse F 531.6.17.9 (Tu) Giant has elephant instead of horse F 610.7 Strong man is so heavy that no horse can carry him all day [that can’t even be carried by two horses] F 610.8 Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry him F 618.1 Strong hero tames ungovernable horse F 681.9.1 (Bm) Man runs faster than horse F 989.1.1 Horse’s tremendous leap F 989.17 Marvelously swift horse G 303.3.3.1.3 Devil as horse G 351 Domestic beast as ogre H 41.7 Task: to ride horse whereby one becomes king H 171.3 Horse indicates election of emperor H 172.1 Horse will permit only certain man to ride him H 1154.3.1 Task: bridling a wild horse H 1308 Quest for the finest of horses H 1331.4 Quest for marvelous horse K 754.1 Trojan wooden horse K 1121 Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face K 1215 Aristotle and Phyllis: philosopher as riding horse for woman. The philosopher warns the king against uxoriousness, In revenge the queen beguiles the philosopher into letting her ride him on all fours. The king comes and sees K 2351.5.2 (Bm) Horse’s ears stuffed with wax so that battle horns will not frighten them K 2351.6.2 (Bm) Branches tied to horses’ tails stir up dust which makes army seem larger and blinds opponents K 2369.15 (Bm) Horn-blowing causes horses to flee; routs army Q 416.1 Punishment: trampling (kicking) to death by horses Q 416.2 Punishment: dragging to death by a horse [by horses] Q 473.2 Punishment: tying to horse(’s tail) S 117 Death by dragging behind horse Z 201.1 (Bm) Hero’s famous horse
HOSPITALITY
F 151.0.1 Hospitable host entertains (guides, advises) adventurer on way to otherworld. H 1564 Test of hospitality K 1812.4 Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. Rewards him with a city P 320 Hospitality P 320.1 Hospitality for a whole winter P 324.1 Host treats guest with food and everything possible P 324.3 Guests’ life inviolable P 336 Poor person makes great effort to entertain guest Q 45 Hospitality rewarded Q 111.2 Riches as reward (for hospitality) Q 118 (G) Hospitality as reward Q 292.3 Abuse of hospitality punished. W 12 Hospitality as a virtue W 12.2 Man looks for strangers so as to bestow hospitality on them.
HOST
D 1030 Magic food D 1031.1 Magic bread. F 151.0.1 Hospitable host entertains (guides, advises) adventurer on way to otherworld. F 851 Extraordinary food J 1560 Practical retorts: hosts and guests K 2294 Treacherous host P 320 Hospitality P 324 Host greets guest with gifts [Welcome and parting gifts] P 324.1 Host treats guest with food and everything possible P 332 Selfish guest expels host P 336 Poor person makes great effort to entertain guest T 331.2 Knight unsuccessfully tempted by host’s wife [daughter]. T 331.2.1 (G) Knight unsuccessfully tempted by hostess V 30 Sacrament [host] V 34 Miraculous working of the host V 34.1 Host cures disease V 39 Sacrament – miscellaneous motifs W 12.2 Man looks for strangers so as to bestow hospitality on them. W 158 Inhospitality
HOSTAGE
F 531.5.19 (Bm) Giant’s prisoners K 2200 Villains and traitors. P 524 Legal security P 533.1 Hostages P 533.1.1 Boys as hostages. P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission) R 51.4 Prisoner[s] [hostages, messengers] massacred [killed] R 51.6 (Bm) Captive as hostage R 51.4 Prisoner[s] [hostages, messengers] massacred [killed]
HOSTILITY
B 17 Hostile animals B 17.1 Hostile beasts B 17.2 Other hostile animals B 17.2.1 Hostile sea-beasts B 17.2.1.1 Hostile sea-rats B 17.2.1.2 Hostile eel attacks hero B 17.2.2 Hostile griffin B 17.2.4 Hostile scorpion F 531.5.11 Giant in contest [combat] with man J 623 Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy J 625 Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. J 1625 Armies like seeds and peppercorns K 2244 Treacherous (hostile) porter N 399.1.1 (Bm) Wind carries ship to hostile [unknown] island [land] P 251.5.3 Hostile [half-] brothers W 188 Contentiousness.
HOT
F 716.3 Fountain hot or cold as desired F 932.7 River boils. F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) F 962.2 Fire from heaven F 962.11 Extraordinary snow. H 221.2 Ordeal by hot iron H 412.4.1 Chastity ordeal: holding hot iron T 24.5 Boy [girl] turns red and white from love
HOUND
A 673 Hound of hell. Cerberus. B 15.7.1 Cerberus B 151.1.6 Dog indicates road to be taken B 182.1 Magic dog B 291.2.2 Dog as messenger B 301 Faithful animal B 421 Helpful dog B 575.1 Wild animals kept as dogs B 731.6 Hound of every color H 1387 (G) Quest for lost animal (horse, dog)
HOUR
F 377.2 Year seems few hours in otherworld
HOUSE
D 838.2 Magic object taken from ogre’s house F 163.3.1 House of gold and crystal in otherworld F 531.6.3 Homes of giants F 771 Extraordinary castle (house, palace) F 771.1.11 Castle of fire F 771.6 Phantom house: disappears at dawn F 789 Extraordinary buildings and furnishings – miscellaneous K 834 Victim killed while asleep in killer’s house S 112.0.2 House (hostel) burned with all inside
HOUSEWIFE
J 1563.5 Guests frightened away by housewife.
HUGENESS
F 531.4 Gigantic possessions of giant F 769.4 (Bm) City three days’ journey wide and long F 873.2 Enormous army (camp)[train]
HUMAN
B 11.6.8 Dragon flies to its nest with human being B 81.2.2 Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces [kill their mortal lovers] B 773 Animals with human emotions F 402.1.4 Demons assume human form in order to deceive F 451.5 Dwarfs and human beings F 570 Other extraordinary human beings G 302.3.1 Devil in human form G 303.3.1 The devil in human form S 260.1 Human sacrifice
HUMANITY
J 1262 Repartee based on doctrinal discussions
HUMILIATION
J 229.17.1 (G) Choice: humiliating punishment, captivity or single combat K 1210 Humiliated or baffled lovers K 1240 Deception into humiliating position – miscellaneous L 400 Pride brought low L 430 Arrogance repaid L 460 Pride brought low – miscellaneous P 672.5 (G) Humiliation: throwing rubbish at the hero Q 280 Unkindness punished Q 330 Overweening punished Q 470 Humiliating punishments Q 473 Punishment: disgraceful journey through streets Q 478.2 Adulterer [ravisher, rapist] compelled to eat with dog[s]. Q 482 Punishment: noble person must do menial service Q 499 Other humiliating punishments Q 499.2 Humiliating death as punishment Q 499.2.1 Humiliating death as punishment for adultery. Q 499.7 Humiliating marriage as punishment. Q 499.9 (G) Humiliating penances: sexual intercourse with animals Q 523 Humiliating penances S 139.2.2.9 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse, headless body of enemy dragged through camp S 139.2.2.11 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse: body of enemy thrown to dogs in street S 139.2.2.11.2 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse: body of dead hero left in field for wild beasts to eat. S 139.2.2.12 (Bm) Humiliation of corpse, warrior queen’s corpse cast into lake [river] W 118 (Bm) Pride
HUMILITY
H 313 Suitor test: obedience and humility before bride [mistress] J 900 Humility J 903 Humility one of the qualifications of a prophet J 910 Humility of the great K 1812.1 Incognito king helped by humble man. Gives reward K 1815 Humble disguise K 1815.1 Return home in humble disguise L 410 Proud ruler (deity) humbled. L 410.1 Proud king humbled L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous Q 66 Humility rewarded W 46 (Li) Modesty W 47 (Hi) Humility and modesty
HUMOR
X 120 Humor of bad eyesight. X 500 Humor concerning other social classes X 700 Humor concerning sex X 800 Humor based on drunkenness
HUMP
F 529.9 (Bm) Men with humps on front and back F 531.1.6.11 Giant (giantess)[wild woman] with hump
HUNCHBACK
F 451.2.1.4 Hunchback dwarf F 529.9 (Bm) Men with humps on front and back
HUNGER
B 301.1 Faithful animal at master’s grave dies of hunger. D 1349.1 Magic object produces immunity from hunger and thirst D 1349.1.6 Tiny amount of food magically satisfies. L 451.3 Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog’s servitude and plenty
HUNTING
A 452.1 Goddess of hunting B 575.1 Wild animals kept as dogs B 845 Wild animals herded C 841.2 Tabu: hunting [killing] birds F 159.1 Otherworld reached by hunting animal F 241.0.1 Fairy animal hunted F 531.3.12 Giant’s hunting (fishing) F 565.4 Women hunters F 679.5 Skillful hunter F 989.15 Hunt for extraordinary (magic) animal H 1222 Prince a-hunting enters on quest H 1232.8 (G) Directions on quest given by hunter H 1592 Hunting contest K 917 Treacherous murder during hunt N 334 Accidental fatal ending of game or joke [hunt] N 771 King (prince) (lost) on hunt has adventures N 774 Adventure from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird) N 774.3 Adventures from pursuing animal (not magic) N 856 Helpful forester P 414 Hunter W 154.4 Hunter beats dog which has grown old in his service
HUSBAND
C 32 Tabu: offending supernatural husband C 32.2.1 Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband C 32.2.2 Tabu: asking where supernatural husband comes from C 932 Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu. D 658.3.2 Transformation of animal to woman to seduce man [deceive husband] D 1812.3.3.9 Future husband (wife) revealed in dream F 301 Fairy lover [husband]. F 1041.1.2 Death from grief for death of lover or relative F 1041.1.2.2 Woman dies on hearing of her husband’s [lover’s, fiancé’s] death H 335.1.1 Suitor task: avenging bride’s former fiancé [husband] before marriage. H 411.4.0.1 (G) Magic drinking horn: unchaste woman’s husband cannot drink from horn H 461 Test of wife’s patience H 474 Complacent wife agrees with all of husband’s absurd statements (actions) H 492 Test of faithfulness of husband and wife. H 1385.4 Quest for vanished husband H 1556.4 Fidelity in love tested J 482.1 Woman refuses second marriage. If husband is good she will fear to lose him; if bad, she will repent J 482.1.1 Woman refuses second marriage. Her husband abides in her heart J 1540 Retorts between husband and wife J 1541 Husband outwits his wife J 1545 Wife outwits her husband J 2301 Gullible husbands J 2311.0.1 Wife makes her husband believe that he is dead J 2311.4 The dead man speaks up. [A numskull who has lain down thinks he is dead. The wife and the servant are committing adultery before his eyes. He speaks up: “I would have been taken revenge for this, when I was alive”.] J 2315 Wife persuades husband that she has returned immediately J 2324 Wife persuades her husband to have a good tooth pulled J 2342 Husband refuses to believe in wife’s infidelity J 2342.5 Only husband remains ignorant about his wife’s infidelity K 945 Woman tricked into giving poison to her husband: thinks it a love-philtre K 1210 Humiliated or baffled lovers K 1213 Terrorizing the paramour K 1510 Adulteress outwits husband K 1510.1 Adulteress kills home-coming husband K 1514 Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover K 1514.4 Returning husband beaten by servants, mistaken for the lover whom he has told them to beat K 1514.4.2 Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. On entering paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear K 1514.13 Adulteress gives paramour tryst in house of ill-fame. Meets husband who leaves in shame K 1514.17 Adulteress together with lover while husband sleeps K 1516.10 Wife has her lover in the bathing tub. As husband wants to look at him he squirts bathing water in his eyes allowing the lover to escape unseen. 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. K 1518.1 Husband who has surprised wife and paramour is made to believe that he has had a an illusion K 1521 Paramour successfully hidden from husband 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 1526 Friar’s trousers on adulteress’ bed: relic to cure sickness. The husband is duped to believe that the friar has come to visit the sick 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 1536 Woman has husband made monk while he is drunk to get rid of him K 1545 Wives wager as to who can best fool her husband K 1548 Adulteress makes believe that her suspicious husband is insane. He is taken away K 1549 Adulteress outwits husband – miscellaneous K 1550 Husband outwits adulteress and paramour K 1550.1 Husband discovers wife’s adultery K 1551 Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and paramour K 1551.1 Husband returns secretly and kills unwelcome suitor K 1552 Ruse to catch adulteress – husband pretends to leave; others remain close by. K 1558 The husband prepares to castrate the crucifix. The artist’s wife’s paramour poses as crucifix when caught. When he sees the husbands preparations, he flees naked K 1558.1 Husband castrates paramour K 1558.2 (Tu) The awful present: Husband cuts off paramour’s genitals and making ornamented bag of them, giving paramour as present K 1561 The husband meets the paramour in the wife’s place. Beats him or cuts off privates K 1563 Husband traps wife and paramour with magic armor K 1569.5 Husband catches paramour by using wife’s prearranged signal K 1571 Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour K 1813 Disguised husband visits his wife K 1843 Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate K 1843.1 Bride has maid sleep in husband’s bed to conceal pregnancy [lost virginity]. K 1843.3 Wife substitutes an old woman for herself in her husband’s bed K 1844.1 Husband has his strong servant substitute in bed with strong wife K 2117.1 Husband’s letter ordering the calumniated wife to be treated well is altered into an order of execution K 2137 The priest’s [husband’s] guest and the eaten chickens [rabbits]. The servant [wife] who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee, because the priest [husband] is going to cut off his ears [genitals], and he [she] tells the priest [husband] that the guest has stolen the two chickens.[rabbits] The priest runs after him. K 2213.3 Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband’s life K 2319.4 (Bm) Ambiguous oath forces lady to take back errant husband. M 369.2.1 Future wife (husband) foretold N 15 Chastity wager: A man makes a wager on his wife’s chastity. In spite of unsuccessful attempts to seduce her and of false proofs presented he wins the wager N 681 Husband (lover) arrives home just as wife (mistress) is to marry another N 741 Unexpected meeting of husband and wife N 741.4 Husband and wife reunited after long separation and tedious quest N 741.2 Husband and wife become separated in shipwreck P 210 Husband and wife P 214.1 Wife commits suicide (dies) on death of husband P 214.2 (Tu) Husband and wife die at same time Q 241 Adultery punished Q 411.0.1.2 Man (fairy) kills wife’s lover Q 411.0.2 Husband kills wife and paramour R 151 Husband rescues wife. R 151.1 Husband rescues stolen wife R 227.2 Flight from hated husband S 60 Cruel spouse S 62 Cruel husband S 324 Pregnant woman ordered by husband to kill child to be born S 413.2 Second wife orders husband to persecute first wife S 451 Outcast wife at last united with husband and children T 35.5 Lover goes to see his beloved in her husband’s (or her father’s) house, defiant of the danger T 55.7 Princess elects herself husband from the young men present T 65.2 Mercenary soldier (exile) unsuitable as husband T 81.7 Woman dies on hearing of lover’s or husband’s death T 86 Lovers buried in same grave [coffin] T 89.3 (Bm) Faithless lover T 92.1 The triangle plot and its solutions T 93.1 Disappointed lover becomes wild man in the woods. T 96 Lovers reunited after many adventures T 127 (Bm) Woman weds husband’s [father’s, uncle’s] slayer T 131.0.1 Princess has unrestricted choice of husband T 150 Happenings at weddings T 200 Married life T 210 Faithfulness in marriage T 210.1 Faithful wife T 210.2 Faithful husband T 211 Faithfulness to marriage in death T 211.2 Wife’s suicide at husband’s death. T 211.4.2 Husband’s [lover’s] corpse kept after death. T 211.5 Man becomes a hermit after his wife’s death [Becoming hermit after partner’s death] T 211.5.1 Wife becomes hermit (nun) after husband’s death T 211.9 Excessive grief at husband’s or wife’s death T 211.9.1 Wife dies of grief for death of husband T 211.10 Wife dies shortly after husband T 214 (Bm) Husband and wife die at the same time. T 219 (Bm) Wife will no longer love husband if he is gone more than one year. T 230 Faithlessness in marriage [love] T 231.4 Faithless widow’s [Ruthless adulteress] heartlessness repels the new suitor. She obeys him when he tells her to knock out the teeth of her [alive] dead husband. Fearing a like treatment, he leaves. T 231.5 Faithless widow marries slayer of her husband. T 232 Woman deserts husband for unworthy lover [Husband repudiates wife for another woman] T 243 Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife T 249.2 Husband and wife each unfaithful to other T 250 Characteristics of wives and husbands T 251.8 Shrewish wife gives husband beating every morning T 257 Jealous husband or wife. T 257.12 (Bm) Jealous husband confines wife to tower T 258.2 Wife insists upon knowing husband’s secret T 286 Sight of mistress’s ring causes husband to withhold himself from his wife T 294 Husband (wife) of supernatural being longs for old home and visits relatives. T 298 Reconciliation [reunion] of (separated) couple T 299 Other aspects of married life – miscellaneous T 315.2 The continent husband T 315.2.1 The audacious water and the continent husband T 381.0.2 Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity T 455 Woman sells favors for particular purpose T 481 Adultery
HYBRID
B 11.2.1 Dragon as compound animal B 14 Other hybrid animals B 20.1 Army of half-animals, half-men B 71 Sea-horse B 80 Fish-men
HYDRA
B 11.5.5 Self-returning dragon’s head HYDROMANCY D 1311.19 Divination by water
HYPOCRISY
K 2010 Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks K 2061 Treacherous plan of hypocritical animal detected and prevented K 2090 Other hypocritical acts
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