Index of Keywords
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N 832 Boy as helper P 50.3 (Ha) Page P 361 Faithful servant [vassal] T 31.0.1 (Bm) Knight places himself in would-be lady’s service
PAIN
B 380 Animal grateful for relief of pain D 1514 Magic object relieves pain D 1514.1 Magic music relieves pain D 2161.4.10.1 Wound healed [pain from wound alleviated] by same spear that caused it. Q 562 Pain of souls tormented in hell alternately ebbs and flows V 331.2 Conversion to Christianity on pain of death [by force]
PAINTING
F 824.2 Extraordinarily painted shield F 855 Extraordinary image H 11.1.2 Recognition: life story painted on wall H 22 Recognition through image H 439.1.1 Painting on wife’s stomach as chastity index P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms P 482 Painter (artist) V 120 Images X 1788 Lie: the realistic painting Z 150 Other symbols
PALACE
D 6 Enchanted castle (building) D 1131 Magic castle D 1131.1 Castle produced by magic. D 1132.1 Palace produced by magic D 1645.3 Magic castle shines from afar. F 163.1 Castle in otherworld F 163.3.1 House of gold and crystal in otherworld F 165.3.2 Jewelled walls in otherworld dwelling. F 169.1 Pillars of silver and glass [crystal pillar] in otherworld. F 759.1 Mountain with marvelous objects at top F 761.1.1 City with hundred palaces and gardens F 771 Extraordinary castle (house, palace) F 771.1 Castle of unusual material F 771.1.1 Golden castle (palace, house) F 771.1.1.1 Castle paved with gold and gems F 771.1.1.2 Palace of gold and silver bricks F 771.1.5 Palace of jewels F 771.1.6.1 Castle with glass wall. F 771.3 Extraordinary location of castle F 771.4 Inhabitants of extraordinary castle F 771.7.1 (Tu) Palace surrounded by rivers of warm and cold water
PALENESS
F 1041.21 Reactions to excessive grief F 1041.11.2 Man turns pale, red, blue, etc. from emotion or strain T 24 The symptoms of love T 24.1 Love-sickness T 24.5 Boy [girl] turns red and white from love
PALLADIUM
D 1380.0.1.1 Palladium- city impregnable while statue remains
PALM
M 303 Prophecy by reading palm T 26.1 Finger cut because of absorption in the charms of beloved Z 157 Olive [palm] branch symbol of peace [victory]
PALMER
K 1817.2 Disguise as palmer (pilgrim) N 846.1 Palmer as helper. P 426.2 Hermit V 530 Pilgrimages
PANTHER
B 11.11.11 (Bm) Dragon fights lion [panther] B 360 Animals grateful for rescue from peril of death B 364.1 Animal grateful for rescue from trap B 431.4 Helpful panther B 557.5 Person carried by lion [panther] B 732 Panther’s sweet smell protects him from other beasts [attracts other beasts]
PARABLE
J 80 Wisdom (knowledge) taught by parable
PARADISE
A 661.0.1 Gate of heaven A 693 Intermediate future world. Residence for those whose good and evil deeds exactly counterbalance. A 694 Christian paradise A 1331 Paradise lost D 961 Magic garden E 390 Friendly return from the dead – miscellaneous F 3 Journey to otherworld as invasion F 11 Journey to heaven (upper-world paradise) F 111 Journey to earthly paradise F 148 Wall around otherworld F 162.2.1 The four rivers of paradise F 162.2.1.1 (Bm) Water or river flowing from paradise F 173.2 Otherworld land of peace F 377.1 Supernatural lapse of time in paradise F 701 Land of plenty F 756.2 Plain that is earthly paradise [locus amoenus] H 1257 Quest for the location of paradise H 1260 Quest to the upper world [paradise] Q 170 Religious rewards Q 172.0.2 Rewards in heaven V 311 Belief in the life to come Z 100 Symbolism
PARALYSIS
D 1417 Magic object imprisons person D 1419.2 Magic object paralyses. D 2072.0.5 Person paralyzed J 672.1 Ears stopped with wax to avoid enchanting song. Odysseus and the sirens.
PARAMOUR
F 301 Fairy lover [husband]. F 531.5.7.0.1 Giant woos mortal woman F 1041.1.2 Death from grief for death of lover or relative H 916 Tasks imposed at suggestion of a spouse (sweetheart). K 1210 Humiliated or baffled lovers K 1213 Terrorizing the paramour 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 1321.1 Man disguised as woman admitted to woman’s quarters K 1326.1 Seduction by asking for sham cure for sham illness K 1510 Adulteress outwits husband K 1514 Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover K 1514.4.2 Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. On entering paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear K 1514.11 Illness feigned to call physician paramour K 1514.14 Paramour unties mare (goat, other animal) Husband chases mare while the wife entertains the paramour K 1514.18 Adulteress makes excuse to go and attend to bodily needs: meets lover K 1515 The animal in the chest, The husband has locked the surprised paramour in a chest while he fetches his family as witness of his wife’s unfaithfulness. She frees the lover, substitutes an animal and discomforts the husband 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 1521.5.1 Lover escapes behind the sheet which wife holds up to show her husband K 1523 Underground passage to paramours house 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 1549.8 Woman cooks food for paramour K 1550 Husband outwits adulteress and paramour K 1550.3 Adulteress detected by food she prepares for paramour K 1551 Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and paramour 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 1565 Blades (broken glass) to wound and detect wife’s lover K 1566.1 Cuckold unwittingly lies with wife on chest containing her hidden paramour K 1569.5 Husband catches paramour by using wife’s prearranged signal K 1813 Disguised husband visits his wife K 1843.4 Wife has maidservant impersonate her while she goes to her lover K 2213.3 Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband’s life P 19.2.1 King [prince] abducts woman to be his paramour. Q 411.0.2 Husband kills wife and paramour Q 431.8 Banishment as punishment for adultery Q 478.1.2 Adulteress made to drink from paramour’s skull S 12.1.1 Treacherous mother and paramour plan son’s death 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 257 Jealous husband or wife. T 471 Rape T 475 Unknown (clandestine) paramour
PARDON
A 185.16 God pities mortal L 111.1 Exile returns and succeeds W 11.5.1 Ruler pardons his enemies W 11.5.2 Ruler pardons emissary [attacker] who has come to murder him
PARENTS
K 2210 Treacherous relatives P 230 Parents and children P 231 Mother and son 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 T 131.1.3 Marriage against will of parents T 621 Orphan [foundling] inquires about parents
PARRICIDE
M 343 Parricide prophecy M 391 Fulfillment of prophecy N 323 Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled S 22 Parricide
PARROT
B 211.3.4 Speaking parrot B 469.9 Helpful parrot
PARSON
K 343.2.1 The stingy parson and the slaughtered pig. The stingy parson does not want to give any one part of his pig, which he has just slaughtered. The sexton advises him to hang the pig up in the garden over night so as to make everyone think that it has been stolen. The sexton steals it himself P 122 (Bm) Archbishop and bishop P 426 Clergy P 426.1 Parson (priest)
PART
H 105 Parts of slain animal as token of slaying K 2369.2.1 Largest part of fleet does not emerge until late in battle S 139.2.2.4 Part of corpses used in sport
PARTING
H 82.3.1 (Bm) Ring as parting token N 772 Parting at crossroads to go on adventure. P 324 Host greets guest with gifts [Welcome and parting gifts] T 61.2 (Bm) Parting lovers pledge not to marry for seven years [swear faithfulness] T 136.4.2 Parting gifts after wedding T 137.1 Advice to a parting bride
PASSAGE
F 145 Mountains at borders of otherworld F 151.2 Mountain pass to otherworld. F 721.1 Underground passages F 756.5.2 Perilous glen [narrow passage] K 1523 Underground passage to paramours house P 52.0.3 (Bm) Knight demands tribute of all who pass through his domain R 211.3 Escape through underground passage
PASTIME
D 2031 Magic illusion K 1870 Illusions P 634 Feasts T 136.3 Amusements at wedding
PATERNITY
H 486 Test of paternity
PATH
C 833.2 Tabu: turning aside for anyone. F 151.1 Perilous [narrow] path to otherworld. G 333 Path between monsters. Scylla and Charybdis H 1236 Perilous path traversed on quest. H 1236.2 Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals.
PATIENCE
H 461 Test of wife’s patience H 1553 Tests of patience H 1557 Tests of obedience Q 64 Patience rewarded. T 250 Characteristics of wives and husbands V 440 Other religious virtues W 26 Patience W 196 Lack of patience
PAVEMENT
F 761.5 City paved with precious seeds F 771.1.1.1 Castle paved with gold and gems F 865 Extraordinary pavement
PAVILLION
F 775 Extraordinary tent T 35.2 Pavilion as lover’s rendezvous
PAYMENT
K 233 Trickster escapes without paying K 236 Literal payment of debt (not real) K 249 Deceptions in payment of debt – miscellaneous M 205 Breaking of bargains and promises P 531 Taxation and payment of fines and tribute P 532 Payment of tax (tribute) [toll] R 99 (Bm) Ransom
PEACE
B 147.2.1.1 Raven as bird of good omen B 260.1 Two groups of animals make peace treaty D 1351.2 Magic branch of peace F 173.2 Otherworld land of peace J 218 Enemies make peace rather than slay each other [pursue each other by law] K 191 Peace between sheep and wolves K 2369.7 Shammed discussing of peace while getting reinforcements. M 200 Bargains and promises M 201.5 Covenant confirmed by marriage M 201.6 Covenant confirmed by hostages M 205 Breaking of bargains and promises M 223 Blind promise (rash boon) M 246 Covenant of friendship P 311.5 Covenant of friendship P 320 Hospitality P 557.0.1 (Li) Council of war P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission) Z 157 Olive [palm] branch symbol of peace [victory] M 201.6 Covenant confirmed by hostages P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission) W 43 Peacefulness
PEACOCK
A 2423.1.2 Peacock’s ugly voice J 242.5 Peacock and crane (in beauty contest) J 951.2 Jay [crow] in peacock’s skin [feathers] unmasked W 128.4 Peacock dissatisfied with his voice
PEARL
J 1061.1 The cock and the pearl: prefers a single corn to a peck of pearls
PEASANT
J 1115.6 Clever peasant K 2258 Treacherous peasant [woman]. L 113.4 Peasant as hero L 161 Lowly hero marries princess N 854 Peasant as helper P 270.2 Peasant and his wife as foster parents of exposed king’s son P 411 Peasant Q 482 Punishment: noble person must do menial service T 121.1 Knight weds peasant girl
PELICAN
B 751.2 Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood [kills self to give blood to his young]. D 1016 Magic blood of animal
PENANCE
E 451.2 Ghost laid when penance is done. E 755.3 Souls in purgatory. Q 39 Piety rewarded – miscellaneous Q 172.3 Man admitted to heaven as reward for penance Q 499.9 (G) Humiliating penances: sexual intercourse with animals Q 520 Penances Q 520.3 Life-long penance for brother-sister marriage Q 521 Tedious penances Q 523 Humiliating penances Q 523.10.1 (Bm) Penance: wearing sackcloth. Q 525 Dangerous penances. Q 526 Pilgrimage as penance Q 535.1 Penance: not to speak Q 535.4 Lone fasting as penance Q 541.3 Penance: Gregory on the stone. Standing on a stone (pillar) as penance for incest Q 542 Penance: giving all earnings to the poor Q 560.3 Sinners endure hell tortures for one year [three hours a day] S 139.2.1.1 Head of murdered man taken along as trophy V 73 Fasts V 118.4 (Bm) Abbey and convent founded (given) in penitence V 531 Pilgrimage to Holy Land
PENNY
J 163.1 Man buys a pennyworth of wit
PENSIVENESS
F 1041.21 Reactions to excessive grief T 24 The symptoms of love T 26 Attention distracted by sight of (remembering) beloved [because of love] W 225 Taciturn [pensive] man
PENTECOST
P 634 Feasts V 70.2 Whitsuntide
PEOPLE
A 1660 Characteristics of various peoples – in personal appearance. A 1670 Characteristics of various peoples – in industry and warfare B 11.10.2 Dragon eats people [and animals] for his rent B 25.1.2 Dog-headed people F 129.7 Journey to land of naked people F 167.5 Headless people in otherworld F 510.1 Monstrous races F 511 Person unusual as to his head F 511.2.5 (Bm) People with large ears used as clothing F 516.2 People with many arms F 517.0.2 Long-legged people F 521.2 Feathered people F 526.8 (Bm) Dog-like people F 535 Remarkably small man (Pygmie) F 551.5 Single [Broad] footed people lie on their backs and shade themselves from sun with their soles F 561 People of unusual diet F 561.1 People who prefer raw flesh F 561.13 (Bm) People who do not hunt, plough or fish – eat only what grows naturally F 562 People of unusual residence F 562.3.1 (Bm) People who live in water F 562.6 (Bm) People who live in caves F 566 Celibate peoples F 566.2 Land where women live separate from men F 568 Naked tribe F 569 Unusual manner of life – miscellaneous F 707 Extraordinary kingdom F 709 Other extraordinary countries F 709.3 Country of thieves and impostors K 2299.2 Treacherous peoples (tribes) P 715 Particular nations (races, religions)
PEPPER
F 989.22 Animals eat extraordinary food J 1625 Armies like seeds and peppercorns
PERFORMING
D 1581 Tasks performed by use of magic object H 335.0.1 Bride helps suitor perform his task H 901.1 Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task 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 975.0.1 Task performed by deity [saint] in answer to prayer H 982 Animals help man perform task H 987 Task performed with aid of magic object M 155 Vow to perform act of prowess P 52.1 Knight’s duty to perform as lady bids
PERIL
B 360 Animals grateful for rescue from peril of death F 151.1 Perilous [narrow] path to otherworld. F 151.1.1 Perilous valley. F 151.1.2 Perilous glen on way to otherworld. F 151.1.3 Perilous forest. F 151.1.4 Perilous ford on way to otherworld. F 156.3 Perilous revolving wheel at entrance to otherworld. F 162.2.11 Perilous river in otherworld. F 756.5.2 Perilous glen [narrow passage] F 776.2 Perilous falling gate F 812.3 Forest of dangers (wonders) F 846.1 Perilous bed H 1236 Perilous path traversed on quest. H 1236.2 Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals. N 255 Escape from one misfortune into worse.
PERIODIC
D 620 Periodic transformation. D 621.1 Animal by day; man [woman] by night
PERJURY
M 108 Violators of oaths M 150 Other vows and oaths Q 263 Lying (perjury) punished
PERMANENT
C 910 Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu D 793 Disenchantment made permanent.
PERPETUAL
F 161.1 Perpetual summer in otherworld. F 162.3.3 Tree in otherworld in perpetual fruit [foliation]. F 173.3 Perpetual feasts in otherworld.
PERSECUTION
H 1381.3.6 Quest for persecuted woman P 253.2.1 Brother faithful to persecuted sister S 400 Cruel persecutions S 410 Persecuted wife. S 413.2 Second wife orders husband to persecute first wife S 460 Other cruel persecutions
PERSON
D 700 Person disenchanted D 817 Magic object received from grateful person D 1337.2.5 Magic skin makes person appear ugly D 1654.4.1 Sword can be moved only by right person: Sword in stone F 510 Monstrous persons F 511 Person unusual as to his head F 511.0.1 Headless person F 511.0.1.1 Headless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breast F 511.0.9 Person with animal’s head F 511.3 Person with horns F 512.1 Person with one eye F 512.1.1 Person with one eye in center of forehead F 513 Person unusual as to his mouth F 513.2 Person without tongue F 517.1 Person unusual as to his feet F 517.1.1.1 Person with one foot F 517.1.6 Person with horse’s hoofs F 521 Person with unusual covering F 526 Person with compound body F 527 Person of unusual color F 571 Extremely old person F 571.7 Person hundreds of years old F 591 Person who never laughs J 2312 Naked person made to believe he is clothed K 1363 Seduction of a person ignorant of sexual intercourse N 134.1 Person brings bad luck R 61 Person sold into slavery T 11 Falling in love with person never seen V 290 Other sacred persons [saints]
PERSONIFICATION
N 111 Fortuna Z 112.1 Fever personified Z 114 Old age personified Z 114.1 (Hi) Youth personified Z 115 Wind personified Z 127 Sin personified Z 132.1 Victory personified Z 134 Fortune personified Z 137 (Li) Love personified: “Frau Minne” Z 138 (Tu) Adventure personified: “Aventiure” Z 139 Personifications – misc.
PERSUASION
J 2315 Wife persuades husband that she has returned immediately J 2324 Wife persuades her husband to have a good tooth pulled K 818 Victim persuaded to disarm. K 561.1 Animal captor persuaded to talk and release victim from his mouth K 1350 Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick
PETULANCE
W 127 Petulance
PHANTOM
D 2095 Magic disappearance F 771.6 Phantom house: disappears at dawn
PHARMACY
A 454 God of healing
PHENOMENA
F 790 Extraordinary sky and weather phenomena F 960.4 Extraordinary nature phenomena at anger of saint [goddess] G 303.6.3 Natural phenomena accompanying the devil’s appearance H 614 Explanation of enigmatic phenomenon J 1810 Physical phenomena misunderstood
PHILOSOPHER
J 146.2 (Li) The educated youth J 152 Wisdom (knowledge) from sage J 152.3 Philosopher instructs youth regarding conduct J 911 Wise man acknowledges his ignorance 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 P 485 Philosopher
PHILTRE
D 1355.2 Magic love-philtre T 21 Mutual love through accidental drinking of love philtre
PHOENIX
B 32 Phoenix B 32.1 Phoenix renews youth D 1787 Magic results from burning. D 1886 Rejuvenation by burning. D 1889.7 Rejuvenation by being reborn
PHYSICAL
D 1330 Magic object works physical change F 540 Remarkable physical organs F 1041 Extraordinary physical reactions of persons F 1041.16 Extraordinary physical reaction to anger H 312 Physical and mental requirements for suitors J 1810 Physical phenomena misunderstood
PHYSICIAN
B 784.2.4 Physician removes animal from stomach [head] of patient F 668.0.1 Skillful physician K 1514.11 Illness feigned to call physician paramour K 1825.1 Disguise as doctor K 1955 Sham physician K 1955.1 Sham physician cures people by threatening them with death P 424 Physician P 424.5 Female physician [healer]
PICTURE
D 1266.2 Magic picture. F 824.2 Extraordinarily painted shield F 855 Extraordinary image F 990 Inanimate objects act as if living H 21 Recognition through picture H 22 Recognition through image 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 T 11.2 Love through sight of picture V 120 Images
PIECE
H 1023.8 Task: fixing the two pieces of a broken sword together Q 469.12 Murderer torn limb from limb [cut into pieces]
PIETY
Q 20 Piety rewarded Q 39 Piety rewarded – miscellaneous V 440 Other religious virtues W 48 (Ha) Piety
PIG
K 343.2.1 The stingy parson and the slaughtered pig. The stingy parson does not want to give any one part of his pig, which he has just slaughtered. The sexton advises him to hang the pig up in the garden over night so as to make everyone think that it has been stolen. The sexton steals it himself K 2351.3 Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight
PIGEON
B 143.0.6 Dove as prophetic bird B 291.1.12 Pigeon as messenger. B 811 Sacred animals [dove, falcon] J 429 Association of strong and weak – miscellaneous K 2061.4 Wolf [lion, fox] tries to entice goat [pigeon] down from high place [out of stable]
PILGRIM
K 1817.2 Disguise as palmer (pilgrim) K 2357.2 Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy’s camp (castle) N 846.1 Palmer as helper. P 426.2 Hermit V 530 Pilgrimages
PILGRIMAGE
Q 28 Reward for religious pilgrimage Q 526 Pilgrimage as penance V 85 Religious pilgrimages V 530 Pilgrimages V 531 Pilgrimage to Holy Land V 535 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
PILLAR
A 984 Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar set up by Hercules. C 961.1 Transformation to pillar of salt for breaking tabu D 1149 Magic buildings and parts – miscellaneous D 1149.3 Magic (house-)pillar D 1323 Magic object gives clairvoyance D 1323.1 Magic clairvoyant mirror D 1331.1 Object gives magic sight D 1645 Self-luminous objects. D 1821.3.7.3 Crystal-gazing. Clairvoyance by looking into crystal. D 1825.2 Magic power to see distant objects. F 169.1 Pillars of silver and glass [crystal pillar] in otherworld. F 169.1.1 Pillars of bronze in otherworld. F 774 Extraordinary pillars F 774.1 Pillars of precious stones F 774.1.1 Crystal column [pillar] H 1322 Quest for marvelous pillar
PILLOW
D 1154.5 Magic pillow D 1364.11 Pillow causes magic sleep D 1960 Magic sleep K 675 Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl.(Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.)
PIPE
D 1620.3 Other automatic constructions F 162.8.2 Fountains in otherworld – one or more streams flow into each, one or more out F 716 Extraordinary fountain
PIRATE
P 475 Robber [thief, outlaw, pirate] P 475.2 Robbers defeated and killed R 12.1 Maiden abducted by pirates (robbers)
PIT
F 158 Pit entrance to otherworld F 717.2 Poison pool R 41.3 Captivity in dungeon R 211.7 Escape from pit of snakes (dragons) by means of a rope
PITCHER
D 1171.4 Magic pitcher
PLACE
C 260 Tabu: drinking at certain place D 705 Place [land] disenchanted D 1813 Magic knowledge of events in distant place F 700 Extraordinary places (lands) G 303.15 Places haunted by the devil H 901.1 Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task H 1382 Quest for unknown objects or places H 1410 Fear test: staying in frightful place M 151.2.3 (G) Vow not to sleep two nights in the same place until quest’s end R 40 Places of captivity. R 49 Other places of captivity V 61.1 Dead placed on boat V 111.3 Place where a [temple] church must be built miraculously indicated Z 702 (Hi) Eponymous account of place name
PLAGUE
Z 71.16.2.1 Ten plagues
PLAIN
D 937 Magic plain [valley]. F 756 Extraordinary valleys and plains F 756.2 Plain that is earthly paradise [locus amoenus]
PLAN
J 620 Forethought in prevention of others’ plans J 755 All aspects of a plan must be foreseen P 550 Military affairs
PLANET
A 787 Relation of the planets to human life. D 1311.6.4 Divination by stars Z 150 Other symbols
PLANT
D 441.4 Transformation: plant to animal D 965 Magic plants D 975 Magic flower D 1337.2.2 Magic herbs render hideous. D 1338.2 Rejuvenation by plant. D 1364.3 Flowers cause magic sleep. D 1364.31 Plant produces [deathlike] sleep D 1380.2 Tree (plant) protects D 1500.1.4 Magic healing plant. D 1503.10 Magic plant heals wounds. F 815 Extraordinary plants
PLAYING
K 2378.1 Person allowed to win first game so that he will play for higher stakes P 14.3 King playing chess when important news arrives S 139.2.2.4 Part of corpses used in sport S 139.2.2.4.1 Head used as ball
PLEADING
J 1111.1.1 Princess skillful in pleading J 1160 Clever pleading J 1162 Plea by admitting accusation and discomfiting accuser J 1169 Clever pleading – miscellaneous P 510 Law courts P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory)
PLEASURE
T 2 The relative pleasures of love
PLEDGE
M 100 Vows and oaths M 201 Making of bargains and promises N 769.1 (Bm) Accidental meeting leads to pledge of sworn brotherhood P 552.6 (Tu) Conscription of troops: summoning allies as preparation for war P 557.2 Pledge with enemy to be kept P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission)
PLENTY
F 701 Land of plenty
PLOT
D 934.1 Magic sod D 1524.7 Magic sod serves as boat. K 2213.3 Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband’s life T 92.1 The triangle plot and its solutions
PLOWING
B 292.9 Animal as farm laborer F 887 Extraordinary implements H 1154.3.8 (Bm) Task: tame wild bulls and plow field with them
PLUCKING
Q 488 Cutting [tousling] hair as punishment C 515 Tabu- touching (plucking) flowers
POISON
B 776 Venomous animals B 776.7 Venomous serpent D 1383 Magic object protects from poison D 1383.2 Charms protect from poison D 1383.3 Magic ring protects against poison D 1383.6 Magic red stone protects from poison. D 1515 Magic antidote for poison D 1515.1 Remedies for poison D 1515.2 Charms as antidote for poison D 1962 Means of inducing magic sleep D 2061.1.3 Poisoning by magic D 2064 Magic sickness P 553.1 Poisoned weapons F 717.2 Poison pool F 831.3 Poisoned arrows F 831.3.1 (Bm) Poisoned dart F 959.6 Marvelous cure for poison K 929.1 Murder by (leaving) poisoned wine M 341.2.8 Prophecy: Death by poison N 332 Accidental poisoning P 553.1 Poisoned weapons S 111 Murder by poisoning
POISONING
D 2061.1.3 Poisoning by magic F 830.2 (Bm) Poisoned weapon F 831.3 Poisoned arrows F 831.3.1 (Bm) Poisoned dart F 833.6 Sword with poisoned edge. K 945 Woman tricked into giving poison to her husband: thinks it a love-philtre K 2369.17 Poisoned food sent to enemy camp [fountain poisoned] N 332 Accidental poisoning P 553.1 Poisoned weapons S 111 Murder by poisoning
POLE
F 531.4.5.1 Giant with iron club [pole] as weapon F 531.4.5.2 Giant with iron bar as weapon
POLICY
J 610 Forethought in conflict with others – general J 810 Policy in dealing with the great
POLITENESS
P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] Q 41 Politeness rewarded
POLITICS
P 25 Queen meddles in state affairs V 515.2 Allegorical visions – political
POLYCHROMATIC
B 731.0.1 Animals of strange and varied coloring B 731.2.1 Horse with crimson mane and green legs [Polychromatic horse] B 731.6.0.1 Polychromatic dogs
POLYGAMY
T 145 Polygamous marriages
POND
D 921 Magic lake (pond [swamp]). F 717.2 Poison pool
POPE
H 151.3 Recognition when parents come to son (priest, pope) to be confessed P 121 (Bm) Pope P 623.0.1.1 Clerics fast against God for revelation T 412.1 Mother guilty of incest with son forgiven by Pope (Virgin Mary) V 221 Miraculous healing by saints V 222 Miraculous manifestation acclaims saint V 222.6 Bell sounds at approach of saint V 294 The Pope V 301 (Li) Heathens and Christians
POPPY-SEED
J 1625 Armies like seeds and peppercorns
POPULATION
P 720 Population
PORTCULLIS
F 531.6.12.10 (Bm) Giant slain by falling portcullis F 776.2 Perilous falling gate R 4 Surprise capture
PORTER
F 150.2.1 Entrance to otherworld guarded by giant F 150.2.4 (Li) Extraordinary porter at entrance to otherworld castle F 531.6.10.2 (Bm) Giant as porter F 771.5 Extraordinary guard for castle (land) K 2244 Treacherous (hostile) porter
PORTRAIT
F 855 Extraordinary image G 303.8.14 Devils dwell in heathen idols, as well as portraits and images H 21 Recognition through picture T 11.2 Love through sight of picture
POSITION
H 1574 Tests of social position K 1240 Deception into humiliating position – miscellaneous
POSSESSION
D 801.1 Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf D 1710 Possession of magic powers. F 451.7 Possessions of dwarfs F 531.4 Gigantic possessions of giant F 531.6.7.1 Giant possesses treasure G 111 Giant ogre(s) possess(es) castle J 321 Present possessions preferred to future possibilities Z 201.9.1 (Bm) Hero’s famous possessions – Arthur’s Round Table
POSSESSION (DEMONIC)
D 2065.1 Madness from demonic possession D 2176.3.2 Devil cast out of man possessed E 728 Evil spirit possesses person G 303.18 Devil enters body of another K 242 Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money K 2385 Demon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes are fulfilled [Demonic possession]
POSTHUMOUS
T 682 Hero a posthumous son
POSTPONEMENT
H 218.1.2 (G) Single combat postponed T 160 Consummation of marriage
POT
J 425.1 Earthen and brazen pots in river
POTION
D 1040 Magic drink. D 1242.2 Magic potion D 1355.2 Magic love-philtre D 1364.7 Sleeping potion D 1365.2 Drink causes magic forgetfulness. D 2004.3.1 Forgetfulness by drinking F 959.3 Miraculous cure of wound K 675 Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl.(Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.) P 616 Newcomers forced to pass the night with ruling princess. Given sleeping potion. Goods confiscated for failure to consummate marriage. T 21 Mutual love through accidental drinking of love philtre
POURING
D 2143.1.1 Rain produced by pouring water
POVERTY
D 1389.9.1 Magic red stone protects against poverty. H 152.1 Poor people given alms: one of them recognized J 211 Choice: free poverty or enslaved wealth J 883 Poor man consoles self by thinking of misfortunes of rich J 953 Self-deception of the lowly L 123 Pauper hero L 162 Lowly heroine marries prince (king, [count]) P 33 (Bm) Impecunious prince [king] P 33.4 (Bm) Impecunious prince fights in borrowed armor P 59.1 (Bm) Impecunious knight P 336 Poor person makes great effort to entertain guest P 411 Peasant Q 542 Penance: giving all earnings to the poor S 442 Outcast wife [queen] and her son live in poverty T 121 Unequal marriage U 60 Wealth and poverty
POWER
D 1440 Magic object gives power over animals D 1710 Possession of magic powers. D 1713 Magic power of hermit (saint, yogi) D 1714 Magic power of person without sin D 1714.1 Magic power of chaste women D 1719.5 Magic power of fairy. D 1719.7 Magic power of mermaid D 1720 Acquisition of magic powers D 1720.1 Man given power of wishing D 1721.1 Magic power from devil D 1721.1.2 Magic power from demon D 1723 Magic power from fairy [goddess] D 1725 Magic power obtained from angels D 1726 Magic power from deity [god]. D 1741 Magic powers lost D 1749 Loss of magic power – miscellaneous D 1791 Magic power by circumambulation D 1799.4 Magic powers from touching D 1812.1.2 Power of prophecy from God D 1812.2.4 Dying man’s power of prophecy D 1825.2 Magic power to see distant objects. D 1825.2.2 Magic power to see whole country at once. D 1825.3 Magic power to see invisible creatures D 2161 Magic healing power D 2161.4.10.0.1 Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound F 451.3.1 Power of dwarf in his belt F 451.3.2 Dwarf rendered powerless G 303.16.2 Devil’s power over one avoided by prayer [and sign of the cross] G 303.16.3 Devil’s power avoided by the cross G 303.16.3.4 Devil made to disappear by making sign of the cross G 400 Person falls into ogre’s power G 410 Person betrayed into ogre’s [giant] power H 413 Special powers of chaste woman. H 1576 Test of possession of magic powers J 640 Avoidance of others’ power K 839 Fatal deception into trickster’s power – miscellaneous K 1339 Girl [woman] tricked into man’s room (power) M 312.2.1 Prophecy: son to be more powerful than father P 19.4 Kingly powers (rights) [obligations] T 513.1.1 Impregnation by magician’s power V 52 Miraculous power of prayer V 144 Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics V 315.1 Power of repentance V 331.1.3 Conversion to Christianity because the heathen gods prove to be less powerful
PRACTICES
P 14 Particular practices of kings
PRAISE
J 829 Dealing with the great – miscellaneous T 13 Woman falls in love as result of husband’s praise of her (a) suitor
PRAYER
D 1766.1 Magic results produced by prayer D 2136.3.1 Mountain moved by prayer G 303.16.2 Devil’s power over one avoided by prayer [and sign of the cross] G 303.16.2.2 Person saved from devil [sin] by prayer to Virgin H 975.0.1 Task performed by deity [saint] in answer to prayer K 551.1 Respite from death granted until prayer is finished P 54 (Bm) Knighting custom P 623.0.1.1 Clerics fast against God for revelation Q 33 Reward for saying prayer Q 520 Penances T 317.2 Repression of lust through prayer T 548.1 Child born in answer to prayer V 29 Confession – miscellaneous motifs V 50 Prayer V 52 Miraculous power of prayer V 52.3 Prayer before battle brings victory V 52.8 Prayer brings death to enemy V 53.1 Prayer unfastens (boy’s) fetters. V 57 Purpose of prayer V 57.3 Prayer on special occasions. V 59 Prayers answered – misc. V 201 God V 243 Angel answers mortal’s prayer V 316 Efficacy of prayer V 520 Salvation
PREACHING
E 367 Return from dead to preach repentance
PRECAUTION
J 620 Forethought in prevention of others’ plans P 550 Military affairs
PRECIOUS
F 761 City of precious metals and stones F 761.5 City paved with precious seeds F 771.1.5 Palace of jewels F 775 Extraordinary tent F 781 Extraordinary rooms F 782.2 Door of precious stones F 783 Extraordinary carpet F 787 Extraordinary bed F 809 Other extraordinary stones F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) F 821.1 Dress of extraordinary material F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor F 827 Extraordinary ornaments F 828 Extraordinary crown F 829 Extraordinary clothing and ornaments – miscellaneous F 829.3 Extraordinary belt F 839.2 Extraordinary shield F 852 Extraordinary coffin [sarkophag] F 855 Extraordinary image F 865 Extraordinary pavement F 868 Extraordinary saddle F 873 Extraordinary army F 899.2 Extraordinary game-board F 899.4 (Li) Enormous treasure Q 111.6 Treasure as reward
PRECIPITATION
F 962 Extraordinary precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
PRECOCIOUSNESS
F 611.3.2 Hero’s precocious strength F 628.0.1 Precocious strong hero as mighty slayer J 146.2 (Li) The educated youth T 585 Precocious infant T 615 Supernatural growth T 615.3 Precocious wisdom [virtue]
PRECOGNITION
D 1812.0.1 Foreknowledge of hour of death D 1812.0.1.2 Foreknowledge of means of death J 620 Forethought in prevention of others’ plans J 2137 Death through lack of foresight M 341.6 Prophecy: person foretells own death
PREDESTINATION
R 169.8 Predestined rescuer T 22 Predestined lovers Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero
PREDICTION
F 317 Fairy predicts future greatness of newborn child M 310 Favorable prophecies M 340.5 Prediction of danger
PREEMINENCE
M 301.1.1 Prophecy of preeminence of man’s descendants
PREFERENCES
J 215 Present evil preferred to change for worse J 216 Choice of deaths J 217.0.1 Unsatisfactory life preferred to death [danger of death] J 217.0.2 (G) Life preferred to death J 227 Death preferred to other evils J 227.1 Death preferred to captivity J 227.2 Death preferred to dishonor J 231 Wisdom chosen above all else J 247 Goodness [honor] preferred to wealth J 280 Quality preferred to quantity J 320 Present values preferred to future J 321 Present possessions preferred to future possibilities J 441 Profitable association of young and old J 491 Old sweetheart chosen in preference to new J 494 Choice: death and revenge preferred to life J 893 Consolation: spiritual recompense for (temporal) misfortune M 161.4 Vow rather to die (on a spear) than to accept grace P 233.4 Natural son preferred to legitimate W 34 Loyalty
PREGNANCY
J 2321 Man made to believe that he is pregnant T 570 Pregnancy T 576 Prenatal influences T 578 Pregnant man U 114 Mountain in labor brings forth a mouse
PREMATURE
F 965 Premature darkness.
PREPARATION
J 670 Forethought in defences against others K 1550.3 Adulteress detected by food she prepares for paramour P 552.6 (Tu) Conscription of troops: summoning allies as preparation for war T 132 Preparation for wedding V 68 Preparations for burial
PRESENTIMENT
B 733 Animals are spirit-sighted. Scent danger D 1812.4 Future revealed by presentiment: “knowledge within”
PRESENTS
D 810 Magic object a gift D 812 Magic object received from supernatural being. D 812.12 Magic object received from dwarf D 812.13 Magic objects gifts of magician. D 813 Magic object received from fairy D 813.1 Magic object received from river nymph [mermaid] D 813.2 Magic object received from grateful fairy D 815.1 Magic object received from mother. D 825 Magic object received from maiden. D 851 Magic object acquired by exchange D 855 Magic object acquired as reward. D 859.2.1 Magic object received from other world. D 859.8 Magic object as ransom of captive. F 305.1 Fairy relative makes gifts (to half-mortal child) F 340 Gifts from fairies F 343.14 Golden cup (bowl, urn) as gifts from otherworld inhabitants. F 451.5.1.6 Other gifts from dwarfs L 221 Modest request: present from the journey. Asked what her father shall bring her as a present, the heroine chooses a modest gift. It is usually a flower but sometimes does not turn out to be a such a simple gift at all (golden cloak, golden apple) P 614 (Bm) Bribes Q 114 Gifts as reward V 12 Nature of sacrifice W 11 Generosity W 11.5 Generosity toward enemy
PRESERVING
B 845 Wild animals herded D 1349.2 Magic object produces immunity from old age. D 1387 Magic object preserves chastity. D 1788 Magic results from bathing T 381.0.2 Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity
PRESUMPTION
J 950 Presumption of the lowly L 420 Overweening ambition punished L 430 Arrogance repaid W 187 Insolence [Self-conceit]
PRETENDING
K 500 Escape from death or danger by deception K 579.3.1 Escape from pursuers by pretending to be one of them. K 750 Capture by decoy K 1315.7.1 Seduction by pretending to instruct (or to need instruction) in marital duties K 1315.7.2 Seduction under pretence of teaching a game K 1510 Adulteress outwits husband K 1517.10 Paramour having love tryst is met by husband. Pretends he had com because of the wife’s sickness K 1552 Ruse to catch adulteress – husband pretends to leave; others remain close by. K 1760 Other bluffs K 1772 Pretended anger K 1818 Disguise as sick man K 1871.2 Sham cure by pretended extracting of object from patient’s body K 1920 Substituted children K 1953 Sham brave man K 1956.7 Sham wise man [woman] pretends knowledge from dream (:really overheard conversation) K 1971 Men behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit) K 2010 Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks K 2050 Pretended virtue
PREVENTION
D 1382.1 Magic pebble [gem] prevents burning. D 1382.10 Magic garment prevents burning D 1384.1 Magic ring prevents discomfiture [discomfort] J 620 Forethought in prevention of others’ plans J 623 Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy J 625 Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. J 628 Dissuasion from suicide J 640 Avoidance of others’ power J 670 Forethought in defences against others J 755 All aspects of a plan must be foreseen R 225.2 Lovers elope to prevent girl’s marriage to undesired fiancé R 244 Ships burned to prevent flight T 381 Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation) usually kept in a tower.
PREY
A 1074.4 Fettered monster [giant] preyed upon by vulture [birds]
PRICE
M 208 Price set on one’s head
PRIDE
J 953.1 Dog proud of his clog [bell] L 400 Pride brought low L 410 Proud ruler (deity) humbled. L 410.1 Proud king humbled L 412 Rich man made poor to punish pride L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous L 430 Arrogance repaid L 460 Pride brought low – miscellaneous P 12 Character of kings Q 330 Overweening punished Q 331 Pride punished T 252 The overbearing wife T 311 Woman averse to marriage W 118 (Bm) Pride W 200 Traits of character – miscellaneous
PRIEST
K 1826.1 Disguise as monk N 846 Cleric as helper N 846.2 Priest as helper P 56 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes hermit P 122 (Bm) Archbishop and bishop P 425 Scribe P 426 Clergy P 426.1 Parson (priest) P 426.2 Hermit V 465 Clerical vices. X 436 The parson sings like a goat [like an ass]
PRINCE
H 71 Marks of royalty H 1222 Prince a-hunting enters on quest H 1381.3.1.1 Quest for bride for king (prince) J 146.2 (Li) The educated youth J 1113 Clever boy [youth, knight] K 1812 King in disguise K 1812.3 Prince disguises as another prince to woo princess K 1812.14.1 King [prince] in disguise of merchant L 162 Lowly heroine marries prince (king, [count]) N 711.1 King, prince finds maiden in the woods and marries her N 771 King (prince) (lost) on hunt has adventures P 10 Kings [King’s famous court] P 12.2.1 Tyrannical king [lord] P 16.1 King (prince) retires from world (becomes hermit [monk, pilgrim], swineherd [beggar]) P 19.2.1 King [prince] abducts woman to be his paramour. P 30 Princes P 33 (Bm) Impecunious prince [king] P 36.1 (Bm) Young prince flees usurper P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] P 270.2 Peasant and his wife as foster parents of exposed king’s son P 293.4 Young prince sent to his father’s (mother’s) brother R 10.3.1 (Bm) Noble child abducted S 110.4 Prince resolves to drive relatives from his domain S 350.2 Child driven out (exposed) brought up in secret S 351.2 Abandoned child reared by herdsman S 354 Exposed infant (child) reared at strange king’s court [at shepherd’s place] T 91.6.2 King (prince) in love with a lowly girl T 600 Care (education) of children T 615.3 Precocious wisdom [virtue] T 617 Boy reared in ignorance of the world T 642 Test of legitimacy of children: exposure to asps [lions] W 11.2 Munificent monarch Z 252 Hero at first nameless [unaware of birth]
PRINCESS
B 11.1.3.0.1 Transformed princess as dragon F 531.5.7 Giants marry human beings F 531.5.7.0.1 Giant woos mortal woman F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman F 950.8 Princess cured by seeing her lost lover dance [by realizing that assertedly dead lover is still alive] H 335.0.2 Girl assigns tasks to her suitors H 507.1 Princess offered to man who can defeat her in repartee H 507.1.0.1 Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up, Hero- What red lips you have, Princess- There is fire inside – Hero- then boil this egg (producing egg) H 933 Princess sets hero tasks H 1213.1 Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on a river). H 1385.1 Quest for stolen princess. J 1111.1.1 Princess skillful in pleading K 1372.1 Princess tricked into engaging herself to suitor rejected by her father L 161 Lowly hero marries princess M 236.1 (Bm) Bargain: warrior will remove troop if he can wed enemy princess M 331 Prophecy: princess to marry prince [hero] P 26 Captured queen commits [attempts] suicide P 40 Princesses P 234 Father and daughter P 616 Newcomers forced to pass the night with ruling princess. Given sleeping potion. Goods confiscated for failure to consummate marriage. Q 53.3 Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town Q 53.3.4 (Bm) Lady weds rescuer Q 112.0.5 Kingdom and hand of princess as reward (for virtuous life) Q 256 Punishment for clandestine lover of princess [for princess and her clandestine lover] Q 482.1 Princess serves as menial R 10.1 Princess (maiden) abducted R 10.5 (Bm) Queen abducted R 11.1 Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre) [monstrous race] R 12.4 Girl enticed into boat and abducted [by lover] R 99.2 (Bm) Princess [maiden] as ransom. R 111.1 Princess (maiden) rescued from captor R 111.1.4 Rescue of princess (maiden) from giant (monster) R 111.1.9 Princess rescued from undesired suitor R 111.2 Princess rescued from place of captivity S 264.1.3 (Bm) Princess slain to abate storm and avenge her lover’s murder T 11.1.1 Beauty of woman reported to king causes quest for her as his bride T 31.1 Lovers’ meeting: Hero in service of lady’s father T 50.1 Girl carefully guarded from suitors T 50.1.1 Girl carefully guarded from suitors by mother T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman T 55.1 Princess declares her love for lowly hero T 55.7 Princess elects herself husband from the young men present T 68 Princess offered as prize T 68.1 Princess offered as prize to rescuer T 68.7 (Bm) Princess [maiden] as prize in tournament [single combat] T 69 Wooing – miscellaneous motifs T 91.6.4 Princess falls in love with lowly boy T 91.6.4.1.1 Princess falls in love with knight [Knight falls in love with princess] T 92.7 Rival lovers do battle for girl T 104 Foreign king wages war to enforce demand for princess in marriage T 121.3 Princess marries courtier T 121.3.1 Princess marries lowly man T 131.0.1 Princess has unrestricted choice of husband T 141.3 Hero assigns the bride he has won to another T 381 Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation) usually kept in a tower.
PRISON
R 9.10 (Bm) Release from captivity R 41.1 Captivity in castle R 121 Means of rescue from prison R 211 Escape from prison R 211.8 Rescue from prison by beheading giant keeper
PRISONER
F 375 Mortals as captives in fairyland F 531.5.19 (Bm) Giant’s prisoners H 1219.5 Quest assigned [to] prisoner. H 1385.0.1 Unspelling quest: journey to disenchant (free) captives. H 1561.2.0.1 (Bm) Loser of single combat will become winner’s servant [subject] P 173.3 Captives from battle (sold as slaves) P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory) P 557.2.1 Prisoners of war exchanged R 5 Capture on field of battle R 9 Captivity – miscellaneous R 9.10 (Bm) Release from captivity R 41.1 Captivity in castle R 50 Conditions of captivity R 51 Mistreatment of prisoners R 51.1 Prisoners starved R 51.2 Prisoners confined in chains R 51.3 Prisoners mutilated R 51.4 Prisoner[s] [hostages, messengers] massacred [killed] R 51.6 (Bm) Captive as hostage R 99 (Bm) Ransom R 110 Rescue of captive R 111.2 Princess rescued from place of captivity R 162 Rescue by captor’s daughter (wife, mother)[niece]
PRIZE
H 331 Suitor contests: bride offered as prize H 335 Tasks assigned suitors H 335.4 Suitor task: to defeat enemies H 1561.1.2 (G) Magic shield as prize in tournament H 1596 Beauty contest H 1596.1 Golden apple as prize in beauty contest. Judgment of Paris. K 1932 Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero P 561 Tournaments Q 53.3 Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town Q 112.0.1 Kingdom as reward T 68 Princess offered as prize T 68.1 Princess offered as prize to rescuer T 68.7 (Bm) Princess [maiden] as prize in tournament [single combat]
PROBLEM
P 527 (Li) Problems of inheritance (legacy)
PROCESSION
E 491 Procession of the dead V 80 Religious services – miscellaneous V 85 Religious pilgrimages
PROCREATION
F 565.1.2.1 (Bm) Amazons go to men’s island three months a year to procreate L 111.5.1 (Bm) Hero begot illegitimately T 99 Love – additional motifs T 481.6.1 (Bm) Queen begets son with magician while king is away
PRODIGY
D 1812.5.1.1 Prodigy as evil omen P 233.8 Prodigal son returns Q 552 Prodigy as punishment
PROFITS
K 171 Deceptive division of profits
PROFLIGACY
W 131 Profligacy W 131.1 Profligate wastes entire fortune before beginning his own adventures
PROMISE
A 182.3.4 God makes promises to mortal F 341 Fairies give fulfillment of wishes H 1229.1 Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises. J 1440 Repartee – miscellaneous K 100 Deceptive bargain K 2010.2 Friendship feigned to avenge murder K 2319 Deception by equivocation – miscellaneous M 100 Vows and oaths M 108 Violators of oaths M 150 Other vows and oaths 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 166 Other vows about fighting M 200 Bargains and promises M 201 Making of bargains and promises M 202 Fulfilling of bargain or promise M 202.0.1 Bargain or promise to be fulfilled at all hazards M 205 Breaking of bargains and promises M 220 Other bargains M 223 Blind promise (rash boon) M 236.1 (Bm) Bargain: warrior will remove troop if he can wed enemy princess M 242 Bargains and promises between mortals and supernatural beings M 246 Covenant of friendship M 252 Promise of dying man to bring news of other world M 255 Deathbed promise concerning the second wife M 258 Promise to dying man (sacred) M 260 Other promises M 268 Marriage promised to save life M 290 Bargains and promises – miscellaneous P 52.1 Knight’s duty to perform as lady bids Q 115 Reward: any boon that may be asked Q 115.1 Reward: any boon that may be asked – king’s wife demanded. Q 266 Punishment for breaking promise Q 595 Loss or destruction of property as punishment
PROMOTION
Q 113.0.1 High honors as reward
PROOF
H 84.4 Stolen ring as proof of daring theft H 105.1 Dragon-tongue proof. Dragon slayer cuts out the tongues and uses them later to prove his identity as slayer H 105.1.1 False dragon-head proof. H 105.2 Tongue [liver] as proof that man [woman] has been murdered. H 105.9 (Bm) Foe’s head as proof of slaying H 106.2 Severed head as proof of killing H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor 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 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 P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory) T 475.3 (Bm) Bloodstain as proof of illicit romance.
PROPERTY
P 236.1 Folly of father’s giving all property to children before his death Q 112.0.2 Half of property as reward Q 270 Misdeeds concerning property punished Q 595 Loss or destruction of property as punishment
PROPHECY
B 143.0.6 Dove as prophetic bird D 1311.4 Oracular tree D 1812 Magic power of prophecy D 1812.1.2 Power of prophecy from God D 1812.2.4 Dying man’s power of prophecy D 1812.3 Means of learning future D 1812.3.3.5 Prophetic dream allegorical D 1812.3.4 (Bm) Future revealed by speaking tree F 317 Fairy predicts future greatness of newborn child J 652 Inattention to warnings M 301.1.1 Prophecy of preeminence of man’s descendants M 301.12 (Three) Fates prophesy at child’s birth M 301.14 (Summoned) Dead prophesies M 301.16 Gods prophesy both good and evil about hero’s fate M 302 Means of prophesying M 302.6 Prophecy inscribed on well [seat] M 302.7 Prophecy through dreams M 302.8 Prophecy from a book M 302.9 (G) Prophecy, advices from writing M 303 Prophecy by reading palm M 306 Enigmatical prophecy. M 310 Favorable prophecies 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 311.0.3.1 Prophecy: child to be born to childless couple M 311.4 Prophecy: unborn child to become king M 312 Prophecy of future greatness for youth. M 312.2.1 Prophecy: son to be more powerful than father 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 323 Prophecy: victory against great odds M 331 Prophecy: princess to marry prince [hero] M 332 (Bm) Prophecy: God will visit mortal M 340.6 Prophecy of great misfortune M 341 Death prophesied M 341.1 Prophecy: death at (before, within) certain time M 341.1.2 Prophecy: early death M 341.2.3 Prophecy: death by drowning M 341.2.4 Prophecy: three-fold death M 341.2.8 Prophecy: Death by poison M 341.2.18 Prophecy: death in battle M 341.2.19 Prophecy: death at hands of certain person M 341.2.23 Prophecy: death by hanging M 341.3 Prophecy: death in particular place M 341.6 Prophecy: person foretells own death M 342 Prophecy of downfall of kingdom M 342.0.1 (Bm) Prophecy of doom of people M 342.1 Prophecy of downfall of king M 343 Parricide prophecy M 356 Prophecies concerning destiny of country M 356.1 Prophecies concerning outcome of war M 356.1.1 Prophecy: loss of battle (combat) M 356.1.2 Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle M 356.1.4 Prophecy: destruction of fortress M 356.1.5 (Bm) Prophecy of city’s destruction M 356.3 Prophecy: unborn (new-born) child (girl) to bring evil upon land M 358 Prophecies connected with journeys M 358.1.1 Prophecy: death on journey M 359 Unfavorable prophecies – miscellaneous M 361 Fated hero M 361.1 Prophecy: certain hero to achieve holy grail. M 363.1 Coming of Christ (Christianity) prophesied M 365.1 Prophecy. hero may win fame but die early M 369 Miscellaneous prophecies M 369.2 Prophecies concerning love and marriage M 369.2.1 Future wife (husband) foretold M 369.5 Prophecies concerning invasion and conquest M 369.7 Prophecy of birth of children 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 N 323 Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled V 17.5 Sacrifice to get knowledge
PROPHET
A 178 God as prophet D 1711 Magician D 1712 Soothsayer (diviner, oracle, etc.) D 1712.0.1 Astrologer-magician D 1714.1 Magic power of chaste women D 1810.0.4 Magic knowledge of fairies. D 1810.0.10 Magic knowledge (wisdom) of Solomon [biblical prophet] D 1812 Magic power of prophecy D 1812.0.2.1 Foreknowledge of unwished guests [coming of certain person] D 1812.1.2 Power of prophecy from God D 1812.3.3.5 Prophetic dream allegorical D 1814.1 Advice from magician (fortune-teller, etc.) [prophet] J 903 Humility one of the qualifications of a prophet K 1962 False prophet M 301 Prophets M 301.0.1 Prophet destined never to be believed M 301.1 Wild man as prophet M 301.2 Old woman as prophet M 301.5 Saints (holy men) [hermits] as prophet M 301.6 Fairies as prophets M 301.7 Biblical worthy as prophet M 301.7.2 David as prophet M 301.9.1 Fool (entertainer) as prophet. M 301.10 Angels as prophets M 301.11 Spirit as prophet M 301.16 Gods prophesy both good and evil about hero’s fate M 301.20 Child as prophet M 301.21 Sibyl as prophet. M 304 Prophecy from enigmatical laugh M 310 Favorable prophecies P 427 Druid (poet, learned man) V 462 Asceticism Z 255.1 (Li) Unknown origin of hero, prophet
PROPOUND
H 540 Propounding of riddles H 541.1 Riddle propounded on pain of death
PROSTITUTION
K 2112 Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute) [concubine] Q 243.1.2 Punishment for forcing a girl to become prostitute R 61 Person sold into slavery T 450 Prostitution and concubinage T 457 Sacred prostitution
PROTECTION
A 185.2 Deity protects mortal B 847 Lion placed in city to prevent entrance D 1344.9 Magic garment renders invulnerable. D 1380 Magic object protects. D 1380.0.1 Magic object protects a city [land] D 1380.0.1.1 Palladium – city impregnable while statue remains D 1380.2 Tree (plant) protects D 1380.11 Magic jewel protects D 1380.17 Magic cup protects D 1380.23 Magic ring protects D 1381 Magic object protects from attack. D 1381.3 Magic garment protects against attack D 1381.3.2 Magic unpierceable (horn) skin protects against attack D 1381.3.3 A protective garment which spears could not penetrate D 1381.4 Magic coat protects against attack D 1381.5 Magic shirt protects against attack D 1381.7 Magic ring protects from attack D 1381.10 Magic [part of] armor protects from attack D 1381.20 Sacred relics protect against attack D 1382 Magic object protects against cold or burning D 1382.4.1 (Bm) Ointment protects against fire D 1382.6 Magic shirt protects from cold and burning D 1382.13 Blood of salamander protects against fire [injuries] D 1383.3 Magic ring protects against poison D 1383.6 Magic red stone protects from poison. D 1384 Magic object protects from discomfort or from accident on journey D 1385 Magic object protects from evil spirits D 1385.2.6 Root protects from evil spirits D 1385.3.2 (Bm) Magic stone in ring protects against witchcraft. D 1388 Magic object protects from drowning D 1388.0.1 Magic ring protects from drowning D 1389 Magic object affords miscellaneous protection. D 1389.9.1 Magic red stone protects against poverty. D 1578 Magic object keeps off enchantment. D 1840.3 Magic invulnerability of ogres. D 1841.3 Burning magically evaded D 2163 Magic defense in battle. F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor F 824.7 (Bm) Impenetrable hauberk. G 303.16 How the devil’s power may be escaped or avoided G 303.16.2 Devil’s power over one avoided by prayer [and sign of the cross] G 303.16.2.3 Devil’s power avoided by blessing [blessed or sacred writing]. G 303.16.3 Devil’s power avoided by the cross G 303.16.9 Devil is made impotent by confession V 34 Miraculous working of the host V 50 Prayer V 86 Sign of the Cross V 144 Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics V 282 Stella maris. Virgin Mary as protectress of sailors
PROVERB
Z 64 Proverbs
PROVIDING
B 531 Animals provide food for men 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 1472.1.14.1 Magic food-providing cup [grail] F 183.1 Automatic service in otherworld: any sort of food desired furnished F 451.5.1.7 Dwarfs serve mortals
PROVISION
F 169.8 Abundance in otherworld J 610 Forethought in conflict with others – general J 670 Forethought in defences against others J 740 Forethought in provision for shelter K 2369 Military strategy – misc. N 851 Merchant as helper
PROVOCATION
P 550 Military affairs P 557.4 Customs concerning single combat
PROWESS
H 30 Recognition through personal peculiarities H 32 Recognition by extraordinary prowess [virtue] H 1223 Quest to undertake feats of valor H 1561 Tests of valor H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor K 1950 Sham prowess K 1968 Sham prowess in hunting (fishing) M 155 Vow to perform act of prowess
PRUDENCE
W 215 Extreme prudence [Providentness in financial matters]
PUBLICATION
P 555.2.1.1 “Publication of slaying”. Heads of slain enemies displayed
PULLING
F 614.2 Strong man uproots tree and uses it as weapon F 621 Strong man: tree-puller F 621.2 Trees pulled up by giant J 2324 Wife persuades her husband to have a good tooth pulled P 678 Pulling out hair as sign of grief [wringing hands as sign of grief] S 182.2 Girl [man] pulled about by her [his] hair
PUNISHMENT
A 245 Angel punishes mortal A 1018 Flood as punishment A 2239 Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments C 900 Punishment for breaking tabu C 905 Supernatural being punishes breach of tabu C 905.1 Dwarf punishes for the breach of a tabu C 910 Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu C 920 Death for breaking tabu C 921 Immediate death for breaking tabu C 927 Burning as punishment for breaking tabu C 932 Loss of wife (husband) for breaking tabu. C 939.5 (Bm) Loss of kingdom as punishment for breaking tabu C 940 Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu. C 948 Mutilation as punishment for breaking tabu C 980 Miscellaneous punishments for breaking tabu [for failing unique compulsion]. D 661 Transformation as punishment. F 171.6 Mysterious punishments in otherworld G 303.17.3.5 Satan punished in hellfire H 541.1 Riddle propounded on pain of death H 1219.3 Quest assigned as punishment by father of abducted girl J 229.17.1 (G) Choice: humiliating punishment, captivity or single combat J 1180 Clever means of avoiding legal punishment. K 2102.1 (Bm) Exile on false account L 412 Rich man made poor to punish pride L 420 Overweening ambition punished L 421 Attempt to fly to heaven punished M 101 Punishment for broken oaths M 101.3 Death as punishment for broken oath P 550.1.2 (Li) Defense of legitimate rights by war Q 6 Good thoughts rewarded, bad punished Q 200 Deeds punished Q 211 Murder punished Q 211.5 Suicide punished Q 211.8 Punishment for desire to murder Q 211.9 Fratricide punished. Q 211.9.2 Punishment for killing foster brother Q 212 Theft punished Q 213 Abduction punished Q 220 Impiety punished Q 221.1 Discourtesy to god punished Q 221.5 Disobedience to God punished Q 222 Punishment for desecration of holy places (images etc.) Q 222.5.2 Magic storm as punishment for desecrating of temple Q 222.5.7 (Bm) Goddess drowns men at sea who violated her temple [abducted her priestess] Q 222.6 Punishment for desecrating holy temple utensils Q 223 Punishment for neglect of services to gods (God) Q 223.3 Neglect to sacrifice punished Q 223.6 Failure to observe holiness of Sabbath [Sunday] punished Q 225.1 Heresy punished Q 228 Punishment for (trying to) harm(ing) sacred animal Q 232.2 Punishment of Jew for apostacy Q 236 Punishment for deceiving (divine) emperor Q 241 Adultery punished Q 241.1 Desire to commit adultery punished Q 243 Incontinence punished – miscellaneous Q 243.0.2 Suspected incontinence unjustly punished. Q 243.1.2 Punishment for forcing a girl to become prostitute Q 243.2 Seduction punished Q 244 Punishment for ravisher [rape]. Q 244.1 Punishment for attempted rape Q 247 Punishment for desertion of fairy mistress Q 256 Punishment for clandestine lover of princess [for princess and her clandestine lover] Q 260 Deceptions punished Q 261 Treachery punished Q 262 Impostor punished Q 263 Lying (perjury) punished Q 266 Punishment for breaking promise Q 269.1 (Bm) Breaking vows (non-religious) punished Q 270 Misdeeds concerning property punished Q 276 Stinginess punished. Q 277 Covetousness punished. Q 280 Unkindness punished Q 281 Ingratitude punished Q 282 Ingratitude punished Q 285 Cruelty punished Q 285.1 Cruelty to animals punished Q 288 Punishment for mockery Q 292 Inhospitality punished Q 292.3 Abuse of hospitality punished. Q 297 Slander punished Q 301 Jealousy punished Q 320 Evil personal habits punished Q 321 Laziness punished Q 323 Unthriftiness punished Q 325 Disobedience punished Q 327 Discourtesy punished Q 328 (Bm) Cowardice punished Q 330 Overweening punished Q 331 Pride punished Q 333 Boldness punished Q 338 Immoderate request punished Q 380 Deeds punished – miscellaneous Q 395 Disrespect punished Q 411 Death as punishment Q 411.3 Death of father (son, etc.) as punishment Q 411.4 Death as punishment for treachery Q 411.6 Death as punishment for murder Q 411.7 Death as punishment for ravisher. Q 413 Punishment: hanging 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 414 Punishment: burning alive Q 414.0.2 Burning as punishment for adultery Q 414.0.4.2 Burning as punishment for abductor Q 414.0.12 Burning as punishment for murder Q 415 Punishment: being eaten by animals Q 415.4 Punishment: being fed to lions (wild beasts) Q 416.1 Punishment: trampling (kicking) to death by horses Q 416.2 Punishment: dragging to death by a horse [by horses] Q 421 Punishment: beheading Q 421.0.4 Beheading as punishment for murder Q 421.1 Heads on Stakes. Punishment by beheading and placing heads on stakes Q 422 Punishment: stoning to death Q 423 Punishment: breaking upon a wheel Q 428 Punishment: drowning Q 429 Capital punishment – miscellaneous Q 430.1 Imposition of tabu as punishment Q 431 Punishment: banishment (exile) Q 431.5.1 Banishment for attempted seduction Q 431.5.2 Banishment for abduction of bride (girl) Q 431.6 Banishment for rape. Q 431.8 Banishment as punishment for adultery Q 432 Punishment: ejectment Q 433 Punishment: Imprisonment Q 433.1 Imprisonment for adultery Q 433.12 Punishment. Abridgement of freedom till extravagant boast is confirmed Q 436 Excommunication as punishment Q 437 Sale into slavery as punishment Q 450 Cruel punishments. 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 451.1.1 Hand cut off as punishment for theft Q 451.4 Tongue cut off as punishment Q 451.4.8 Tongue cut off as punishment for (alleged) adultery Q 451.5 Nose cut off as punishment Q 451.7 Blinding as punishment Q 451.7.4 Blinding as punishment for murder Q 451.10 Punishment: genitalia cut off Q 451.10.1 Punishment: castration. Q 453 Punishment: being bitten by animal Q 456 Burial alive as punishment Q 457 Flaying alive as punishment 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 469 Other cruel punishments Q 469.9.2 Punishment: piercing with needles Q 470 Humiliating punishments Q 472 Branding as punishment Q 473 Punishment: disgraceful journey through streets Q 473.2 Punishment: tying to horse(’s tail) Q 478.2 Adulterer [ravisher, rapist] compelled to eat with dog[s]. Q 482 Punishment: noble person must do menial service Q 488 Cutting [tousling] hair as punishment Q 488.2 Head shaved as punishment Q 491 Indignity to corpse as punishment Q 491.1 Disgraceful burial as punishment Q 495 Punishment: unseemly exposure of body 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 501 Unremitting torture as punishment Q 501.2 Punishment of Tantalus Q 501.4 Punishment of Prometheus Q 503 Wandering after death as punishment. Q 521 Tedious penances Q 523 Humiliating penances Q 550 Miraculous punishments Q 550.1 Supernatural manifestations at death of wicked person Q 551 Magic manifestations as punishment Q 551.3 Punishment: transformation Q 551.3.2 Punishment: transformation into animal. Q 551.6 Magic sickness as punishment Q 551.6.0.1 Punishment: man stricken with leprosy Q 551.8 Deformity as punishment. Q 551.9 Miraculous burning as punishment Q 552 Prodigy as punishment Q 552.1 Death by thunderbolt [thunderstorm] as punishment Q 552.13 Fire from heaven as punishment Q 552.13.1 Death by fire from heaven as punishment Q 552.14 Storm as punishment Q 552.19 Miraculous drowning as punishment Q 552.20.1 Miraculous darkness as punishment Q 553 Divine favor withdrawn as punishment Q 556 Curse as punishment. Q 558 Mysterious death as punishment Q 559 Other miraculous punishments Q 560 Punishments in hell 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 570 Punishment and remission Q 580 Punishment fitted to crime. Q 581 Villain Nemesis. Q 581.0.1 Loss of life as result of one’s own treachery Q 584 Transformation as fitting punishment Q 589 Punishment fitted to crime – miscellaneous Q 590 Miscellaneous punishments Q 595 Loss or destruction of property as punishment Q 599 Other punishments S 117 Death by dragging behind horse T 0 Love T 471.0.1 Fines [punishments] imposed for rape U 11 Small trespasses punished, large crimes condoned V 245 Angel punishes mortal [dwarf]
PUPIL
P 340 Teacher and pupil
PURCHASE
D 851.1 Magic object purchased J 163 Wisdom purchased K 185.1 Deceptive land purchase- ox-hide measure
PURGATORY
A 693 Intermediate future world. Residence for those whose good and evil deeds exactly counterbalance. E 755.3 Souls in purgatory. F 169.7 Coldness of otherworld Q 170 Religious rewards V 511.3 Visions of purgatory
PURPLE
Z 147.1 Purple is symbol of royalty
PURPOSE
V 17 Purpose of sacrifice V 57 Purpose of prayer
PURSE
K 1558.2 (Tu) The awful present: Husband cuts off paramour’s genitals and making ornamented bag of them, giving paramour as present
PURSUIT
F 171.3 People and things that strike one another in otherworld [mysterious fighting in otherworld]. K 500 Escape from death or danger by deception K 579.3.1 Escape from pursuers by pretending to be one of them. N 774 Adventure from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird) N 774.3 Adventures from pursuing animal (not magic) N 779 (G) Pursuit leads to adventures R 260 Pursuits
PUSHING
K 925 Victim pushed into fire
PYGMY
A 1660 Characteristics of various peoples – in personal appearance. F 123 Journey to land of little men (pygmies) F 535 Remarkably small man (Pygmie) F 535.2.9 (Bm) Pigmies no higher than the length of an ell F 535.4.1 Sexes of pygmies distinguished F 535.5.1 War of pygmies and cranes
PYRE
F 882.1 Extraordinary funeral pyre
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