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Cadoc-of-Tabriol    

F 531.5.19 (Bm) Giant’s prisoners (HvAEr)
R 10.6 (Bm) ()

Cain    

S 73.1 Fratricide (UvEAlx)

Calabrus    

F 531.1.0.2 Hideous giant (GoTK)
F 531.1.1 Eyes of giant (GoTK)
F 531.1.6 Other bodily characteristics of giant (GoTK)
F 531.6.12.6 Giant slain by man (GoTK)
F 628.2.3 Strong man kills giant (GoTK)

Calchas    

D 1711 Magician (KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1712 Soothsayer (diviner, oracle, etc.) (KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1712.0.1 Astrologer-magician (KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1812.5 Future learned through omens (TrojEl)
M 301 Prophets (HvFLvT, KvWTK, TrojEl)
M 302 Means of prophesying (KvWTK, TrojEl)

Calcidius    

P 481 Astrologer (GoTK)

Calypso    

D 1711 Magician (TrojEl)

Camilla    

F 565.1 Amazons. (HvVEn)
F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman (HvVEn)
F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) (HvVEn)
M 132 Vow of virginity (HvVEn)
P 20 Queens (HvVEn)
P 550.1 (Li) Battle. War (HvVEn)
P 557.0.2 (Li) Spy. Messenger (HvVEn)
P 681 Mourning customs (HvVEn)
Z 200 Heroes (HvVEn)


Candacia (Candacis, Candatis)    

F 575 Remarkable beauty (StrAlx)
H 21 Recognition through picture (GrAlx)
K 1792.1 Feigned ignorance about person’s identity in order not to reveal king (GrAlx)
L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous (GrAlx)
P 20.1 Clever queen (BaAlx, GrAlx, StrAlx)
P 29 Queens – miscellaneous (StrAlx)
T 11.2 Love through sight of picture (GrAlx, UvEAlx)
T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman (BaAlx, StrAlx)

Candaulus    

P 251.5.3 Hostile [half-] brothers (BaAlx, StrAlx)

Candor    

F 167.12 King of otherworld (HvNAp)

Caracados    

F 533 Remarkably tall man (Lanc2)

Carafilîen    

P 27 Grief at queen’s death (UvEAlx)
T 211.9.1 Wife dies of grief for death of husband (UvEAlx)

Cardiones    

T 81.7 Woman dies on hearing of lover’s or husband’s death (AtPro)

Carifegis    

C 650.1 Customs connected with unique compulsion [”costume”] (BvHCra)

Carinthia    

P 550 Military affairs (UvLFD)

Cassander    

K 929.1 Murder by (leaving) poisoned wine (GrAlx)
R 220 Flights (SeAlx)
S 111 Murder by poisoning (GrAlx)

Cassandra    

D 1711 Magician (KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1712 Soothsayer (diviner, oracle, etc.) (HvFLvT, KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1712.0.1 Astrologer-magician (KvWTK, TrojEl)
D 1812.5 Future learned through omens (TrojEl)
D 1819 Magic knowledge – miscellaneous (HMvNT)
F 565.1 Amazons. Women warriors (BaAlx, StrAlx)
F 1041.21.6 Tearing hair and clothes from excessive grief (KvWTK)
M 201 Making of bargains and promises (KvWTK)
M 301 Prophets (KvWTK, TrojEl)
M 301.0.1 Prophet destined never to be believed (HMvNT, HvFLvT)
M 302 Means of prophesying (TrojEl)
M 341 Death prophesied (HvFLvT)
M 356.1.5 (Bm) Prophecy of city’s destruction (HMvNT, KvWTK)
M 363.1 Coming of Christ (Christianity) prophesied (HvFLvT)
M 400 Curses (HvFLvT)
R 10.5 (Bm) Queen abducted (KvWTK, TrojEl)

Cassimia    

M 311.0.3.1 Prophecy: child to be born to childless couple (OttEr)
P 231 Mother and son (OttEr)
V 235 Mortal visited by angel (OttEr)
W 48 (Ha) Piety (OttEr)

Castis    

P 17 Succession to the throne (WvEP)

Castor    

A 515.1.1 Twin culture heroes (TrojEl)
A 560 Culture hero’s (demigod’s) departure (TrojEl)
A 761 Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to the sky and become stars (TrojEl)
F 628 Strong man as mighty slayer (KvWTK)
P 251.5 Two brothers (HMvNT, HvFLvT)
R 169.1.1 (Bm) Knight rescues abducted lady. (HvFLvT)
S 460 Other cruel persecutions (KvWTK, TrojEl)

Caukasus (Cankasus)    

F 55 Mountain reaches to sky [moon] (SeAlx)
F 145 Mountains at borders of otherworld (SeAlx)

Celidis    

F 575.2 Handsome man (HMvNT)

Cenopuli    

B 19 Other mythical beasts (SeAlx)
B 742 Animal breathes fire (SeAlx)

Cerberus    

A 673 Hound of hell. Cerberus. (HvFLvT, HvVEn)
B 15.7.1 Cerberus (HvVEn)
B 15.7.10 Animal unusual as to skin (HvVEn)
D 1364.22 Sleep-charm (HvVEn)
H 1271 Quest for Cerberus in hell: to be brought to earth (HMvNT)

Ceres    

A 431.1 Goddess of fertility (KvWTK, TrojEl)

Cerimonius    

N 820 Human helpers (HvNAp)
P 424 Physician (HvNAp)

Cernoles (Carnoles, Zernubele)    

F 527.5 Black man [knight; wild woman] (PKRL)
F 555.3 Very long hair (PKRL, StrKG)
F 610.5.2 Man with strength of ten elephants [12 mules] (PKRL, StrKG)
F 707 Extraordinary kingdom (PKRL, StrKG)

Charabin    

F 531.5.1.0.1 (Bm) Courteous giant (PlGar)
F 531.5.10 Giant as servant to man (PlGar)
F 531.6.16.1 Giant watchman (PlGar)

Charon    

A 672.1.1 Charon exacts fee to ferry souls across Styx (HvVEn)
D 1400 Magic object [twig] overcomes person (HvVEn)
F 521.1 Man covered with hair like animal (HvVEn)
F 526 Person with compound body (HvVEn)
F 541.1 Flashing eyes (HvVEn)


Charroux    

V 118 Monasteries [cloisters, abbeys, nunneries] (GeRo)

Charybdis    

G 333 Path between monsters. Scylla and Charybdis (HvFLvT)

Chionan    

R 10.1 Princess (maiden) abducted (HvFLvT)

Chiron (Schiron)    

B 21 Centaur: man-horse (KvWTK)
D 1830 Magic strength (KvWTK)
D 2197 Magic dominance over animals (KvWTK)
F 541.1 Flashing eyes (KvWTK)
F 558 Man covered with horn (KvWTK)
F 560 Unusual manner of life (KvWTK)
F 562 People of unusual residence (KvWTK)
F 571 Extremely old person (KvWTK)
F 610 Remarkably strong man (KvWTK)
F 638 Mighty archer (KvWTK)
F 679.5 Skillful hunter (KvWTK)
F 681 Marvelous runner [extraordinary speed] (KvWTK)
F 821 Extraordinary dress (clothes, robe, etc.) (KvWTK)
P 340 Teacher and pupil (KvWTK)

Chlarine    

F 1041.1.2 Death from grief for death of lover or relative (PlGar)
T 211.9.1 Wife dies of grief for death of husband (PlGar)

Chlaris    

F 531.5.19 (Bm) Giant’s prisoners (PlGar)
G 440 Ogre [giant] abducts person (PlGar)
R 10.6 (Bm) Knight abducted (PlGar)
R 11.3 Abduction by giant [wild woman] (PlGar)
R 41.1 Captivity in castle (PlGar)
R 51.6 (Bm) Captive as hostage (PlGar)

Chrysa    

F 136.1 Otherworld in the east (HvNAp)
F 167.1 Animals in otherworld (HvNAp)
F 167.9 Otherworld people [things in otherworld] ever young, ever beautiful (HvNAp)
F 169.8 Abundance in otherworld (HvNAp)
F 173.2 Otherworld land of peace (HvNAp)
F 709.4.1 (Bm) Land of two summers and two winters (HvNAp)
F 760.0.1 (Bm) Extraordinarily beautiful town (HvNAp)

Chrysanda (Crisanda)    

F 760 Extraordinary cities (HvNAp)

Chryses    

P 426.1 Parson (priest) (KvWTK)

Cicopes    

F 531.1.1.1 Giant with one eye in middle of forehead [Cyclops] (SeAlx)

Cidegast    

H 335.1.1 Suitor task: avenging bride’s former fiancé [husband] before marriage. (WvEP)
T 211.9 Excessive grief at husband’s or wife’s death (WvEP)

Circe (Cyrce)    

D 100 Transformation: man to animal. (TrojEl)
D 630 Transformation and disenchantment at will (TrojEl)
D 1711 Magician (HvFLvT, TrojEl)
D 1719 Possession of magic powers – miscellaneous (HvFLvT)

Cirilla    

F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman (HvNAp)
Q 53.3.4 (Bm) Lady weds rescuer (HvNAp)

Clamide    

T 75.2.1 Rejected suitors’ revenge (WvEP)
T 104.1 Rejected suitor wages war (WvEP)


Claramie    

K 2110.1 Calumniated wife (HvNAp)
Q 241 Adultery punished (HvNAp)

Claranz    

Q 276 Stinginess punished. (HvNAp)

Clarete    

P 310.1 Friends want to divide good and evil (GoTK)

Claretschanze-of-Portigal    

M 166 Other vows about fighting (PlGar)
P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady (PlGar)
Q 58 (Bm) Obedience [in love-service] rewarded (PlGar)
T 68 Princess offered as prize (PlGar)

Clarine    

P 20 Queens (UvZLa)
P 29 Queens – miscellaneous (UvZLa)
P 231 Mother and son (UvZLa)

Clarisse    

F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman (JohV)
P 274.1 Love between foster sister and foster brother (JohV)
T 31.1 Lovers’ meeting: Hero in service of lady’s father (JohV)
T 91 Unequals in love (JohV)

Claudas    

F 1041.21 Reactions to excessive grief (Lanc1)
J 1675 Clever arguing with a king (Lanc1)
K 1812 King in disguise (Lanc1)
K 1816 Disguise as menial (Lanc1)
K 1835 Disguise for spying (Lanc1)
K 2246.1 Treacherous king (Lanc1, Lanc2)
K 2357.0.1 Disguise to spy on enemy (Lanc1)
M 108 Violators of oaths (Lanc1)
P 12 Character of kings (Lanc1)
P 14.15.1 (Old, wise) Counsellors of court [King’s council] (Lanc2)
P 16 End of king’s reign (Lanc2)
P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] (Lanc1)
P 233 Father and son (Lanc1)
P 310.5 Defeated enemy turns true friend (Lanc1)
Q 261 Treachery punished (Lanc1)
Q 595 Loss or destruction of property as punishment (Lanc1)
W 11 Generosity (Lanc1)
W 11.2 Munificent monarch (Lanc2)
W 152 Stinginess (Lanc1)

Claudîn    

P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady (PlTand)
P 510 Law courts (PlTand)
Q 458 Flogging as punishment (PlTand)
R 18 Abduction by rejected suitor (PlTand)
T 0 Love (PlTand)
T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman (PlTand)
T 71 Woman scorned in love (PlTand)
T 75.0.1 Suitors ill-treated (PlTand)
T 92 Rivals in love (PlTand)

Clauditte    

P 28 Marriage of queen (WvETi)

Cleopacras    

D 1980 Magic invisibility (HvNAp)
K 359.1 Theft by means of magic invisibility (HvNAp)
P 14.15.2 Court messenger (HvNAp)

Cleopatra    

T 232 Woman deserts husband for unworthy lover [Husband repudiates wife for another woman] (BaAlx, GrAlx, PLVAlx, RvEAlx, StrAlx, UvEAlx)

Climodan    

P 14.15.1 (Old, wise) Counsellors of court [King’s council] (HvNAp)

Clingsor (Clinschor, Klinschor)    

D 1711 Magician (Lohe, WvEP)
D 1738 Magic arts studied (WvEP)
D 2198 Magic control of spirits (angels, [gods]) (WvEP)
G 303.9.7 The devil advises human beings (Lohe)
H 81 Clandestine lover recognized by token. (WvEP)
H 548 Riddle contest (Lohe)
K 1558.1 Husband castrates paramour (WvEP)
Q 241 Adultery punished (WvEP)
Q 451.10.1 Punishment: castration. (WvEP)
R 39.1 Abduction by magician. (AlbJT)
S 176.1 Mutilation: emasculation [castration] (AlbJT, WvEP)
T 59 (Bm) Love tokens (WvEP)
T 481 Adultery (WvEP)
Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero (Lohe, WvEP)

Clitemestra (Clitemnestra, Clytemnestra)    

K 1510.1 Adulteress kills home-coming husband (TrojEl)
K 2213.3 Faithless wife plots with paramour against husband’s life (HvFLvT)
Q 211 Murder punished (HvFLvT)
Q 241 Adultery punished (KvWTK)
Q 413.4 Hanging as punishment for murder (HvFLvT)
Q 429 Capital punishment – miscellaneous (HvFLvT)
S 22 Parricide (KvWTK)
S 60 Cruel spouse (KvWTK)
T 230 Faithlessness in marriage [love] (KvWTK)
T 481 Adultery (KvWTK)

Clitorius    

F 933 Extraordinary occurrences connected with springs (UvEAlx)

Clitus    

F 628.2 Strong man kills men (UvEAlx)

Clogiers    

P 12 Character of kings (KvWP)

Cluse    

D 1620.2 Automatic statue of animal (StrDan)
F 145 Mountains at borders of otherworld (StrDan)
F 150.2.1 Entrance to otherworld guarded by giant (StrDan)
F 151.2 Mountain pass to otherworld. (StrDan)
F 173.3 Perpetual feasts in otherworld. (StrDan)
F 707 Extraordinary kingdom (StrDan)
F 1084 Furious battle [fight] (StrDan)
F 1084.1 Deep streams of blood flow during battle (StrDan)
P 550.1 (Li) Battle. War (StrDan)

Clyades    

P 428 Musician (UvEAlx)

Cobares    

P 50.0.2 (Bm) Knight who acknowledges no overlord [Allegiance: loyalty and disloyalty …] (RvEAlx)

Colchis    

B 101.3 Ram with golden fleece (KvWTK, TrojEl)

Colurmein    

D 975 Magic flower (HvdTCr)
D 1338.2 Rejuvenation by plant. (HvdTCr)
D 1364.3 Flowers cause magic sleep. (HvdTCr)
D 1652.7 Unfading garlands. (HvdTCr)
D 1889.4 Rejuvenation by smelling apple [flower] (HvdTCr)
D 1960 Magic sleep (HvdTCr)
F 141 Water barrier to otherworld (HvdTCr)
F 162.1.1 Everblooming garden in otherworld (HvdTCr)
H 1199 Other tasks (HvdTCr)

Confortin    

T 548.1 Child born in answer to prayer (Dulc)

Constantin    

V 235 Mortal visited by angel (KM3)
W 152 Stinginess (KRot)

Cophides    

P 555 Defeat in battle (SeAlx)

Coralus    

N 825.2 Old man helper (HvAEr)
P 59.1 (Bm) Impecunious knight (HvAEr)
P 336 Poor person makes great effort to entertain guest (HvAEr)

Corbenic    

D 1131 Magic castle (Lanc2)
F 771 Extraordinary castle (house, palace) (Lanc2)

Cormachum    

Q 42 Generosity rewarded (AlbTund)
Q 172.0.2 Rewards in heaven (AlbTund)

Cornoyse    

H 1381.3.6 Quest for persecuted woman (GoTK)
H 1410 Fear test: staying in frightful place (GoTK)
J 410 Association of equals and unequals (GoTK)
N 765 Meeting with robber band (GoTK)
Q 41 Politeness rewarded (GoTK)

Cosdroas    

F 792 Artificial heavens (OttEr)
H 217.1 Decision of victory by single combat between army leaders (OttEr)
L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous (OttEr)
P 14 Particular practices of kings (OttEr)
P 19 Other motifs connected with kings (OttEr)
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat] (OttEr)
V 130 Other sacred objects connected with worship (OttEr)
V 301 (Li) Heathens and Christians (OttEr)
V 335.2 (Bm) Refusal to become Christian brings death (OttEr)

Count of Fundrall    

P 293 Uncle (KM5)

Crane    

F 575.2 Handsome man (BvHCra)
F 639 Extraordinary powers – miscellaneous (BvHCra)
H 51 Recognition by scar (BvHCra)
H 151.10 Combat of unknown brothers [relatives, unrecognized friends] brings about recognition (BvHCra)
H 194 (Bm) Recognition only through direct revelation of identity (BvHCra)
H 218 Trial by combat (BvHCra)
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor (BvHCra)
K 1812 King in disguise (BvHCra)
L 325.1 (Bm) Victory over superior force: one against many (BvHCra)
N 760 Other accidental encounters (BvHCra)
N 767.1 (Bm) Unwitting combat between friends. [Unwitting attack on friend] (BvHCra)
N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper (BvHCra)
P 13.5 Crowning [and making] of kings (BvHCra)
P 30 Princes (BvHCra)
P 50.2 Marshall [Court officials: marshall, steward, etc.] (BvHCra)
P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms (BvHCra)
P 310 Friendship (BvHCra)
R 213 Escape from home (BvHCra)
T 35 Lovers’ rendezvous (BvHCra)
W 212 Eagerness for combat (BvHCra)

Craon (Moriz von Craon)    

P 52 Knight jousts with all comers (MovC)

Cressida    

F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman (HMvNT)
T 84 Lovers treacherously separated (HMvNT)
T 89.3 (Bm) Faithless lover (HMvNT)

Cresus    

D 1812.3.3.5 Prophetic dream allegorical (UvEAlx)

Creusa    

D 1052 Magic garment (robe, tunic) (KvWTK)
D 1402.0.5 Nessus-shirt. Magic shirt burns wearer up (KvWTK)
Q 241 Adultery punished (KvWTK)
Q 414.0.2 Burning as punishment for adultery (KvWTK)
S 112 Burning to death (KvWTK)
S 139 Misc. cruel murders (KvWTK)

Crimel ( Krimel)    

P 14.15.2 Court messenger (HRFu)
P 310 Friendship (HRFu)

Crisante    

T 538 Unusual conception in old age (Dulc)
T 548.1 Child born in answer to prayer (Dulc)

Crispin    

T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman (JvWW)

Cundrie    

D 1711 Magician (WvEP)
F 186 (Li) Otherworld messenger (WvEP)
F 510.1 Monstrous races (WvEP)
F 511.2 Person unusual as to his ears (WvEP)
F 513 Person unusual as to his mouth (WvEP)
F 513.1 Person unusual as to his teeth (WvEP)
F 514 Person unusual as to his nose (WvEP)
F 515.2.2 Person with very long [and sharp] fingernails (WvEP)
F 521.1.1 Woman with animal hair. (WvEP)
F 527 Person of unusual color (WvEP)
F 555 Remarkable hair (WvEP)
F 576 Extraordinary ugliness (WvEP)
F 645 Marvelously wise man [woman]. (WvEP)
M 410 Pronouncement of curses. (WvEP)
P 253 Sister and brother (WvEP)

Cunneware    

F 591 Person who never laughs (WvEP)
M 151.7 Heroine will not laugh till arrival of destined hero. (WvEP)
Q 470 Humiliating punishments (WvEP)


Cuonrad    

J 2314 Layman made to believe that he is a monk (HKLFb)

Cupido    

A 475 God of love (HvVEn, KvWTK, TrojEl)
A 475.0.1 Cupid with arrows of lead and gold (KvWTK, TrojEl)
Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero (HvVEn)

Cursun    

F 610 Remarkably strong man (PlMel)
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor (PlMel)
K 2312 Oath literally obeyed (PlMel)
N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper (PlMel)
P 14.15.1 (Old, wise) Counsellors of court [King’s council] (PlMel)
P 110.0.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [knight] as regent (PlMel)
R 75 Surrendering (PlMel)
R 222 Unknown knight (Three days’ tournament) (PlMel)

Cyclopes    

F 512.1 Person with one eye (HerED)
F 512.1.1 Person with one eye in center of forehead (HerED)

Cycropid    

F 512.1 Person with one eye (HerEA, HerEB)
F 512.1.1 Person with one eye in center of forehead (HerEA, HerEB)

Cyrce (Circe)    

D 1355.2 Magic love-philtre (HvFLvT)
D 1355.3 Love charm (HvFLvT)