Archetypes and motifs in folklore and literature: a handbook

Nature of the creator, motif A10 / el-Sayed el-Aswad

hero cycle, various motifs in A / Natalie M. Underberg

Death or departure of the Gods, motif A192, and return, motif A193 / Peter L. De Rose and Jane Gary

Creation myth : cosmogony and cosmology, motifs A600-A899 / El-Sayed el-Aswad

Fight of the Gods and giants, motif A162.1 / Deeksha Nagar

Doomsday (day of judgment), motif A1002 / Judith Neaman

Confusion of tongues, motif A1333 / Jane Garry

Origin of pentecost, motif A1541.6 / Judith Neaman

Origins of inequality, motifs A1600-A1699 / D. L. Ashliman

Hermaphroditism / Hasan El-Shamy

Mythical animals, motifs B0-B99 / Peter L. De Rose

Mythical animals : dragon, motif B11 / Hande A. Birkalan and Jane Garry

Mythical birds, motif B30 / Hande A. Birkalan and Millicent Lenz

Leviathan, motif B61 / Deanna Delmar Evans

Animal brides and grooms : marriage of person to animal motif B600, and animal paramour, motif B610 / Carole G. Silver

Tabu : eating and drinking, motifs C200-C299 / Carole G. Silver

Tabu : looking, motifs C300-C399 / Jane Garry

Tabu : speaking, motifs C400-C499 / Jane Garry

Tabu : forbidden chambers, motif C611 / D. L. Ashliman

Transformation, motifs D0-D699 / Jane Garry

Flight (magic), motifs D670-D674 / Natalie M. Underberg

Magic bodily members : human eye and hand, motif D990 / el-Sayed el-Aswad

Soothsayer (diviner, Oracle, etc.), motif D1712 / Natalie M. Underberg

Magic invulnerability, motif D1840 / D. L. Ashliman

Magic invisibility, motif D1980 / Elizabeth Tucker

Bewitching, motif D2020 / Elizabeth Tucker

Wishes, various motifs / D. L. Ashliman

Ghosts and other revenants, motifs E200-E599 / Jane Garry and Janet L. Langlois

Otherworld journeys, motifs F0-F199 / John P. Brennan, Jane Garry, Judith Neaman and Hande A. Birkalan

Fairies and elves, motifs F200-F399 / Carole G. Silver

Water spirits, motif F420 / D. L. Ashliman

Extraordinary sky and weather phenomena, motif F790 / Elizabeth Tucker

Cannibalism, motif G10 / Christine Goldberg

Identity tests, motifs H0-H199 / D. L. Ashliman and Jane Garry

Riddles, motifs H530-H899 / Jane Garry and John P. Brennan

Quest, motif H1200 / Jane Garry

Quest for the vanished husband/lover, motifs H1385.4 and H1385.5 / Karen Bamford

Individuation, motif J1030.1 / Hasan El-Shamy

Contest won by deception, motifs K0-K99 / D. L. Ashliman

Thief escapes detection, motif K400 / D. L. Ashliman

Seduction or deceptive marriage, motifs K1300-K1399 / Kimberly A. Nance

Entrance into girl's (man's) room (bed) by trick, motif K1340 / D. L. Ashliman

Pride brought low, motifs L400-L499 / Judith Neaman

Bargain with devil, motif M210 / Natalie M. Underberg

Curses, motifs M400-M462 / Natalie M. Underberg

Chance and fate, motifs N0-N899 / Elizabeth Ernst and Jane Garry

Choice of roads, motif N122.0.1, and crossroads, various motifs / Jane Garry

Wise old man/woman, various motifs / Peter L. De Rose

Sister and brother, motif P253 / Hasan El-Shamy

Step relatives, motif P280 / D. L. Ashliman

kind and unkind, motif Q2 / Anne E. Duggand and Ruth Stotter

Abductions, motifs R10-R99 / Carole G. Silver

Cruel parents, motif S10 / D. L. Ashliman

Cruel spouses, motif S60 / D. L. Ashliman

Abandoned or murdered children, motifs S300-S399 / Susan M. Bernardo

Persecuted wife, motifs S410-S451 / Anne E. Duggan

Conception and birth, motifs T500-T599 / Anne E. Duggan

Monstrous births, motifs T550-T557 / Betty J. Belanus and Janet L. Langlois

Incest, various motifs in A (and T) / D. L. Ashliman and Anne E. Duggan

Justice and injustice, motif U10 and various motifs / Kimberly A. Nance and Jane Garry

double / Joan Peternel

Good and evil, various motifs / Jane Garry

Trees, various motifs / Jane Garry and Hande A. Birkalan

trickster, various motifs / Esther Clinton

Union of opposites, or Coniunctio Oppositorum, various motifs / Hasan El-Shamy and Gregory Schrempp

Water, various motifs / Hande A. Birkalan and Jane Garry.