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Folklore Motifs

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Random folktale and mythology motifs from around the world 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@folklore_bot, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Myth index number 31953 Golden deer sent to entice girl‘s guardians away, so she can be abducted.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

Myth index number 41453 Conception from putting on another’s girdle.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14h

Myth index number 42683 Angels shed light upon saint’s tomb.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20h

Myth index number 5342 Tree cursed for serving as cross.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Myth index number 38831 Heart and liver of son to be torn out.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Myth index number 2183 Preservation of life of certain persons in Ireland during Flood.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Myth index number 25650 Identification by magic hand.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Myth index number 6082 Magic bird produces unlimited food.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Myth index number 13693 Belt carries owner over water.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Myth index number 40894 Matriarchy.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Myth index number 2887 Creator of food items.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Myth index number 10390 Transformation by licking.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Myth index number 9942 Transformation: stone to animal.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Myth index number 31083 Jackal tries to roar like lion at elephant.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Myth index number 14368 Well shines at night.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Myth index number 41091 Jealousy of rival wives.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Myth index number 22109 Marvelous stream containing little black fish bursts forth from mountain.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Myth index number 35127 ”Scar-face“ as hero.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Myth index number 39235 Curse threatened to enforce demand.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Myth index number 35041 Heaven entered by trick: permission to pick up cap.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Myth index number 11090 Saint causes water to issue from cut in a tree.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Myth index number 31818 Thief disguised as parrot.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Myth index number 5784 Destructive cow possessed by demons.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Myth index number 37951 Lazy owl punished; industrious hummingbird rewarded.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Myth index number 44418 Left eye only vulnerable spot.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Myth index number 39114 Infidel defies God to strike him with lightning.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Myth index number 27259 Task: picking ruby out of a tray filled with identical rubies.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Myth index number 23067 Mountebank undertakes to bring the city’s incurables back to health.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Myth index number 2442 Cause of thunder: sounds of the horses’ hoofs as gods play ball.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Myth index number 21390 One cheek white, other red.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Myth index number 44222 (Nine) wonders of Ireland.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Myth index number 25086 Demon drags beneath the water any person whose shadow falls on surface of water.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Myth index number 15522 Curse of clergy causes man to die of wound.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Myth index number 35311 Peter acts as God for a day: tires of bargain.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Myth index number 42262 Christian buried in wooden coffin.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Myth index number 34764 False queen puts horseflesh in bed of one with child so as to identify her as horse-eating thief.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Myth index number 11319 Magic hair of animal.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Myth index number 41523 Birth obtained through magic or prayer.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Myth index number 3866 Lizard wins contest with toad: why snakes and lizards change their skins.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Myth index number 17523 Ghost-like lights.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Myth index number 22139 Origin of springs from broken coconut shell.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Myth index number 34961 Ogre frightened at rustling.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Myth index number 24538 Devil holds molten coin in mouth.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Myth index number 29105 Mother‘s weeping for thief made to seem natural.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Myth index number 2338 Monsters kill each other off at end of world.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Myth index number 43211 Fox spoils his food rather than divide with ape.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Myth index number 43274 Whales rescue drowning king who planned to kill them.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Myth index number 16552 Return from the dead to warn thief that he will be punished.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Myth index number 17502 Ghost of domestic beast.

Folklore Motifs @folklore-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Myth index number 22120 Spring with water lighter than wood and with scent of violets.