War between fairies and mortals

Motif

War between fairies and mortals.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies). · view the constellation · filed as F364

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies).

3 finer motifs beneath it

Fairy warriors sit upon mortals and thus kill them Fairies wrestle with mortals War between fairies and giants

Filed beside it

Malevolent or hostile beings in otherworld Fairies pursue unbaptized children Fairy's revenge Fairies cause disease Fairies cause death. (Cf. F364.1.) Fairies steal Fairies abuse livestock Destructive fairy drink. Upon returning to earth mortal pours out drink which had been offered by fairies. It burns up whatever it touches Human beings as game in fairy hunt Malevolent fairies – miscellaneous

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