μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.1.4

Filed across the traditions
  • German Eckart 7, 20, 27, 78, Schöppner I 169 No. 163, I 180 No. 175, Bechstein 6, Winckler 34 No. 24, Sieber 63, Kahlo Harz. 26 No. 47, Pröhle Harz. No. 137 II
  • Russian Ralston Songs of the Russian People 159
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 303 No. 23, 308 Nos. 2, 4, 326 No. 2
  • French Sébillot France I 259
  • Indonesian Voorhoeve 116 No. 93.
  • general *Type 503
  • general Feilberg DF V 50, 75, 99
  • general Grimm Deutsche Myth. I 228f., 400. Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 344ff., (1928) 221ff.
Within the index

Filed under Helpful dwarfs.

Filed beside it
Dwarf as godfather Dwarfs adopt girl as sister Dwarfs make new golden hair for woman Money or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.) Other gifts from dwarfs Dwarfs serve mortals Dwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser) Dwarfs direct mortals to treasure Dwarfs heal (give medicine) Dwarfs lend to mortals Dwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to another Dwarf washes, combs, and braids hair for sleeping maids Dwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from nobleman Dwarfs warm heath by underground fire Dwarf king prevents a father from shooting his son Dwarfs protect the forest
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Seemingly worthless gifts of water-spirits turn to gold. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross references there given.) Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.)

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