μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Dwarfs dislike human vices.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.16

Filed across the traditions
  • German Sieber 61, Schöppner I 186 No. 184, Pröhle Harz. No. 269, Pröhle Unterharz. 113 No. 298, Karstens-Goslar 135, Förstner Kyffhäuser 22, Winckler 43 No. 36.
Within the index

Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

Filed beside it
Helpful dwarfs Malevolent dwarf Dwarfs are ancestors of mortals Mortal goes to land of dwarfs Dwarfs have human woman as midwife Dwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.) Dwarfs visit mortal's home Dwarfs associate with mortals Dwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.) Business relations of dwarfs and mortals Dwarfs suffer abuses by mortals Dwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favors Dwarfs exact promise from mortals Dwarfs tease mortals Dwarfs give riddles and questions to mortals Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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