Impossible tasks.
Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Impossible or absurd tasks. · Impossible tasks. · view the constellation · filed as H1010
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Japanese / ShintoKojiki: Records of Ancient Matters, Introduction
- Hermetic / AlchemicalThe Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged, Tract 10: The Book of Lambspring
- Literary CrystallizationFaust: A Tragedy, Second Part, Act 2
- Depth CommentaryThe Interpretation of Dreams, Chapter II
- Literary CrystallizationParadise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Book 2
Scholars’ trail — 8references
The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.
- Irish myth*Cross
- IndiaThompson-Balys
- IndonesiaDe Vries's list No. 168
- ChineseGraham.
- general *Type 428
- general *Child V 498 s. v. "tasks"
- general Burton Nights VI 204ff., S VI 4ff.
- general Hdwb. d. Märchens I s. v. "Aufgaben, schwierige"
Within the index
Travels with
Carried in tale types
- The Clever Farmgirl [J1111 · ATU 8751188 recorded variants
- The Devil's Riddle · ATU 8126 recorded variants
- Son of the Witch (Cupid and Psyche) (previously The Disenchanted Husband: the Witch's Tasks) · ATU 425B4 recorded variants
- The Clever Girl and the King · ATU 875B4 recorded variants
- The Snake as Bridegroom (previously Bathing Girl's Garments Kept) · ATU 425M2 recorded variants
- Lover Exposed (previously The Himphamp) · ATU 571B1 recorded variant