Guardian of treasure

Motif

Guardian of treasure.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Treasure trove. · Guardian of treasure. · view the constellation · filed as N570

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Depth CommentaryPsychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido, Part II — CHAPTER V
Depth CommentaryPsychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido, Part II — CHAPTER VII
HawaiianLegends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes, VV.
Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit)The Hymns of the Rigveda, 6.47
SlavicRussian Folk-Tales, Chapter IV

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

Finnish-SwedishWessman 73ff. Nos. 623–629.
general *Fb "skat" III 235b, 236a
general *Winter 41
general *Norlind 69ff.

Within the index

10 finer motifs beneath it

Devil (demon) as guardian of treasure Woman as guardian of treasure Sleeping king in mountain as guardian of treasure Dwarf as guardian of treasure Griffin as guardian of treasure. (Cf. B42.)Ghosts prevent men from raising treasure Blind man carrying lame man as guardians of treasure Treasure guarded by magic object. (Cf. D1560.)Serpent guards treasure Angel as guardian of treasure

Travels with

Fairies guard giants' treasures. (Cf. N570.)

wander