Reward for fearlessness. Reward given by devil or ghost — Mythoi

Motif

Reward for fearlessness. Reward given by devil or ghost.

Rewards and punishments. · Deeds rewarded. · Rewards for other causes. · view the constellation · filed as Q82

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic Boberg
India Thompson-Balys
Japanese Ikeda.
general *Type 326
general Penzer VII 120 n. 2

Within the index

Filed under Rewards for other causes.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Snake helps girl who permits it to wind itself around her body Ferocious animal (lion, tiger, etc.) rewards man who does not fear it

Filed beside it

Reward for perseverance Reward for marital fidelity. (Cf. Q87.) Reward for stoic endurance of pain Reward for asking proper questions Reward for industry Reward for preservation of chastity Reward for proficiency Reward for cleverness Reward for supernatural help Reward for cure Reward for musician

Carried in tale types

The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is · ATU 326 1 recorded variant

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