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• Water-spirit as ape-like creature. F420.1.3.11
• Water-spirit as otter. F420.1.3.12
• Water-spirits in abnormal form. F420.1.4
• Body of water-spirit is half human and half fish or snake. F420.1.4.1
• Water-spirits have body covered with fish scales. F420.1.4.2
• Water-spirits as dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) F420.1.4.3
• Water-spirits have hunchback. (Cf. F451.2.1.4.) F420.1.4.4
• Water-spirits with human body and webbed feet and hands. F420.1.4.5
• Water-spirits with horse feet. F420.1.4.6
• Water-spirits with green hair and beard. F420.1.4.7
• Water-spirits with green teeth. F420.1.4.8
• Water-giants. F420.1.4.9
• Water-spirit with extraordinarily long hair. F420.1.4.10
• Water-spirits invisible. F420.1.5
• Invisible water-spirit claps hands and speaks. F420.1.5.1
• Mysterious voice – water-spirit – is calling from sea. F420.1.5.2
• The seas become heavy without natural cause. (Cf. F420.2.4.) F420.1.5.3
• Dress of water-spirits. F420.1.6
• Water-spirits are dressed like people of surroundings. F420.1.6.1
• Water-spirits are clad in clothes of gold and silver. F420.1.6.2
• Water-spirits wear precious adornment. F420.1.6.3
• Water-spirits wear wreath of flowers and reed on hair and dress. F420.1.6.4
• Water-maidens have long veil. F420.1.6.5
• Color of water-spirit's clothes. F420.1.6.6
• Water-spirits are clad in red. F420.1.6.6.1
• Water-spirits are clad in gray. (Cf. F236.1.4, F451.2.7.3.) F420.1.6.6.2
• Water-spirits are dressed in green. (Cf. F451.2.7.2.) F420.1.6.6.3
• Water-spirits are dressed in white. F420.1.6.6.4
• Water-spirits are dressed in blue. F420.1.6.6.5
• Water-spirits are nude. (Cf. F238.) F420.1.6.7
• Water-spirits appearing like human beings are recognized by traces of water. F420.1.7
• Corner of water-spirits' dress is always wet. F420.1.7.1
• Coat pockets of water-spirits are dripping with water. F420.1.7.2
• Water-spirits leave trace of water when standing or walking. F420.1.7.3
• Home of water-spirits. (Cf. F420.7.1.) F420.2
• Water-spirits live in castles of crystal under water. (Cf. F451.4.3.4.) F420.2.1
• Water-spirits' under-water castle is luxuriously furnished. F420.2.1.1
• Water-spirits live in village under water. F420.2.2
• Water-spirits have garden. F420.2.3
• When water-spirits are outside their homes the seas are heavy. (Cf. F420.1.5.3.) F420.2.4
• Water-spirits have hearth made of three human skulls. F420.2.5
• Social life among water-spirits. F420.3
• Water-spirits have family life under water. F420.3.1
• Water-spirits have likings and occupations like human beings. F420.3.2
• Water-spirits dance. F420.3.2.1
• Water-maidens dance at village fair. F420.3.2.1.1
• Water-women come to market and store. F420.3.2.2
• Water-women wash and hang up laundry on beach. F420.3.2.3
• Water-spirits bake. F420.3.2.4
• Water-spirits mend clothes. F420.3.2.5
• Water-maidens spin. F420.3.2.6
• Water-man cuts osier to make wicker basket. F420.3.2.7
• Water-spirits have kingdom under water: queen, king, attendants, vassals. F420.3.3
• Water-spirits have laws. F420.3.4
• Water-spirits must be in water before midnight; delay is punished with death indicated by blood in water. F420.3.4.1
• Water-spirits must be in water before dawn; delay is punished with death. (Cf. F451.3.2.1. and cross-references there given.) F420.3.4.2
• Water-spirits visited by mortal. F420.3.5
• Characteristics of water-spirits. F420.4
• Water-spirits possess magic power. F420.4.1
• Protean transformation of water-spirit. F420.4.1.1
• Water-spirits have supernatural lapse of time: days seem like years. (Cf. F377.) F420.4.2
• Water-spirits are cannibals: devour mortal victim, suck blood. F420.4.3
• Water-spirits are grateful. F420.4.4
• Water-spirits are jealous. F420.4.5
• Water-man is rendered powerless if kept away from water. F420.4.6
• Water-women are powerless when their garments are taken. F420.4.6.1
• Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences. F420.4.7
• Water-spirits have treasures under water. F420.4.8
• Water-spirit controls water-supply. F420.4.9
• Water-spirits are prophetic. (Cf. F420.5.1.1.) F420.4.10
• Deeds and actions of water-spirits. F420.5
• Kind water-spirits. F420.5.1
• Water-spirits protect and warn sailor against storm and in tempest. F420.5.1.1
• Water-spirits save shipwrecked people. F420.5.1.1.1
• Water-spirits help poor. F420.5.1.2
• Water-spirits help lovers. F420.5.1.3
• Water-spirits work as servants for mortal for small compensation. F420.5.1.4
• Water-spirits work as servants for mortal but disappear when compensation is offered or origin suspected. F420.5.1.5
• Water-spirits work at night in home of mortals. F420.5.1.6
• Water-spirits give gifts to mortals. (Cf. F342, F451.5.1.5.) F420.5.1.7
• Water-spirits give money, gold, or precious stones. (Cf. F451.5.1.5.) F420.5.1.7.1
• Seemingly worthless gifts of water-spirits turn to gold. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross references there given.) F420.5.1.7.2
• Water-spirits give magic gifts. F420.5.1.7.3
• Water-spirit returns to the woodchopper a silver axe in place of the one he has lost. F420.5.1.7.4
• Water-spirit gives mortal fish. F420.5.1.7.5
• Water-spirits give advice. F420.5.1.8
• Water-spirits adopt human foundling. F420.5.1.9
• Water-spirits save man from drowning. F420.5.1.10
• Malevolent water-spirits. F420.5.2
• Water-spirits lure mortal into water. F420.5.2.1
• Water-maiden enamors man and draws him under water. (Cf. F302.3.4, G264.) F420.5.2.1.1
• Water-spirits lure children into water, offering objects. F420.5.2.1.2
• Hero drowned by water-spirits, who draw him down as he crosses ice. F420.5.2.1.3
• Water-goddess allows body of drowning person to come up three times. F420.5.2.1.4
• Water-spirit drags children into river. F420.5.2.1.5
• Water-spirit claims a life every seven years. F420.5.2.1.6
• Water-spirits kidnap mortals and keep them under water. F420.5.2.2
• Water-spirit returns kidnapped man in return for release of his long hair. Victim's father has wound the hair around his fingers. F420.5.2.2.1
• Mistreated boy sings unto water spirits to take him: waters rise up in tank to engulf him. F420.5.2.2.2
• Water-spirit keeps souls of drowned persons in dishes in his home. F420.5.2.3
• Water-spirits steal children and leave changeling. F420.5.2.4
• Water-spirits interfere with building bridges, dams. (Cf. F451.5.2.5.) F420.5.2.5
• Water-spirits take revenge on mortals. F420.5.2.6
• Water-spirits take revenge if yearly tribute is not given. F420.5.2.6.1
• Water-spirits take revenge for trespassing on ground they claim as theirs. F420.5.2.6.2
• Water-spirits take revenge for being harmed. F420.5.2.6.3
• Water-spirits avenge selves on mortal who fails to keep promise. F420.5.2.6.4
• Water-maidens avenge selves for scorned love. F420.5.2.6.5
• Water-spirits take revenge on mortals for pollution of water. F420.5.2.6.6
• Water-spirit turns boat in circle. F420.5.2.7
• Water-spirit crushes boat. F420.5.2.7.1
• Water-spirit shakes ship. F420.5.2.7.2
• Water-spirit wrecks ship. F420.5.2.7.3
• Water-spirit holds ship back. F420.5.2.7.4
• Water-spirit splashes passing people. F420.5.2.8
• Water-spirits lead travelers astray. F420.5.2.9
• Water-man sits on back of persons as heavy burden. F420.5.2.10
• Water-spirits cause blindness. F420.5.2.11
• Water-spirit causes illness and death. F420.5.2.12
• Other actions of water-spirits. F420.5.3
• Water-spirits sit on beach combing their long hair. F420.5.3.1
• Water-spirit calls human midwife. (Cf. F372.1, F451.3.5.5, F451.5.5.) F420.5.3.2
• Water-spirits call human godmother. (Cf. F451.5.6.) F420.5.3.3
• Water-spirit flees if holy name, ceremony, or blessed object is used. F420.5.3.4
• Nix flees from benediction in church. F420.5.3.5
• Water-spirit demands food from those it takes across stream. F420.5.3.6
• Water-spirits prophesies. F420.5.3.7
• Marriage of water-spirits. F420.6
• Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits. F420.6.1
• Water-man woos mortal girl. (Cf. F451.5.18.) F420.6.1.1
• Water-spirit offers gift to mortal to win love. F420.6.1.2
• Mortal goes to home of water-spirits and marries. (Cf. F301.3.) F420.6.1.3
• Water-maiden goes to home of mortal and marries. F420.6.1.4
• Water-maidens make conditions for lovers. F420.6.1.5
• Offspring of marriage between mortal and water-spirit. F420.6.1.6
• Water-spirit surprises and rapes a mortal woman. A son is born who is sleepless. F420.6.1.7
• Love and marriage between water-spirits and other spirits. F420.6.2
• Water-man marries fairy. F420.6.2.1
• Water-maiden marries giant. (Cf. F531.5.7.) F420.6.2.2
• Water-maiden is wooed by dwarf. (Cf. F451.5.18.) F420.6.2.3
• Miscellaneous motifs connected with water-spirits. F420.7
• Visit to water-goddess's underwater home. F420.7.1
• Lake-spirit. F421
• Lady of the Lake. A female lake-spirit. F421.1
• Marsh-spirit. F422
• Sea spirits. F423
• Nereid. A sea-maiden. F423.1
• River-spirit. F424
• Spirit of brook. F424.1
• Fountain spirit. F425
• Spirit of water-fall. F426
• Other water-spirits. F429
• Spirit of tide-crack. F429.1
• Weather-spirits. F430
• Cloud-spirit. F431
• Wind-spirit. F432
• Storm-spirit. F433
• Spirit of snow. F433.1
• Spirit of thunder. F434
• Spirit of cold. F436
• Spirit of warmth. F437
• Spirit of earthquake. F438
• Spirit of earthquake lives underground (below earth). F438.1
• Spirit of earthquake has very long mouth. F438.2
• Other weather-spirits. F439
• Rainbow spirit. F439.1
• Rainbow draws to itself fisherman and his boat. F439.1.1
• Rainbow spirit as helper on journey. F439.1.2
• Rainbow spirit as messenger. F439.1.3
• Vegetation spirits. F440
• Green vegetation spirit. F440.1
• Wood-spirit. F441
• Schrätel. An elf-like, male, malevolent wood-spirit. F441.1
• Tree-spirit. F441.2
• Tree-spirit persuades man to spare tree. F441.2.0.1
• Wood-nymph. F441.2.1
• Wood-nymph comes to the fire to warm. F441.2.1.1
• Wood-nymph with breasts so long that she throws them over her shoulder. (Cf. F232.2, F460.1.2, G123.) F441.2.1.2
• Wood-nymph wooes and then deserts man. F441.2.1.3
• Tree maidens bathe at midnight in lake. F441.2.1.4
• Dryad. Female spirit dwelling among trees. F441.2.2
• Hamadryad. Female spirit of a particular tree. F441.2.3
• Man marries tree maiden. F441.2.3.1
• Man marries spirit of willow tree. She must part from him when tree is cut down. F441.2.3.1.1
• Tree-spirit in elder tree. F441.2.3.2
• Wild man as wood-spirit. F441.3
• Form of wood-spirit. F441.4
• Wood-spirit gigantic with one eye in center of forehead. F441.4.1
• Wood-spirit without hands, feet, or mouth. F441.4.2
• Forest spirits brighter than moon. F441.4.3
• Forest-spirits with wings and with backward-pointing fingers and toes. (Cf. F401.9, F451.2.2.1.) F441.4.4
• Wood-spirits with such heavy eyebrows they must lie on backs to see upwards. (Cf. F571.1.) F441.4.5
• Wood-spirits with teeth on stomach. F441.4.6
• Size of wood-spirit. F441.5
• Wood-spirit tiny. (Cf. F239.4.3, F535.) F441.5.1
• Wood-spirit gigantic. (Cf. F232.6, F531.) F441.5.2
• Deeds of wood-spirits. F441.6
• Wood-spirits responsible for sickness and failure. F441.6.1
• Wood-spirits transform men into animals. F441.6.2
• Sexual relations with wood-spirit fatal. F441.6.3