Miscellaneous groups of motifs

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• Dreadnaughts. Brothers deliberately seek dangers they have been warned against. Triumph. Z211
• Hero "son of seven mothers". Seven mothers each with a child imprisoned. Six eat their children to keep from starving. Seventh does not. He rescues all the mothers and becomes hero. Z215
• Supernatural origin of hero: magic conception. (Cf. T510.) Z216
• Eldest brother as hero. Z221
• Extraordinary exploits of hero. Z230
• Boyish exploits of hero. Z231
• Hero with extraordinary animal companions (cock, goat, cow, horse). Z235
• Boy hero. Z251
• Hero at first nameless. Z252
• Fool as hero. (Cf. L121.) Z253
• Destined hero. (Cf. M311, T22.) Z254
• Hero born out of wedlock. (Cf. L111.2.) Z255
• Beardless hero. Z257
• Giant heroes. Z261
• Death of hero. Z292
• Return of the hero. (Cf. L111.1.) Z293
• Unique exceptions. Z300
• Unique vulnerability. Z310
• Achilles heel. Invulnerability except in one spot. Z311
• Left eye only vulnerable spot. Z311.1
• Spot below right ear only vulnerable one. Z311.2
• Leprosy cured by holy water except on thumb. Z311.3
• Man can be injured only in armpits. Z311.4
• Unique deadly weapon. Only one thing will kill a certain man. Z312
• Person can be killed only by red-hot spits being thrust through soles of his feet. Z312.1
• Giant ogre can be killed only with iron club he carries (with own sword). Z312.2
• Unique source of weakness. Z312.3
• Unique bait for fish. Z312.4
• Vulnerability only by one person. Z313
• Only one person can overtake hero. Z313.1
• Sword which will break in only one peril: this known only to the maker of the sword. Z314
• Ogre vulnerable only when his face is turned away when he is struck. Z315
• Only one way to besiege certain city. Z316
• Object will fit only one thing (or person). Z320
• Ring fits only one person. Z321
• Only one ferule fits certain staff. Z322
• Vessel from which nothing can be drunk save through certain tube. Z323
• Other unique exceptions. Z350
• Only one person refuses to weep at hero's death. Z351
• All trees except aspen refuse to make Christ's cross. Z352
• All snakes but one placated by music. In snake den prisoner fails to placate one snake and loses his life. Z355
• Unique survivor. Only one person left from destruction of his community. Z356
• Z56.1 Unique survivor from detruction of animals Z356.1
• Unique exceptions from curse. Z357