23 motifs match “ancient”  ·  back to the chapters

• Mountains (hills) from ancient activities of god (hero). A962
• Mountains (hills) from ancient contest (fight). A964
• Stone column is membrum virile of ancient hero. A977.5.3
• (Four) persons who, in four quarters of the world, survived the flood and thus preserved ancient tradition. A1029.2
• Change of animal and human skin in ancient times. A1281.2.1
• Why man does not change his skin: ancient contest lost by toad, representing man, won by lizard. A1319.12.1
• Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. (Cf. A2311.) A2210
• Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal. A2211
• Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (Cf. A2231.9). A2213
• Ancient animal squeezed: hence small size. (Cf. A2302.) A2213.1
• Animal characteristics from dropping ancient animal from air. A2214
• Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal. A2215
• Other accidents to ancient animal. A2219
• Animal cries recall ancient adventure. The ancient animal cries out in difficulty. The present animal has the same cry. (Cf. A2426.1.1, A2426.4.1.) A2275.4
• Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.) A2275.5
• Present habitat of animals result of ancient quarrel. (Cf. A2433.3.3, A2433.3.4, A2433.3.21, A2433.6.1.) A2282
• Wild huntsmen dressed in ancient costume. E501.8.4
• Ancient Ireland as location of otherworld. F130.3
• Gigantic skull of ancient king discovered. F511.0.8
• Ancient homeland sinks beneath the waves. F944.2
• Ancient and modern ancestors. To a prince who boasted that he was descended from the Trojans a doctor replies: "My people are of Nurenberg. Everyone knows who they are; but of the Trojans no one knows anything except that Aeneas was a traitor and Romulus a robber." J1357
• Treasure buried in ancient settlements. N511.1.2
• Saint dispels pagan devils from ancient shrines. V356.1