32 motifs match “awaken”  ·  back to the chapters

• Cock in Valhalla awakens the gods. Icel: Boberg. A661.1.0.5
• Sun, moon, and stars bring forth first parents. Sun and moon beget son; morning and evening star beget daughter; these, the first parents, are at first without understanding, but it is awakened later by demigods. A1271.1
• Flea's bite alarms king. Robber tells flea of plan to rob king. During the robbery the flea bites and awakens the king. B521.3.3
• Prince awakened by fly on his nose in time to save himself from enemy. B521.3.3.1
• Magic ring awakens person in morning. (Cf. D1076.) D1317.5.2
• Magic object does not awaken sleepers. D1575
• Hand-of-glory does not awaken sleepers. The hand is lighted as a candle. D1575.1
• Forgotten fiancée. Young husband visiting his home breaks tabu and forgets his wife. Later she succeeds in reawakening his memory. (For details of the ways in which the memory is lost and regained see D2004 and D2006. D2003
• Magic reawakening of memory. (Cf. D1360, D1910.) D2006
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory. D2006.1
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by serving as milkmaid and talking to calf. D2006.1.2
• Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by having magic doves converse. D2006.1.3
• Forgotten fiancée buys place in husband's bed and reawakens his memory. D2006.1.4
• Forgotten wife gives food to beggar: husband's memory reawakened. D2006.1.10
• Sight of old home reawakens memory and brings about return from other world. D2006.2
• Dead awaken after three days to new life and great wisdom. E489.1
• Sleeper not to be awakened, since soul is absent. E721.1.1
• Skillful marksman grazes ear of sleeping person and awakens him. F661.9
• Witch recognized by seeing wasp (beetle) enter her mouth while asleep. Only when it enters can she be awakened. G251.1
• The devil advises a suspicious husband. The Ring of Hans Garvel. Appears in a dream and hands the husband a ring. "When you wear this ring you will be sure of your wife." He awakens to understand the obscene implication. G303.9.7.3
• Girl sleeping naked awakened: is she a goddess? If mortal, she will cover herself; if a goddess, will not. H45.5
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened with cold water. H1441
• Fearless hero frightened by being awakened by eels put down his back. H1441.1
• Monk's enemies quarrel and thus save him. Robber who wants to steal monk's cow and devil who wants to steal his soul quarrel as to which shall begin first; they thus awaken him and the neighbors. J581.3
• Numskull as thief's assistant wakens owner. Pleads successfully that he was trying to awaken the household and prevent theft. J2136.5.4
• Foolish thief cooks food and awakens household. J2136.5.5
• The tailless and earless ass. Just lain down to sleep, a man is awakened by a neighbor announcing that his she-ass has borne a young one without ears or tail. The man lies awake all night wondering how the ass will keep the harness on. J2373
• Escape by making sheaths of bark for fingers: hero leaves without awakening nymph wives who make him sleep with fingers in mouth. K521.4.6
• Friar undertakes to awaken girl. He follows her mother's order according to his own interpretation. K1354.3.1
• Virgin Mary appears to lady who neglected to hear mass. Woman awakens from trance to find piece of taper the Virgin took from her. Q223.7.1
• Girl mistakenly elopes with the wrong lover. The preferred suitor overtakes them, finds them asleep and waits for them to awaken. He himself falls asleep and when he wakes they have gone. T92.4