30 motifs match “beloved”  ·  back to the chapters

• Woodpecker from devil's herdsman transformed. The devil strikes his herdsman so that he turns into a bird who continually calls after his beloved cow. (Cf. A1710.) A1957.1
• Hearts break when lovers are told beloved is dead. F1041.1.1.4
• Suitor test: bringing leg that fits into dragon claw left by the beloved of the princess. H322.3
• Riddle: what is the most beloved? H647
• What is most beloved? Life. H647.1
• What is most beloved? Health. H647.2
• Quest for unknown, vanished beloved. H1381.2.1.1
• Old uncle tests nephew's fidelity by sleeping with his beloved. H1556.4.4
• Prince of democratic tastes chosen. King asks three sons what kind of bird they would prefer to be. First: an eagle, because it is ruler of birds; second: a falcon; because it is beloved by the nobles; third: a bird which flies with many others, so as to receive advice. King chooses third. J412.1
• Dupe tricked into jumping on supposed funeral pyre of beloved. K891.4
• Hercules spins for his beloved. Is forced to dress as woman and discharge womanly duties including spinning. K1214
• Lover gets self carried into beloved's house to wait for clean clothes after a purposeful fall in mud. K1349.6
• Man burns down own neighboring house to gain access to bedroom of beloved. K1349.7
• Lover in disguise abducts beloved. K1371.4
• Lover commits suicide on finding beloved dead. N343.4
• Lover sees beloved first while she is bathing. N716
• Wicked mother and her sons do everything to prevent daughter's marriage with beloved. P232.1
• Man buried alive with beloved escapes, as thieves break open the tomb. R212.2
• Man promises to sacrifice self in order to marry beloved. T24.8
• Attention distracted by sight of beloved. T26
• Finger cut because of absorption in the charms of beloved. The person cutting food cannot take his eyes off the man (woman) opposite him. T26.1
• Lover goes to see his beloved in her husband's (or her father's) house, defiant of the danger. T35.5
• Lover declares himself by showing her own reflection to his beloved. (Cf. T91.6.1.1.) T57.1
• Man scorned by his beloved. T75
• Sick lover dies from exertion of embracing beloved. T81.5
• Bath of blood of beloved to cure love-sick empress. T82
• Woman sacrifices herself in order to save beloved. T89.2
• Father demands that son break all relations with his beloved. T131.1.2.3
• Wife curses unbeloved husband who attempts to force her. T288.1
• Man becomes hermit when he realizes selfishness of his beloved's love. (Cf. T93.2.) V472.1