69 motifs match “chariot”  ·  back to the chapters

• Goddess's chariot drawn by one-footed horse. A136.2.2
• God's chariot goes through the air. A136.3
• Chariot of fire drawn by four steeds of fire. A136.3.1
• Chariot of the gods. A156.5
• God drives chariot over waves. A171.0.1
• God rides through air in chariot. A171.1.1
• Sun's night journey in golden goblet. Helios' chariot is conveyed eastward at night in a golden goblet (or bed). A722.1
• Chariot of the sun. A724
• Charioteer of the sun. Sun drives his horses and chariot across sky. A724.1
• Phaëton. Sun entrusts his chariot to another (his son) and the horses run away. The world is almost burnt up. A724.1.1
• Chariot of sun accompanied by angels. A724.1.2
• The sun a golden bowl on the rim of which sits a peacock; both bowl and peacock are in a crystal box, which rests on a flying chariot. A724.2
• Sun and moon pursued by dark planet in black chariot. A735.2
• Moon-chariot. A757.1
• Moon is hare covered with silver, which lives in crystal house with fifteen windows. It rests on a chariot and travels around Mount Meru. A759.4
• Chariot from heaven takes couple to live with sages in the Great Bear. A761.2
• Angel horse. Horse draws angels' chariot. B41.2.1
• Stags plow for man. Also draw chariot, bear burdens, and allow saints to use their horns as a book rest B292.4
• Swans harnessed to chariot. B558.2
• Winged serpents pull chariot through sky. B558.7
• Tabu: turning left side of chariot toward certain place. C643
• Tabu: entering chariot less than three weeks after having eaten horseflesh. C756.4
• Tabu: proceeding after mishap to chariot. C833.7
• Magic chariot. D1114
• Magic chariot bears person aloft. (Cf. D1114.) D1532.5
• Magic land and water chariot. (Cf. D1114.) D1533.1.2
• Chariot collects flowers by itself. (Cf. D1114.) D1601.33
• Chariot refuses to move. (Cf. D1114.) D1654.5.1
• Divination from sound of chariot wheels. D1812.5.0.12
• Washers at the ford. Appearance of female figure washing bloody armor, chariot cushions, or human limb (at ford) as sign of coming disaster in battle. (Cf. A485.1, E761.1, M301.6.1, Z129.2.2.) D1812.5.1.1.6
• Chariot made invisible. D1982.3
• Person crosses water in chariot. D2125.3
• Dead persons draw chariot. E583
• Chariot of gods bears astral bodies of dead to heaven. E722.2.10.1
• Souls carried to heaven in chariot of light. E754.5
• Substituted ribs (chariot ribs). E782.2
• Journey to upper world in chariot. F66.1
• Journey to sky-world by riding unseen in supernatural wife's chariot. F66.1.1
• Fairy horse pulls chariot by pole which passes through his body. F241.1.6
• Fairy chariot rides waves. F242.1.2
• Fairy chariot of precious metal. F242.1.3
• Fairies take persons up in air in chariots for a fortnight or a month. The lost are finally found in fields bereft of sense and with one of the members missing. F329.3
• Strong man's shield-cast annihilates fleeing enemy and chariot. F639.3
• Nine hundred horses draw chariot in which strong man rides. F639.12
• Golden wagon (chariot). F861.1
• Winged chariot. F861.2
• Scythed chariot. F861.2.2
• Chariots of fire. F861.4.4
• Fighting stars melt iron chariots. F961.2.6
• Chariots, stones, weapons join in keen at hero's death. F994.2
• Chariot tilts under anyone who is not entitled to throne. H41.9.1
• Chariot horses spring at anyone who is not entitled to throne. H71.10.4
• Two blocks of stone that move apart to allow passage of chariot of true king. H71.10.5
• Task: stealing horses (and chariot) from a king. (Cf. H1151.2.) H1151.13.3
• Taunts of charioteer to rouse anger in master (who is losing battle) so that he may fight more vigorously. J1682
• Race won by deception: chariot disabled. A rival in a chariot race inserts linchpins of wax instead of those of bronze in the hero's chariot. The latter is dragged to death. K11.4
• Deceptive land purchase: king, as reward for help in winning battle, promises wounded chieftain as much land as his chariot can travel around; bribes charioteer to turn back whenever chieftain faints from loss of blood. K185.7.3
• Saint's resurrection to take place where chariot breaks down. M364.4.1
• Saint changes places with charioteer; latter is killed. N338.1
• Dead king carried into battle in his war-chariot. P12.5.0.1
• Hero's charioteer faithful to master till death. P361.1.3
• Saint (hero) drives chariot over person who displeases him. Q227.3
• Enemy host imprisoned by earthen walls thrown up by hero's chariot wheels. R5.1
• Murderer escapes to sky in magic chariot. R323.2
• Pregnant woman crushed beneath chariot. (Cf. S185.) S116.2
• Ornaments (arms, chariots) buried with hero. V67.1
• Crippled saint miraculously receives horse and chariot. V221.0.2.1
• Angel guides chariot. V232.5.1
• Hero in battle refuses to slay charioteers, women, or physicians. (Cf. C867.1.) W11.5.12