47 motifs match “defeated”  ·  back to the chapters

• Stag defeated by snail vomits his gall-bladder. A2211.13
• Lance sounds when knocked on shield, except when its owner will be defeated. D1311.17.3
• Fairies otherwise defeated. F389
• Fairy defeated by druid's magic. F389.5
• Witch defeated. G275
• Seven-headed witch defeated by throwing egg at each head. G275.4
• Devil challenges boys to play a disc-game. Can be defeated only with rowan-sticks. (Cf. D950.9.) G303.9.9.9
• Rakshasa can be defeated by hero who has rakshasi blood in his veins. G369.1.2
• Ogre defeated. G500
• Defeated giant gives his daughter to victor. (Cf. G512.0.3.) G510.1
• Defeated giant becomes friend and helper of victor. G510.3
• Ogress with knife tail defeated by hunter. G510.5
• Ogre defeated with divine help. G537
• Ogre defeated with help of goddess. G537.1
• Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up. E. g., Hero: What red lips you have! Princess: There is fire inside. – Hero: Then boil this egg (producing egg). H507.1.0.1
• King defeated in repartee by boy, who thus wins girl. Boy: "Who would give a man a bath, feed him his rice, and then bring him the tamal-pan to chew?" King: "No one but a wife." Boy claims minister's daughter. H507.1.0.2
• Frogs fear defeated bull. See two bulls fighting; know that the loser will take refuge in their marsh. J613.2
• United cocks defeat partridge. When they quarrel they are defeated. J1025
• Poem for poem: all for all. A poet gives the emperor a poem, hoping for a reward The emperor later gives the poet a poem in return. The poet thereupon sends the emperor two pennies, saying that this is all the money he has. The emperor, seeing that he is defeated in the exchange, laughs and becomes the poet's friend. J1581.1
• Wrestling between porcupine and deer. Deer defeated but always pleads illness. K12.5
• Boxing match: fatal boxer defeated. All comers are challenged and all are killed until the hero defeats the challenger. (Argonauts and Amycus.) K13
• Girl plays at dice with her suitors: locks them up when they are defeated. K1237
• Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. They are easily defeated. K2352
• Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, so that they are defeated. K2356
• Enemies defeated by setting forest afire. K2364.1
• City is falsely promised to enemy. When they enter they are attacked and defeated. K2366
• Offended rats gnaw saddle girths of king's horses so that he is defeated in battle. L316
• King, defeated in battle, obliged to flee without money. L410.2
• Defeated king must be peddler or beggar. L410.4
• Opponents agree not to fight and are thus undefeated. M237.1
• Prophecy: first side to slay in battle will be defeated. M356.1.3
• Treasure from defeated giant. (Cf. F531.6.7, G610, D838.6.) N538.2
• Defeated enemy turns true friend. (Cf. P311.1.) P310.5
• Robbers defeated and killed. P475.2
• Submission indicated by defeated lying with conqueror's sword between teeth. P555.1
• Defeated giants imprisoned in lower world. Q433.2
• Defeated warriors go into the conqueror's service. R74
• Defeated enemy turns conqueror's best friend. R74.1
• Defeated enemy's son turns conqueror's man. R74.2
• Defeated enemy holds rank and country when he promises to pay tax to conqueror. R74.3
• Defeated surrender their city. R75.1
• Heads of defeated enemies hung on conqueror's saddle. S139.2.2.1.4
• Victor demands defeated king's daughter (widow) in marriage. T104.2
• Bride's monster-father tries to kill husband, but is defeated. T172.3
• Invaders miraculously defeated by saints. V229.7
• Conqueror returns defeated man's wife and family to him. W11.5.4
• Stingy king will not hire soldiers: defeated. W152.6