96 motifs match “eagle”  ·  back to the chapters

• Eagle as creator of man. A13.2.2
• Eagle as god's bird. A165.1.2
• Wise eagle in the earth-tree. A878.3.4
• Why there is no mist on a certain river: fanned away with a pair of eagle's wings. A937
• Cat from transformed eagle. Eagle mistakes stick of wood for fish and gets feet caught. Wind blows off feathers and makes hair. (Cf. A1710.) A1811.1
• Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.) A2214.5.1
• Eagle's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.) A2302.4
• Why eagle-owl's head turns on its neck. A2351.2
• Why eagle's back is brown. A2356.3.1
• Why certain species of eagle cries like a baby: spirit of tortured baby became an eagle. A2426.2.15
• Food of eagle. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 242 (fish). A2435.4.4
• Eagle's flight. A2442.2.8
• Why eagle has long life. A2578.2
• Dragon as modified eagle. B11.2.1.11
• Eagle with twelve wings and three heads. B15.7.16
• Griffin. Half lion, half eagle. B42
• Wise eagle (in Yggdrasil). B122.0.5
• Wise mother eagle distinguishes between stupid and intelligent eaglets. B122.5
• Eagle as prophetic bird. B143.0.7
• Eagle as omen of victory. B147.2.1.2
• Eagle as bird of ill-omen. B147.2.2.5
• Fish-eagle as soothsayer. B154.3
• Bird council assigns place and work to all. Eagle as judge. (Cf. B232). B238.1
• Eagle king of birds. B242.1.1
• War between birds and eagle. B263.5.1
• Fight between eagle and fish. B264.2
• Wedding of turkey and peacock. All birds invited except eagle. This omission starts great conflict. B282.1
• Wedding of eagle with another bird. B282.2
• Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
• Eagle as messenger. B291.1.9
• Eagle takes revenge on man. B299.1.1
• Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper. B317
• Hero feeds own flesh to helpful animal. The hero is carried on the back of an eagle who demands food. The hero finally feeds parts of his own flesh. B322.1
• Eagle released: grateful. B375.3.1
• Helpful eagle. See references in B322.1. B455.3
• Eagle saves man from falling wall. The grateful eagle swoops down and takes the man's hat, and thus gets him away from the wall that is about to fall. B521.2.1
• Eagle carries off condemned child. B522.4
• Abandoned prince grows up in eagle's nest. B535.0.5
• Eagle cares for baby while mother works in field. B535.0.12
• Eagle carries man to safety. B542.1.1
• Eagle regains throne for deposed king. B589.1
• Marriage to eagle. B602.1
• Eagle tests eaglets by having them gaze at sun. B751.3
• Eagle catches gazelle's young as it is born. B754.7.2
• Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow. B758
• Giant eagle. B872.1
• Tabu: eating eagle. C221.1.2.4
• Transformation: man to eagle. D152.2
• Transformation: eagle to person. D352.2
• Transformation: monkey to eagle. D411.5.1
• Transformation: gorilla to eagle. D411.9
• Transformation to eagle so as to scour country for lovely woman as bride for king. D647.2
• Transformation to eagle to carry hero to safety. D659.4.3
• Transformation to eagle in order to guard princess. D659.4.4
• Statue of eagle gives wealth. D1469.13.1
• Resuscitation by touch of eagle. E79.3
• Reincarnation as eagle. E613.3.1
• Soul in form of eagle. E732.6
• Ascent to sky on eagle-down rope. F61.2.2
• Return from lower world on eagle. F101.3
• Giant as eagle. F531.1.8.3
• Giant as eagle. F531.1.8.7
• Eagle carries giant to its nest. F531.6.17.3
• Castle carried through air by four eagles. F771.2.1.2
• Eagles carry castle in air. F982.1
• Eagle as ogre. G353.2
• Recognition through gold found in eagle's nest. H91.1
• 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
• Eagle prefers own offspring to changeling. J497
• Tortoise lets self be carried by eagle. Dropped and eaten. J657.2
• Foxes desert their allies, the hares, when they foresee defeat by the eagle. J682.1
• Eagle warns shepherds that wolf is eating sheep. Crow rebukes eagle for thus imperiling his own food supply. J715.1
• Hare upbraided by sparrow for letting self be carried off by eagle rejoices when sparrow is carried off by hawk. J885.1
• One cock takes glory of another's valor. Victor in cock fight crows over his victory. He is taken off by eagle. A second cock then comes out from hiding and struts about among the hens. J972
• Bird overcareful about food suitable to its color is killed by eagle. J2183.3
• Daw tries to carry off lamb like eagle. Is caught in the lamb's fleece. J2413.3
• Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2.) K25.1
• Cat brings suspicion between eagle and sow. Eagle lives in the top of the branches, cat in the middle, and sow at bottom; all are happy. Cat tells eagle that sow is trying to root down the tree: eagle is frightened and dares not leave tree. Cat tells sow that eagle plans to carry off pigs: sow dares not leave. They starve and fall victims to the cat. K2131.1
• Treacherous eagle. K2295.2
• Fox burns tree in which eagle has nest. Revenges theft of cub. L315.3
• Dungbeetle keeps destroying eagle's eggs. Eagle at last goes to the sky and lays eggs in Zeus's lap. The dungbeetle causes Zeus to shake his apron and break the eggs. L315.7
• Falcon attacks eagle repeatedly and defeats him. L315.9
• Hummingbird can see fowler's net; eagle is caught in spite of his boasts of good eyesight. L333
• Attempt to fly to heaven punished. Car supported by eagles. L421
• Diamond in meat carried to eagle's nest. N527.1
• Mother (eagle) casts out dull, stupid changeling; rears bold, energetic son. P231.6
• King strangles falcon when it kills eagle. (Cf. Q211.6.) Q424.1
• Punishment of Prometheus. Chained to a mountain with eagle preying on his vitals, which are restored nightly. (Punishment for theft of fire.) Q501.4
• Eagle (ape) carries off ill-gotten gain. Makes away with the receipts of a merchant who had watered his wine. (Cf. Q274.) Q557.3
• Eagle carries off youth. R13.3.2
• Eagle's nest as refuge. R322
• Blood-eagle cut on man's back by flaying and salting. S166.6
• Woman becomes pregnant after eagle sits on her head. T532.7
• Eagle killed with arrow made with his own feather. U161
• Vision in which king sees his four sons changed into lion, greyhound, beagle, cur, which fight with alternating success, until lion subdues the other three. V515.2.3
• Lizard eats cricket, frog eats lizard, snake eats frog, eagle eats snake, man shoots eagle; animals escape except lizard. Man takes eagle home. Z49.10