67 motifs match “fate”  ·  back to the chapters

• Fate controls gods. A196.1
• God of fate. A463
• God of fate in shape of golden frog. A463.0.1
• The Fates. Goddesses who preside over the fates of men. A463.1
• The Fates weave. A463.1.1
• Three fates in house in woods allot destiny to people. A463.1.2
• Earth-tree. Tree of life or fate. A878
• Theft of tablets of fate. From heaven by bird Zu. A1417
• Dream by a (pregnant) woman about fate of her unborn child. D1812.3.3.8
• Fate of ghosts of persons eaten by tigers. E419.12
• Fairy mistress prophesies mortal lover's fate in battle. F302.7
• Fairy presides at child's birth. Sometimes the Norns, the Fates, etc. F312
• Recognition by overheard conversation with flax. By comparing her fate with that of the flax the heroine is able to reveal herself. H13.2.6
• Task: bringing something ever-increasing (ambition); something ever-decreasing (life); something which neither increases nor decreases (one's fated lot); and something which both increases and decreases (universe). H1075
• Fate of parents revealed in dream. Mother shown in Hell; father in Heaven. J157.2
• King's capriciousness censured: the ass in the stream. A nobleman seeing an ass letting water in a river remarks that it reminds him of his king. He explains to the king that just as the ass puts water where it is already plentiful, so the king awards wealth where it is not needed. The king says that it is all in the nature of the nobleman's fate. Subsequent events prove this. J1675.3
• Queen grieves herself to death over fate of her children after her death. J2063.1
• Why go all the way to fair? Man robbed of his plate of cakes half way to fair asks another vendor, "Why go to the fair, when half way up people come demanding your plate?" Vendor goes on and meets with same fate. K475.3
• Goddess in disguise visits earth and is waylaid by thieves. They set her free after she promises to tell them the fate of the new-born prince. K1811.0.2
• Fate takes form of Brahmin's pupil in order to lure him to his prophesied death. K1811.4.1
• Faithless wife poisons husband to be with paramour. Paramour fearing a like fate refuses to go to her. K2213.3.2
• Deceiving the higher powers (God, the saints, the gods, fate). K2371
• Gods tricked into help in escaping one's fate. K2371.2
• Three fates, "norns", prophesy at child's birth. M301.12
• Gods prophesy both good and evil about hero's fate. M301.16
• Man's fate written on his skull. M302.2
• Fate written on the head. M302.2.1
• Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father. M343
• Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle. (Cf. M341.2.18.) M356.1.2
• Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit. M361
• Delivery of child fated to rule retarded in order to avoid fulfillment of prophecy. M376.4
• Nature of luck and fate. N100
• Inexorable fate. N101
• Inexorable fate: no day without sorrow. A king, who has made decree against sorrow on a certain day is blinded by a swallow in his sleep. N101.1
• Inexorable fate: death from violating tabus. (Cf. C920.) N101.2
• Man fated to become king becomes so despite fact he breaks his tooth in which his luck resides. (Cf. N113.2.2.) N101.4
• Luck and fate personified. N110
• Fortuna. Luck (fate) thought of as a goddess. N111
• Book of fate. N115
• Issues left to fate (luck). N118
• Ship's course left to the winds that it might be carried where fate wills it. N118.1
• Luck and fate personified – miscellaneous. N119
• Dog tries to catch its fate in its own tail. N119.1
• Buffalo's fate in bamboo growing from head. N119.2
• Determination of luck or fate. N120
• Fate decided before birth. N121
• Child born with objects that indicate fate. N121.1
• Spirit of new-born child in uniform. God has determined fates of everyone. N121.1.1
• New-born child with a weapon and a game animal: fated to be hunter. N121.1.2
• Death forestalls evil fates. Mother shown what would have been the evil fates of her children if they had not died. N121.2
• Newborn girl fated to be a courtesan. N121.3
• Lots cast to determine luck or fate. N126
• Changing of luck or fate. N130
• Philosopher conquers evil fate. N137
• Nature of luck and fate – miscellaneous motifs. N140
• Man not fated to die cannot be killed. (Cf. N101.3.) N146
• Man fated to be rich. N213
• Boast of poor boy made good by fate: he boasts to elder brothers he will build a palace on a certain spot; accidentally comes on treasure trove and makes good his boast. N234
• [First Edition: N290. Luck and fate – miscellaneous motifs.] N290[1st ed.]
• Fate of abandoned child. S350
• Fate of outcast wife. S450
• Lovers mated before birth. Fate compels their union as soon as they meet. T22.1
• Lovers fated to marry each other born at same time; identical prophecies for both. (Cf. T61.5.) T22.4
• Despairing lover at lady's tomb takes poison. She revives to learn of his fatal error and shares his fate. (Romeo and Juliet.) T37.1
• Accidental death fate of woman scorned in love. T71.1
• Fate of disappointed lover. T93
• Death (fate) assumes various forms to destroy men. Z111.5