62 motifs match “flight”  ·  back to the chapters

• Method and position of bird's flight. A2442
• High and low flight of birds. A2442.1
• Flight of various birds. A2442.2
• Bluejay's flight. A2442.2.4
• Hawk's flight. A2442.2.5
• Water-birds' flight and diving. A2442.2.6
• Wild-goose's flight. A2442.2.7
• Eagle's flight. A2442.2.8
• Flight on magic horse. B184.1.6
• Flight on invisible horse. B184.1.6.1
• Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt. B563.5
• Tabu: looking back during flight. C331.3
• Magic flight. D670
• Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer. D671
• Reversed transformation flight. Transformed pursuer. Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 363. D671.1
• Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path. D672
• Reversed obstacle flight. Magic obstacles raised in front of fugitive. D673
• Magic flight with the help of a he-goat. Speaking he-goat saves the girl promised to the devil. D674
• Sea turns to ice to permit flight. D675
• Magic comb. See references to D672; in a large proportion of the occurrences of that motif (Obstacle flight) the comb is one of the magic objects thrown. D1072.1
• Sword puts to flight five evil passions. (Cf. D1081.) D1389.14
• Magic arrow flight. Man keeps ahead of arrow which he shoots. (Cf. D1092.) D1526.1
• Magic ball flight. Man throws ball and is carried along with it. (Cf. D1256.) D1526.2
• Omens from flight of birds. D1812.5.0.2
• Saint's prayer brings large flight of birds carrying stones in talons. These missiles dropped upon enemies cause terror. D2163.5.1
• Return from dead to prevent flight of thief. E375
• Rescued princess leaves her necklace behind in flight; hero returns for it and is left in underworld. F102.3
• Fairy aids mortal in flight. F349.1
• Extraordinary flights through air. F1021
• Flight on artificial wings. F1021.1
• Extraordinary effect of high flight. F1021.2
• Flight so high that sun melts glue of artificial wings. F1021.2.1
• Flight so high that eyelids drop from cold. (Cf. B552.1.) F1021.2.2
• Witch smears fat on brooms in preparation for flight. G242.1.1
• Devils put to flight by cross made of leaves. G303.16.3.3
• Army faces enemy rather than the anger of their king who would kill them if they returned in flight. J216.1
• Armor ordered thin in front and thick in back, since it would be most needed in flight. J673.1
• Fools frightened at the flight of a quail. When they hear "whirr!" the army flees. J2614.2
• Deceptive land purchase: boundary fixed by flight of a goose. Subject given as much land as a goose can fly over without lighting. The man carries the goose with its wings extended over an enormous territory. K185.3
• Pretended flight draws victims. K929.4
• Flight by putting on bird feathers. Dupe falls. K1041.1
• Observer of intrigue insists on sharing in it (or enjoys the girl after putting the man to flight). K1271.1.4.3
• Runaway cavalry-hero. When the sham hero goes to war his horse runs away with him. To save himself he grasps a cross from a graveyard and waves it from side to side, putting the enemy to flight. K1951.2
• Mice and hogs let loose put elephant cavalry to flight. K2351.3
• Enemies deceived through shammed flight. K2378.3
• Soldiers chained (tied) together to prevent flight from battle. P551.2
• Miraculous drowning as punishment for man's flight with stepmother. (Cf. Q242.) Q552.19.4
• Flights. R220
• Heroine's three-fold flight from ball. Cinderella (Cap o' Rushes) after meeting the prince at a ball (church) flees before identification is possible. Repeated three times. R221
• Flight from hated husband. R227.2
• Obstacle flight – Atalanta type. Objects are thrown back which the pursuer stops to pick up while the fugitive escapes. R231
• Fugitive kills pursuer and takes his extraordinary horse to continue flight. R233
• Flight on skis; two on one pair. R241
• Flight carrying friend (girl) on back. R242
• Ships burned to prevent flight. R244
• Flight on a tree, which ogre tries to cut down. R251
• Flight by vaulting on stick. R252
• Flight of brothers from home to avoid being sacrificed. S272.1
• Flight of maiden (bridegroom) to escape marriage. T311.1
• Bride puts to flight man who attempts to ravish her. T320.3
• Widow dons late husband's armor to put would-be ravisher to flight. T320.3.1
• Parson put to flight during his sermon. X411