63 motifs match “flying”  ·  back to the chapters

• God rides flying elephant. A136.1.5
• 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
• Thunder from flying dragon. A1142.2
• Wings cut from flying mountains. In beginning mountains have wings. They are cut off by thunderbolt. A1185
• Bird characteristics from flying contests. A2254
• Flying-squirrel's body made larger. (Cf. A2213.3.) A2301.5
• Markings on flying fish. A2412.4.5
• Why raven claps wings in flying. (Cf. A2218.6.) A2442.2.1
• Flying dragon. (Cf. B11.2.1.11.) B11.4.1
• Flying horse. Sometimes represented as having wings, sometimes as going through the air by magic. B41.2
• Flying buffalo. B43.1
• Flying crustacean. (Cf. B62, B94.) B48
• Flying ape. B49.2
• Flying fox. B49.3
• Flying fish. B62
• Escape on flying horse. (Cf. B41.2.) B542.2
• Transformation: blood of gorgon to flying horse. D447.3.2
• Transformation to flying horse so as to abduct king. D657.2
• Magic transportation on flying bedstead. (Cf. D1154.1.) D1520.17.1
• Magic object gives power of flying. D1531
• Mustard seeds give power of flying. (Cf. D971.1.) D1531.1
• Magic pill gives power of flying. (Cf. D1243.) D1531.2
• Magic sword gives power of flying. (Cf. D1081.) D1531.3
• Magic stone under tongue gives power of flying. (Cf. D931.) D1531.4
• Magic flying by means of magic fiddle. (Cf. D1233.) D1531.9
• Palmetto leaves give power of flying. (Cf. D955.) D1531.10
• Gem gives power of flying. (Cf. D951.) D1531.11
• Magic flying skin. (Cf. D1025.) D1532.1
• Magic journey in flying boat. (Cf. D1123.) D1532.11
• Magic journey on back of flying golden deer. (Cf. D1520.) D1620.2.3.1
• Artificial flying horse. (Cf. D1620.2.1.) D1626.1
• Power of flying from eating children's hearts. D2135.1
• Escape by flying through the air. (Cf. D2135.0.1, R324.1.) D2165.1
• Resuscitation by bird flying over dead. E79.1.1
• Ghost's flying head attacks slayer. E261.1.1
• Bats flying in house sign of ghosts. E436.3
• The Flying Dutchman. A sea captain because of his wickedness sails his phantom ship eternally without coming to harbor. E511
• Reason for Flying Dutchman's punishment. E511.1
• Flying Dutchman sails because of cruelty. E511.1.1
• Flying Dutchman sails because of pact with Devil. E511.1.2
• Flying Dutchman sails because he defied the storm. E511.1.3
• Flying Dutchman's ship. E511.2
• Flying Dutchman has dead men as sailors. E511.2.1
• Fairies come from the kingdom of Indra to earth in four flying thrones. F282.3
• Flying island. Floats in sky. (Cf. F755.3.) F738
• Flying mountain. (Cf. F738.) F755.3
• Flying tower. F772.2.6
• Flying carts. F861.2.1
• Weapons confined by flying nets of hair in furious battle. F1084.0.2
• Witches use magic aids for flying. (Cf. D1531, G242.1.1.) G242.6
• Person flying with witches makes mistake and falls. G242.7
• Crow flying away says, "A wise man remains not in the place of calamity; but a fool stays there, and sups fear and sorrow." J171.3.1
• Flying contest won by deception. K25
• Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2.) K25.1
• Contest in flying with load. One animal chooses cotton; the other, seeing that a rain is coming, chooses salt and wins. K25.2
• Birds escape death by flying away with net. K687
• Hero flies to maiden's room. Enters her tower by means of artificial wings (or on flying horse). K1346
• Slow flying swan lasts longer than speedy crow in flying. L394
• Accidental death from flying splinter of bone. Bone being gnawed by animal lets splinter fly and kills young animals. N335.4
• Man killed by piece of stone flying from rock his victim dies upon. Q582.3.1
• Escape from execution on flying wooden horse. (Cf. D1626.1.) R215.3
• Escape from battle by flying in air. R324.1
• Raven jealous of partridge's way of flying. W181.5