206 motifs match “grave” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Heavenly throne has Jacob's face engraved on it. A152.8
• Mortal cannot look at sun since God's name is engraved on it. A733.2
• Origin of grave-digging. A1541.1.1
• Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
• Tobacco from grave of bad woman. A2611.2
• Tobacco from grave of virgin. A2611.2.1
• Origin of tree for crucifixion of Christ. Planted by Adam's son on the grave of primeval father. A2632.2
• Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger. B301.1
• Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave – dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.7.1.] B301.1.2
• Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. B301.2
• Faithful horse follows dead master to grave. B301.4
• Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. B301.6
• Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave and dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.1.2.] B301.7.1
• Animal (lion) pines away with grief upon his friend's grave. B773.2
• Tabu: masking as ghost in graveyard. C94.5
• Grave (of man) upon which no women can look without foolish laugh or "sine crepitu ventris eius." C181.7
• Tabu: eating food laid on the grave. C247
• Tabu: casting in graveyard after sunset. C752.1.5
• Tabu: crossing graveyard without alighting. C883
• Limb broken for stepping on grave. (Cf. C520.) C946.1
• Stepson cursed to stick in grave mound till pretty girl wants to substitute for him. D5.1.1
• Transformation: grave to animal. D442.2.2
• Grave equals five times length of any person's foot. D482.5.1
• Magic object found on grave. D842
• Magic object found on mother's grave. (Cf. D815.1.) D842.1
• Magic object found on father's grave. D842.2
• Magic object found on grave of slain helpful animal. D842.3
• Magic object acquired as reward for quest into grave. D855.3
• Magic sepulchre (grave). D1299.2
• Earth from saint's grave expels demons. (Cf. D935, V220.) D1385.1
• Holy water and mass prevent demons alighting on grave. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) D1385.15
• Grave holds person fast. (Cf. D1299.1.) D1413.24
• Magic grave compels person to laugh (shriek). (Cf. D1299.2.) D1419.1.1
• Dew from saint's grave as cure. (Cf. D1500.1.10.) D1500.1.18.1
• Grass and flowers which grew upon a saint's grave are good for cures. (Cf. D975.) D1503.10.1
• Lucky places for grave. (Cf. D1073.) D1561.1.9
• Grave removes itself. (Cf. D1299.2.) D1641.8
• Power of prophecy induced by crawling backward around grave. (Cf. D1791.) D1812.2.1
• Identity of grave revealed by magic. D1819.5
• Grave on shore rises with the tide. (Cf. D1641.8.) D2151.1.2.3
• Resuscitation when strangling corset-lace breaks. Girl laced so tightly in corset that she faints. Brothers carry her to her grave. They stumble. Corset-lace breaks and girl revives. E21.2
• Resuscitation: ghosts deceived so that they cannot find way back to grave. E141
• Husband resuscitated after wife's nose is cut off and thrown over grave. E165.2
• The Dead Rider (Lenore). Dead lover returns and takes sweetheart with him on horseback. She is sometimes saved at the grave by the crowing of the cock, though the experience is usually fatal. E215
• Return from dead to punish theft of golden arm from grave. E235.4.1
• Return from dead to punish theft of leg from grave. E235.4.2
• Return from dead to punish theft of bone from grave. E235.4.3
• Return from dead to punish disturber of grave. E235.6
• Corpse of saint sits up and looks at people who open grave and come to claim his body. E235.8
• Return from dead to demand clothing stolen from grave. E236.1
• Dance with the dead. Girl invites dead to come from grave and dance with her. Difficult escape. E238.1
• Vampire. Corpse which comes from grave at night and sucks blood. (Cf. B16.7.1, E268.) E251
• Prince plucks from grave of vampire a flower which later becomes a girl. E251.2.2
• Man talks to dead wife in grave. E322.9
• Dead mother called up from grave to give her son charms. E323.3
• Voice of son answers his mother from the grave only when called by his pet name. E324.1
• Ghost family visits grave of father. E324.2
• Woman's hand rises from grave and gives man performing vigil letter of salvation. E373.3
• Dead poet leaves grave mound to teach poem to herdsman: latter becomes great poet. E377.1
• Vigil of husband at wife's grave calls her forth. E385
• Walking around a grave twelve times backward will raise the ghost. E386.4
• Dead called from their graves to make statement. E387.1.1
• Voices of dead heard from graveyard. E401
• The unquiet grave. (Cf. D2151.1.2.3.) Dead unable to rest in peace. Aside from the references given in the numbers immediately following, see E200–E399 passim. E410
• Ground trembles or rumbles when ghost rises from grave. E410.1
• Ghost shakes off earth when he rises from grave. E410.2
• Hand of sinner sticks out of grave. E411.0.1
• Unconfessed person cannot rest in grave. E411.0.2.2
• Other dead drive sinner from graveyard. E411.0.5
• Rich man dragged from grave by demons in hallowed ground and flung into grave in unblessed ground. E411.0.5.1
• Demons cast evil man from grave leaving only his shroud. E411.0.7
• Murderer cannot rest in grave. E411.1
• Suicide cannot rest in grave. (Cf. E334.7, E431.16.) E411.1.1
• Adulterous person cannot rest in grave. E411.2
• Priest's concubine cannot rest in grave. E411.2.1
• Perjurer cannot rest in grave. E411.3
• Usurer cannot rest in grave. E411.4
• Swindler cannot rest in grave. E411.5
• Person who never said "good morning" cannot rest in grave. E411.6
• Monk who dies without his cowl cannot rest in grave. E411.7
• Persons who die violent or accidental deaths cannot rest in grave. E411.10
• Person under religious ban cannot rest in grave. E412
• Excommunicated person cannot rest in grave. E412.1
• Unbaptized person cannot rest in grave. E412.2
• Unchristened person cannot rest in grave nor enter heaven. E412.2.1
• Mother of unbaptized child cannot rest in grave. E412.2.2
• Child cursed by father cannot rest in grave. E412.4
• Murdered person cannot rest in grave. (C.f. all references to E231, E334, E337.1.1, E337.3.) E413
• Person otherwise killed by accident cannot rest in grave. E414.1
• Man who removes landmarks cannot rest in grave. (Cf. E345.1.) E416
• Dead person speaks from grave. E417
• Dead find no rest since someone daily knocks at grave. E419.2
• Dead find no rest since grass is pulled on grave. E419.3
• Lovers buried apart found in one grave each morning. (Cf. E631.0.1.) E419.6
• Person with missing bodily member cannot rest in grave. (Cf. E235.) E419.7
• Ghost flits between two graves reputed to contain body. E419.9
• People who bury metal cannot rest in grave. E419.11
• The living corpse. Revenant is not a specter but has the attributes of a living person. He wanders about till his "second death", complete disintegration in the grave. (Cf. E261.1.3, E268, E461.) E422
• Tall wall around grave to prevent return. E431.14
• Ghost laid by piercing grave (corpse) with stake. (Cf. D712.10, E431.16.2.) E442