57 motifs match “guardian”  ·  back to the chapters

• Beast guardians of the four quarters. A417.1
• Abersetus as guardian of river of fire at one of the doors of heaven. A661.0.1.4
• Virgins with iron rods as guardians of two of the doors in heaven. A661.0.1.5
• Earth supported on post. The post has an old woman as guardian. When she is hungry the post shakes, causing earthquakes. A843
• Old woman as guardian of floating islands of the gods. A955.12
• Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
• Bird as guardian of primordial fire. A1414.6
• Dog as guardian of treasure. B292.8
• Guardian animals evaded. B576.1.1
• Tabu: offending guardian spirits. C44
• Calabash as guardian of girl. (Cf. D965.2.) D1380.2.1
• Tree as guardian of girl. D1380.2.2
• Stick, become a sword, flies through air to kill ferocious animal-guardians of extraordinary lotus. (Cf. D1094, D1254.) D1402.10.1
• Magic meat pacifies animal guardians. (Cf. D1032.) D1442.9
• Magic whip makes docile animal-guardians of wonderful birds. (Cf. D1208.) D1442.10
• Magic knowledge from guardian spirits. (Cf. E721.9.) D1810.12
• Guardian magically made to sleep while girl goes to lover. (Cf. K1349.4, T30.) D1965
• Guardian magically made to sleep while lover visits maiden. D1965.1
• Person burying treasure kills person to supply guardian ghost. E291.1
• Ferocious animal guardian of separable soul of ogress. E710.1
• The soul as a guardian spirit. E748
• Guardian of spirit-land boundary. F140.1
• Fairy foster-father. Guardian to mortal. F311.2
• Man killed on night when fairy guardian relaxes vigilance. F311.2.1
• Guardian spirit of land. F494.1
• Stones as guardian of town. F809.8
• The one word petition. A guardian of monks in need of food approaches the prince The prince is busy and says that he will permit the guardian but a single word. The guardian says, "Soup", and secures all the food he wants from the prince. J1618
• Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. K330
• Theft by giving narcotic to guardian of goods. K332.1
• Guardian beast overcome by hero's mirrors. K335.1.7
• Golden deer sent to entice girl's guardians away, so she can be abducted. K341.7.3
• Stone thrown to attract attention of shark guardians. Man then slips in cave and steals lobsters. K341.16
• Means of hoodwinking guardian or owner – miscellaneous. K359
• Thief beguiles guardian of goods by assuming equivocal name. K359.2
• Theft by presenting false order to guardian. K362
• Unique weapon got by misrepresenting to guardian use to which it is to be put. K362.0.1
• Thief paints horse black on one side and leaves other side white. Hoodwinked guardians make conflicting report of theft. K419.5
• Guardian enticed away. K629.2
• Thief climbing rope discovered and rope cut. He has tricked the guardian of the food-supply in the tree (by imitation of the owner's voice or the discovered pass-word) to let down the rope. K1622
• False guardian betrays refuge of fleeing lovers. K2093
• Icelandic guardian spirits, "spádísar", prophesy victory. M301.13
• Guardian of treasure. N570
• Devil (demon) as guardian of treasure. N571
• Ogre's son guardian of treasure trove. N571.1
• Woman as guardian of treasure. N572
• "White woman" as guardian of treasure. N572.1
• Swan maidens as guardians of treasure. N572.2
• Sleeping king in mountain as guardian of treasure. N573
• Dwarf as guardian of treasure. N574
• Griffin as guardian of treasure. (Cf. B42.) N575
• Ghost of treasure's human owner as guardian. N576.3
• Blind man carrying lame man as guardians of treasure. N577
• Angel as guardian of treasure. N583
• Invisible guardians. N810.1
• Rescuer impersonates captive and deceives blind guardian while captive escapes. R121.2
• [First Edition: T381.2. Guardians of imprisoned virgin put to sleep while man enters to her.] T381.2[1st ed.]
• Guardian angel. (Cf. F403.2.2.2, V232, 246.) V238