38 motifs match “heroes”  ·  back to the chapters

• Demigods and culture heroes. A500
• Heroes or demigods as fourth race of men. A502
• Twin culture heroes quarrel before birth. (Cf. A515.1.1.) A511.1.2.1
• Birth of culture heroes from human bones swallowed by jaguar's human wife. A511.1.4.3
• Pair of culture heroes. A515
• Culture heroes brothers. A515.1
• Twin culture heroes. (Cf. A511.1.2.1.) A515.1.1
• Twin culture heroes sired by two fathers. A515.1.1.1
• Twin culture heroes – one foolish, one clever. (Cf. A525.) A515.1.1.2
• Twin culture heroes conceived of as sun and moon. A515.1.1.3
• Sworn brothers as culture heroes. A515.1.2
• Father and son as culture heroes. A515.2
• Gods as culture heroes. A520.1
• Good and bad culture heroes. A525
• Culture heroes clear plains. A537
• Remarkable longevity of culture heroes. A564
• Demigods and culture heroes – miscellaneous. A590
• Culture heroes and descendants. A592
• Topographical features caused by experiences of primitive hero (demigod, deity). Footprints of the gods, thoroughfares of heroes, etc. A901
• Chasms between rocks mark "leaps" of giants, heroes, etc. A972.5.2
• Tabus of heroes. C566
• Transformation to test heroes. D645
• Giants and heroes created for the protection and aid of dwarfs. (Cf. F451.1.3.) F451.10.1
• Heroes seek judgment as to which is greatest. (Cf. H1311.1.) H1395
• Other biblical heroes as wise men. J191.2
• Heroes dislike to kill sleeping people. K959.2.2
• Goddess arouses heroes' jealousy and eternal fighting. K1093
• Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). L110
• Orphan brothers as heroes. L111.4.3
• Heroes sons of wife not favorite of king. L111.8
• Prophecies concerning fate of heroes in battle. (Cf. M341.2.18.) M356.1.2
• Time and place of landing of returning heroes prophesied. M369.6
• Long hair prized by Irish heroes. P632.5
• Quadruplet heroes. T686
• Triplets (as heroes). T687
• Heroes. Z200
• Brothers as heroes. Z210
• Giant heroes. Z261