42 motifs match “illness”  ·  back to the chapters

• Origin of illness from fire and cold. A1337.8
• Tabu: sexual intercourse during illness. C119.1.1
• Flesh of white cow with red ears as only cure for mysterious illness. (Cf. D1032.) D1500.1.33.2
• Dream warns of illness or injury. The dream is fulfilled. D1810.8.3.1.1
• Water-spirit causes illness and death. F420.5.2.12
• Death (illness) from envy. F1041.1.10
• Extraordinary illness. F1041.9
• Illness from keeping a secret. F1041.9.2
• Illness from shame of enemies' scorn. F1041.9.3
• Illness from excessive grief. F1041.21.1
• Illness caused by curse of witch. G263.4.0.1
• Witch cripples or lames through illness. (Cf. G269.11.) G263.4.3
• Witch causes illness of animals. (Cf. D2066) G265.4.2
• Feigned illness to test wife's love. Husband feigns loss of genitalia. H467.1
• Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest. H1212
• "Keep head dry, feet warm, and eat meat": counsel proved wise by experience. King recovers from illness. J21.29
• Urinalysis reveals coition as cure for illness. Treatment successful. J1149.4
• Numskull kills his children trying to cure their illness. J2175.6
• Wrestling between porcupine and deer. Deer defeated but always pleads illness. K12.5
• Thief feigns illness to be taken in victim's house. (Cf. K341.2.2.1.) Ransacks it while "recovering." K325
• Thief shams illness as alibi. K411.1
• Escape by shamming illness. K523
• Illness (madness, dumbness, etc.) feigned to escape unwelcome marriage. (Cf. K522.0.1, K523.1.) K523.0.1
• Illness feigned to escape rendezvous with undesired mistress. K523.0.1.1
• Illness feigned to escape unwelcome meeting. K523.0.2
• Capture by feigning illness. (Cf. K751.) K757
• Fox feigning illness admitted to hen-roost and kills the hens. K828.2
• Woman leaves importunate lover waiting in her room. Feigns illness and then escapes. K1227.5
• Seduction by feigned illness. K1326
• Seduction by asking for sham cure for sham illness. K1326.1
• Woman enticed into man's room by feigned illness. K1339.3
• Woman seduces boy by feigning illness (chill, etc.) K1393
• Illness feigned to call physician paramour. K1514.11
• Husband feigns illness to surprise wife with paramour. (Cf. K1514.11.) K1553.1
• Illness feigned to go to mistress. Husband leaves bed to go to serving maid. K1569.3
• Illness feigned in order to learn secret. K2091
• Illness feigned in order to get better food. K2091.1
• Queen falsely accused of having poisoned husband. Ignorant doctors cannot diagnose king's illness. Queen burned at stake. K2116.1.2
• Man dies from pretended illness. Q591.3
• Banishment (death) of stepchildren demanded as cure for feigned illness. S322.4.1
• Illness from fear. W121.8
• Prayer that overbearing knight's illness be increased. A little sickness has made him kind; more may make him kinder. W185.2