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• Gods have ichor, not blood: can be wounded but not killed. A139.9.2
• God killed and eaten. A192.1.2
• Mountains (cliffs) from bones of killed giant. A961.5
• Great fish killed by hero and cut into sixteen pieces: the great stones may still be seen. A972.7
• First human being killed by jealous brothers (reptiles and insects). A1297
• Why the wild boar is hunted by man for food: once a faithless wife killed by her husband. A1422.3
• Why earthworms are killed whenever earth is dug. A1599.6
• Buffaloes fail to come at god's leavetaking: now are killed by tigers. A2231.12
• Why leopard walks alone. He killed treacherously his saviors and all animals deserted him. A2433.2.3.1
• Dragon cannot be killed with weapons. B11.12.1
• Dragon which cannot be killed with weapons is kicked in vulnerable spot. B11.12.1.1
• Basilisk killed by seeing own image. B12.3
• Monster ox (bull) killed. B16.1.5.1
• Hostile tiger killed. B16.2.2.1
• Devastating bear killed. B16.2.5
• Hostile hound killed by reaching through hollow log in its jaws – and tearing heart out. B17.1.2.2
• When destructive bird is killed, barn is found full of gold. B103.7.1
• Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
• Magic animal killed. B192
• Magic birds die when owner is killed. B192.0.1
• Rain-withholding deer killed: rain released. B192.2
• Treasure-producing bird killed to please a paramour. B192.3
• Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
• Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
• Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
• Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.) B331.2.2
• Faithful parrot killed by mistake. B331.3
• Too watchful dog killed. B332
• Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy. B335
• Faithful animal killed in battle. B335.5
• A small animal (hare, bitch) gives timely warnings to the hero about the trap prepared by his enemy. Animal warning about trap killed. B335.6
• Helpful cow to be killed because of refusal to help stepdaughter. B335.7
• Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero. B336
• Truth-telling dog killed so as to hide murder. B339.1
• Lion kills wolf who has killed mistress' sheep. B591.1
• Snakes may be killed, but do not die. B765.7.1
• Snake kills man who has killed snake's mate. B765.20
• Husband ties a cock near wife's feet: snake-parasite in her stomach comes out to catch the cock and is killed by husband. B784.2.1.2
• Faithful old dog to be killed. B842
• Tabu: eating animals recklessly killed. C221.4.3
• Tabu: seeing dead man not killed by weapons. C319.2
• Tabu: tiger and lion after having killed a man not to touch certain animals: cow, buffalo, pig, deer, wild goat. C549.1
• Man must be killed with first blow: others will not harm him. C742.1
• Tabu: wounding animal; must be killed outright. C841.0.2
• Lizard in human form killed; corpse is lizard. D712.9.1
• Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg). D876
• Magic object shows place where person has been killed. D1314.0.1
• Revelation of magic secret permits animal to be killed. (Cf. D1273.2.) D1445.1
• Venomous dog killed by sign of cross. D1766.6.5
• Two drops of blood in book mean that two have been killed. D1812.5.1.1.2
• Man killed by accident when ship is pushed into the sea taken as an evil omen. D1812.5.1.23
• Man killed and restored as invulnerable. D1846.6
• Person killed by spike magically made to appear on chair. D2061.2.6
• Trees killed by magic. D2082
• Sun revived by own power after being killed by moon. E4
• Killed game revives and flies away. E161
• Man given ability to return to life if killed. E167
• Ghost of person killed in accident seen at death or burial spot. E334.2.2
• Person otherwise killed by accident cannot rest in grave. E414.1
• Ghosts killed by sacrifice of buffaloes. E433.4.1
• Dog saves man from malevolent living corpse. Dog killed, man safe. (Cf. B524.1.1.) E439.3
• Ghost killed and thus finally laid. E446
• Corpse magically killed and laid. E446.1
• Living man in dead man's shroud. Refuses to let corpse return to grave before he tells how to resuscitate woman living man has killed. E463
• The Sleeping Army. Soldiers killed in battle come forth on occasions from their resting place (hill, grave, grotto) and march about or send their leader to do so. E502
• Life token: earth, water, or blood in footprint. Earth: dead by disease; water: drowned; blood: killed in battle. E761.1.3.1
• Life token: armor rattles at home when owner is killed away from home. E761.7.10
• Life token: direction dagger points determines if ogress has been killed. E761.7.15
• Man killed on night when fairy guardian relaxes vigilance. F311.2.1
• Man borrows money from fairy (dwarf, devil). When the man brings the money back, he learns that the fairy was killed by thunder. He keeps the money. F342.2
• Fairy killed by mortal. F389.4
• Dwarf can be killed only with snowball. F451.3.2.4
• Troll killed. F455.8
• Trolls killed by lightning. F455.8.2
• Giant demands girl, but is killed in duel about her. (Cf. F610.3.4.2.1.) F531.5.7.0.2
• Giants killed by lightning or thunder (personified in the thunder-god). (Cf. F531.6.11.1.) F531.6.12.4
• Giant killed by earthquake. F531.6.12.5
• All male children killed by Amazons. F565.1.2
• Men killed by look of beautiful princess. F574.1.3
• Berserk killed in combat about maiden. F610.3.4.2.1
• Unskilled man made skillful by saint's blessing. F660.2
• Seven stags killed at one shot. F679.5.3.1
• Animals killed by trickster's breaking wind. F981.3
• King of cats killed by glowing mass of iron thrown by saint. F981.7
• Witch can be killed only by certain lance. G229.4.1
• Witch killed as whale. She herself is sitting at home. G252.1
• Witch killed, as egg with her soul is crushed against her forehead. G275.4.1
• Witch killed by placing salt or pepper inside skin while it is laid aside. (Cf. G229.1.1.) G275.8.1
• Witch in the form of an animal is injured or killed as a result of the injury to the animal. (Cf. G252, G275.14.) G275.12
• Devil as whirlwind. Persons met by him are killed or maimed. G303.3.4.4.1
• Devil is killed by hunter. A slake of tar remains. G303.16.19.20
• Ogre killed, maimed, or captured. G510
• One-eyed giant (ogre) blinded (and killed) by arrow. G511.1
• Ogre killed. G512
• Ogre's daughter killed together with her father. G512.0.2
• Ogre killed with knife (sword). G512.1
• Giant killed with magic knife. G512.1.1
• Ogre killed by throwing hot stones (metal) into his throat. G512.3.1
• Ogre killed by burning external soul. G512.5
• Ogre killed by burning feather containing his life. G512.5.1