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

• Creator emerges from lake. A25.1
• Giant god drinks lakes dry. (Indra). A133.1
• Big lake under the earth. A659.2
• Sun emerges from lake. A719.1
• Lake of milk by tree of life. A878.2
• Origin of lakes. A920.1
• Origin of particular lake. A920.1.0.1
• Inexhaustible buckets as source of lakes. A920.1.1
• Lakes from digging of primeval ox. (Cf. A901.) A920.1.2
• Lake bursts forth to drown thief. A920.1.3
• Lakes burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive hero. A920.1.4
• Lakes originate from tears. (Cf. A901, A911.) A920.1.5
• Lakes originate from belches. A920.1.5.1
• Lake from urine of horse. (Cf. A933.) A920.1.6
• Lake created by fairies. A920.1.7
• Lake bursts forth to quell fairy war. A920.1.7.1
• Lake bursts forth to drown impious people. A920.1.8
• Lake from violating tabu. A920.1.8.1
• Lake bursts forth where island is plowed out. (Cf. A951.) A920.1.9
• Lakes made by giant or devil. A920.1.10
• Lake bursts forth where blind king plucks rushes. A920.1.12
• Lake of milk formed through virtue of saint. A920.1.13
• Lakes are daughters of the gods. A920.1.14
• Lake originally filled with palm wine. A920.1.16
• Snake as creator of rivers and lakes. A930.1.1
• Mankind emerges from lake. A woman and boy. They marry and populate earth. A1232.2
• Dragon lives in lake. B11.3.1.1
• Dragon guards lake. B11.7.2
• The Bird Gam. Throws sand in a stream and makes a lake. Appears at turn of century. Also carries men. Leaps into the sea and sleeps. B31.2
• Mermaid lives for three hundred years under lake. B81.13.12
• Lake-serpent (monster). B91.5.2
• Lake-serpent (monster) in form of woman. B91.5.2.1
• Serpent lays treasure in lake. B103.5.1
• Serpent king resides in lake. B244.1.2
• Otter retrieves lost magic object from bottom of lake. B548.3
• Lake-horse paramour. B611.3.2
• Tabu: telling children about lake monster. C423.6
• Forbidden lake (pool). C615.1
• Hero not to swim in certain lake. C615.2
• Lake forbidden at certain time. C615.3
• Tabu: not to rest near a lake. C615.4
• Punishment for breaking tabu: water withdrawn from lake. C939.1
• Iceflake made small by magic. D491.4
• Disenchantment by following enchanted woman through lake to underwater castle. D759.5
• Magic sword received from Lady of Lake. (Cf. D878.1.) D813.1.1
• Magic cauldron received from lake spirit. (Cf. D1171.2.) D813.1.2
• Magic sword returned to lake whence it was received. Taken back by lake spirit. (Excalibur). (Cf. D813.1.1.) D878.1
• Magic sword thrown into lake by dying hero. D878.2
• Magic lake (pond). D921
• Lake (pond) produced by magic. D921.1
• Lake produced by belches after magic draught. D921.2
• Lake under which supernatural smith lives. D921.3
• Lake of milk created through merit of saint. D921.3.1
• Magic tree at bottom of lake. D950.0.2
• Magic lake rejuvenates. (Cf. D921.) D1338.1.1.1
• Magic hail on lake causes treasure to spring from it. Cf. D902.3.) D1469.4
• Magic lake: whoever dies in it will have his desires fulfilled in future birth. (Cf. D921.) D1470.1.45
• magic light illuminates bottom of lake. D1478.2
• Magic object makes rivers and lakes. D1486
• Magic stone makes rivers and lakes. (Cf. D931.) D1486.1
• Magic healing lake. (Cf. D921.) D1500.1.18.4
• Magic spell dries up lake. (Cf. D1273.) D1542.3.4
• Magic flower thrown into lake causes waters to follow in the footsteps of the one who throws it in. (Cf. D975.) D1547.2
• Magic object controls river (lake). D1549.3
• Ring of hay thrown into empty lake fills it up with water. (Cf. D1276.) D1549.3.6
• Diamond in snake king's forehead in hero's pocket opens lake waters to reveal a pathway to underground palace. (Cf. D1071.) D1551.7.1
• Lake removes itself. (Cf. D921.) D1641.12
• Lake is drunk dry. D1641.12.1
• The waters of seas, lakes, and streams turn aside and let the holy man walk through untouched by moisture. (Cf. D1551.) D1841.4.3.1
• Curse (by saint) makes river (lake) barren of fish. D2085.1
• Magic lake (river) sent against enemy. (Cf. D921.1.) D2091.7
• Saint causes fish to come out of lake to satisfy guests for whom he has no food. (Cf. D1444.1, F986.2.) D2105.5
• Lake magically transported. (Cf. D1641.12.) D2136.4
• Saint drives lake into sea. D2136.4.1
• Wind raised by throwing traitor's ashes into lake. D2142.1.4.1
• Magic control of lakes. (Cf. D921.) D2151.7
• Saint causes lake to dry up. D2151.7.1
• Magic cure by bathing in consecrated water (lake, etc.). (Cf. D1500.1.18.5, V132.) D2161.4.14.2
• Lake entrance to lower world. F93.2
• Subterranean palace at bottom of lake belonging to king of serpents. F127.1.1
• Otherworld reached by diving into water (of well or lake). F153
• Lakes in otherworld. F162.6
• Lake of fire in otherworld. F162.6.1
• Lake with water of life in otherworld. F162.6.2
• Fairies' cattle under a lake. F241.2.3
• Tabu: bathing or touching water in lake in fairyland. F378.2
• Lake-spirit. F421
• Lady of the Lake. A female lake-spirit. F421.1
• Tree maidens bathe at midnight in lake. F441.2.1.4
• Huldra have lake. F460.2.5
• Giant drinks up a river (lake, sea). F531.3.4.2
• Giant lives under lake. F531.6.2.2.2
• Giant's home beneath waterfall in lake. F531.6.2.2.3
• Man's mouth, from fear of sea-monster under lake, "distended to both his ears." F544.0.2
• Remarkable spitter. Spits lake of soap. (Cf. F934). F635
• Hero battles under lake for a day and night. F691.0.1
• Extraordinary pond (lake). F713
• Bottomless lakes (pools, etc.). F713.2
• Lake monster turning over causes lake to overflow surrounding mountains. F713.3
• Lake of blood. F713.6