53 motifs match “lightning”  ·  back to the chapters

• God represented with lightning flashes as sword. A137.14.4
• Sun, moon and wind dine with their uncle and aunt, thunder and lightning. A153.3.2
• Thunder and lightning slay devils. A162.3.2
• God flies in pillar of floating clouds, thunder, and lightning. A171.3
• God divests self of earthly raiment and clothes self with lightning. A179.7
• God of lightning. A285
• Angel of lightning. A285.0.1
• Lightning weapon of the gods. A285.1
• Lightning flashes from armpits of hero. A526.9
• Origin of lightning. A1141
• Lightning as fiery snake. A1141.1
• Lightning from flashing sword. A1141.2
• Lightning from heavenly horses striking hoofs against stars. A1141.3
• Lightning as god's whip. A1141.4
• Lightning as God's messenger. A1141.5
• Lightning produced by deity. A1141.6
• Lightning from fire. A1141.7
• Lightning as torches of invisible dancers. A1141.7.1
• Origin of lightning – other motifs. A1141.8
• Elder tree is never struck by lightning because it was used in making the cross. A2711.2.1
• Why lightning spares the nut-tree. A2791.2
• Why the bija tree is often struck by lightning. A2791.12
• Magic osprey (transformed man) produces lightning. B172.8
• Bullets have no effect on giant serpent; only stroke of lightning effective. B765.17
• Disastrous lightning for breaking tabu. C984.5
• Transformation: man to lightning. D281.2
• Lightning in magic box kills an army sent by king to conquer hero. (Cf. D1174.) D1400.1.23.2
• Witch produces lightning. D2149.1.1
• Resuscitation by striking with lightning. E29.7
• Escape from lower world on horse of lightning. F101.6.2
• Trolls killed by lightning. F455.8.2
• Giants fear lightning. F531.6.11.1
• Giants killed by lightning or thunder (personified in the thunder-god). (Cf. F531.6.11.1.) F531.6.12.4
• Eyes flash lightning. F541.1.2
• Extraordinary thunder and lightning. F968
• God has Elias drive devils from heaven. They use thunder, lightning, and rain for forty days. G303.8.1.1
• Devil retreats into hell amid thunder and lightning. G303.17.2.5
• Ogre killed by lightning. G512.10
• Riddle: what is swifter than a bird, the wind or lightning? The eye. (Cf. H632.2.) H661
• Task: cutting firewood from rocks with brass axe (rock struck to splinters by lightning used). H1116.1
• Lightning made from the old moon. J2271.2.1
• Prophecy: death by lightning. M341.2.11
• Groom killed by lightning on wedding night. N339.4
• Lightning strikes monk who despises humility. (Cf. Q331.) Q552.1.1
• Impostor killed by lightning. (Cf. Q262.) Q552.1.3
• Woman who accused saint of raping her is struck by lightning. (Cf. Q263.) Q552.1.7
• Infidel defies God to strike him with lightning. God does. (Cf. Q221.3.) Q552.1.8
• Cattle thief calls on God to strike him with lightning if he has ever stolen a cow or calf. Lightning strikes him. Q552.1.8.1
• Whale-boat. A man is carried across the water on a whale (fish). (He usually deceives the whale as to the nearness of the land or as to hearing thunder. As a consequence the whale runs into the shore or is killed by lightning.) R245
• Sister escapes to the stars to avoid marrying brother. He is the thunder and her face is Lightning. R321.1
• Lightning strikes branch on which man is being hanged. Delay gives him chance to prove his innocence. (Cf. R175.) R341.1
• Impregnation by thunder (lightning). T528
• Lightning strikes excommunicated person who enters church. V84.1