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

• God as lover of giantess. A164.6
• Gods and goddesses in love with men. A188
• Sea-queen and hand maidens entice lovers. A421.1.1
• God of love. A475
• Goddess of love. A475.1
• Goddess of love with thousand faces. A475.1.1
• Sun and moon as lovers. (Cf. A736.1.1.) A736.1.3
• Stars as transformed lovers. A761.3
• Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
• One mountain in love with another stretches leg out to meet her: origin of a mountain chain. A965.1
• Cliff from lovers' leap. Lovers in despair throw themselves from a high place. This becomes a cliff. A968.2
• Flood from tears of grieving lover. A1012.1.2
• First man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairy. A1275.9
• Origin of love-songs. A1554
• Creation of plover (known as seven whistlers). (Cf. A1715.1.) A1941
• Woodpecker from devil's herdsman transformed. The devil strikes his herdsman so that he turns into a bird who continually calls after his beloved cow. (Cf. A1710.) A1957.1
• Bees work on Sabbath: may not get honey from red clover. (Cf. A2435.5.1.) A2231.3.2
• Why cow has cloven hoof. A2376.1
• Why ass does not have cloven hoof. A2376.1.1
• Why bees may not get honey from red clover. (Cf. A2231.3.2.) A2435.5.1
• Origin of clove. A2663
• Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces. B81.2.2
• Animal helps person to success in love. B582
• Girl's animal lover slain by spying relatives. B610.1
• Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.) B635.1.1
• Magic love-working stone in swallow's head. B722.1
• Tabu: eating food of supernatural lover. C243.1
• Tabu: boasting of love-conquest. C453
• Injunction: to forsake woman who arouses love. C686
• Tabu: hunting birds. Supernatural lover (king of birds) tells woman that son must not do so. C841.2
• Tabu imposed by lover. C901.1.3
• Death by smothering for breaking tabu. Man given secret box conveying the power of making women love him. He disobeys warning and opens it. The women smother him to death. (Cf. C321.) C922
• "Shame and disgrace" threatened for refusing love of forthputting woman. C929.1
• Transformation by striking wolf-skin glove. D566.1
• Transformation combat between lover and maid. D615.3
• Lover as bird visits mistress. D641.1
• Girl as bird visits lover. D641.1.1
• Transformation to escape lover. D642.3
• Transformation to eagle so as to scour country for lovely woman as bride for king. D647.2
• Transformation to husband's (lover's) form to seduce woman. D658.2
• Transformation to cure inconstant husband. He falls in love with another woman: his wife changes him to negro. He then falls in love with negress: wife changes him to ass. He then falls in love with she-ass. Finally restored to his original form. D662
• Transformation of rival in love (marriage) to be rid of him. D665.1
• Swine bridegroom. Bride disenchants him by her love. He returns to original form. D733.2
• Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover. D735.3
• Disenchantment by removing ring from under dead girl's tongue. Lover is thus freed from loving her. D765.1.1.1
• Disenchantment of girl only by lover. D791.2.1
• Magic object acquired by gaining love of owner. D856
• Magic four-leaf clover. D965.7
• Magic glove. D1066
• Ring springs asunder when faithlessness of lover is learned. D1318.9.1
• Clairvoyant spring. Lady whose lover is absent to look in spring each day. If she sees his shadow, he is about to marry another. (Cf. D927.) D1323.12.1
• Four-leaf clover gives clairvoyance. (Cf. D965.7.) D1323.14
• Magic (iron) glove gives strength. (Cf. D1066.1.) D1335.3
• Love-producing magic object. D1355
• Magic spear produces love-sickness. (Cf. D1084.) D1355.0.1
• Love-producing music. (Cf. D1275.1.) D1355.1
• Love-producing song. (Cf. D1275.) D1355.1.1
• Magic love-producing pipe (musical). (Cf. D1224.) D1355.1.2
• Magic love-producing horn. (Cf. D1222.) D1355.1.3
• Magic love-philtre. (Cf. 1242.2.) D1355.2
• Water blessed by saint as love-philtre. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1355.2.1
• Baptismal water as love-philtre. (Cf. D1242.1.1.) D1355.2.1.1
• Blood as love-philtre. (Cf. D1003). D1355.2.2
• Blood of wounded centaur as love philtre. (Cf. D1016.) D1355.2.2.1
• Semen in love-philtre. D1355.2.3
• Love charm. (Cf. D1274.) D1355.3
• Seed mixed with blood as love charm. (Cf. D971.) D1355.3.1
• Image (animal) pierced with pins as love charm. D1355.3.2
• Fruit pierced with pins as love charm. (Cf. D981.) D1355.3.3
• Entrails of live pigeon placed above house door fetch lover to the spot. D1355.3.4
• Boiling lock of lover's hair draws him to sweetheart. D1355.3.5
• Burning candle stuck with pins fetches lover. D1355.3.6
• Person burns salt and says charm to bring lover to spot. D1355.3.7
• Person burns dragonsblood (plant) and says charm to bring lover to spot. D1355.3.8
• Ring produces love. (Cf. D1076.) D1355.4
• Magic hair produces love. (Cf. D991.) D1355.5
• Churchyard mould produces love. Girl takes three handfuls and passes it over churn. (Cf. D1278.1.) D1355.6
• Apple produces love. (Cf. D981.1.) D1355.7
• Magic belt produces love. (Cf. D1057.) D1355.9
• Consecrated bread produces love. (Cf. D1031.1.1.) D1355.10
• Consecrated bread kept in mouth and fed to toad produces love. D1355.10.1
• Magic clothes produce love. (Cf. D1050.) D1355.11
• Magic moccasins produce love. (Cf. D1065.4.) D1355.11.1
• Magic nuts (eaten) produce love. (Cf. D985.) D1355.12
• Love-spot. Mark which makes man irresistible to any woman who sees it. D1355.13
• Charm placed on cheeks of hag causes love. D1355.13.1
• Magic shears produce love. (Cf. D1183.) D1355.15
• Magic rod produces love. (Cf. D1254.1, D1254.2.) D1355.16
• Herb bath produces love. (Cf. D965.) D1355.17
• Love charm (words). (Cf. D1273.) D1355.18
• Word charms woven in clothing produce love. D1355.18.1
• Magic writings produce love. (Cf. D1266.1.) D1355.19
• Green stone causes women to love the possessor. (Cf. D1070.) D1355.20
• Magic grass produces love when girl sleeps on it. (Cf. D965.12) Icelandic: Boberg. D1355.21
• Love charm from tuber. D1355.21.1
• Love-producing magic plant. (Cf. D965.) D1355.22
• Love-producing magic feather. (Cf. D1021.) D1355.23
• Touch of glove and ring causes sleep. D1364.29
• Magic object protects from unwelcome lover. D1386
• Magic sword protects woman from fairy lover in husband's absence. (Cf. D1081, F301.) D1386.1