34 motifs match “monstrous”  ·  back to the chapters

• Monstrous gods. A123
• God monstrous as to body. A123.1
• God monstrous as to head. A123.4
• Hound of hell. Cerberus (monstrous dog) guards the bridge to the lower world. A673
• Origin of sickness and misfortune: monstrous births from brother-sister incestuous union. A1337.0.7
• Origin of insects: monstrous births from brother-sister incest. A2006
• Mermaid half-beautiful, half-monstrous. B81.9.3
• Monstrous offspring from animal marriage. B634
• Monstrous offspring of sea-horse and woman. B634.1
• Fairy transforms herself into a monstrous being with head of an ape, thin legs, sharp claws, fish scales and bristles. D49.3
• Monstrous creatures in otherworld. F167.11
• Monstrous persons. F510
• Monstrous races. F510.1
• Other monstrous persons. F529
• Giantess kills monstrous bear. F531.3.12.3
• Devil detected by his hoofs. While playing cards the devil drops a card on the floor and his partners notice his monstrous feet. G303.4.5.3.1
• Ogres with monstrous features. G360
• Ogre monstrous as to head. (Cf. G369.4.) G361
• Ogre monstrous as to nose. G362
• Ogre monstrous as to mouth. G363
• Ogre monstrous as to feet. G365
• Ogre monstrous as to trunk. G366
• Ogre monstrous as to blood. G367
• Monstrous ogres – miscellaneous. G369
• Curse: monstrous birth. M437
• Monstrous births as punishment for girl's pride. (Cf. M437, Q331, T550.) Q552.5
• Monstrous (deformed) child exposed. (Cf. S11.3.2, T550.) S325.0.1
• Woman deserts husband for unworthy lover. (Deformed, mutilated, monstrous, or of different race.) T232
• Monstrous births. T550
• Monstrous birth because mother sees horrible sight. T550.4
• Blemished children born of monstrous parent. T550.5
• Monstrous birth: child with donkey's head. T551.3.3
• Monstrous birth – nine faces, nine arms, nine feet. T551.10
• Monstrous births – miscellaneous. T569