49 motifs match “mysterious”  ·  back to the chapters

• Culture hero still alive on mysterious island. A571.2
• Gate of heaven guarded by clap of thunder and mysterious sword. A661.0.1.1
• Magic horse mysteriously recognized by everyone. B184.1.9
• Animals adopt mysterious housekeeper. B537
• Unique prohibition announced by mysterious voice. C601
• Magic object mysteriously disappears. D863
• Magic object mysteriously disappears. D867
• Boards for coffin making mysteriously moved announces death. D1322.1.2
• Flesh of white cow with red ears as only cure for mysterious illness. (Cf. D1032.) D1500.1.33.2
• Mysterious ghostlike noises heard. (Song, animal cries, footsteps, etc.) (Cf. E337.1, E236.7.) E402
• Ash pole appears at doorway several times on day owner's daughter dies. (It is used for coffin rests. The pole has previously mysteriously escaped being used for other purposes.) E767.1
• Mysterious punishments in otherworld. F171.6
• Mysterious voice – water-spirit – is calling from sea. F420.1.5.2
• Mysterious voice announces death of Pan. F442.1
• Extraordinary glen: mysterious shouting heard. F756.5
• Mysterious characters engraved upon rock of fire. F809.6.2
• Mysterious leaf falls on church altar. F962.12.5
• Task performed by mysterious stranger. H976
• Knowledge from mysterious women met in the forest. J155.7
• True bride reinstated by acting as mysterious housekeeper. K1911.3.5
• Man eats food which is mysteriously poisoned. N332.6
• Mysterious housekeeper. Men find their house mysteriously put in order. Discover that it is done by a girl (frequently an animal transformed into a girl). N831.1
• Mysterious housekeeper is fairy mistress. N831.1.1
• Boy as mysterious housekeeper for buffalo herd. (Cf. H831.1.) N832.1
• Punishment: meeting frightful apparition. (Ghost, mysterious animal, devil.) Q552.11
• Mysterious visitation as punishment. Q554
• Mysterious stranger blows ashes into face of scoffer and chokes him to death. (Cf. Q225.) Q554.3
• Mysterious wolf enters church and kills blaspheming priest. (Cf. Q225.) Q554.4
• Mysterious animal punishes penitent. Returning from the pope he is met by a mysterious animal who jumps on his back. Then in the man's room, whither he has carried the animal, a three hours' noise is heard as of a fight. Neither man nor beast is found in the room. (Cf. Q557.) Q554.5
• Mysterious death as punishment. (Cf. Q411, Q574, Q591.1.) Q558
• Scoffing priest mysteriously stricken dead. (Cf. Q225.) Q558.1
• Mysterious death as punishment for theft. (Cf. Q212.) Q558.6
• Slave-driver mysteriously stricken dead. (Cf. Q285.4.) Q558.7
• Mysterious death as punishment for wrongful satire. (Cf. Q265.2.) Q558.8
• Mysterious death as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.) Q558.9
• Mysterious death of son as punishment for murder. Q558.9.1
• Mysterious death as punishment for feigning sleep. (Cf. Q260.) Q558.10
• Mysterious death as punishment for worshiping idols on All-Saints-Day. Q558.12
• Mysterious death as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q227, Q574.1.) Q558.13
• Mysterious death of son as punishment for opposition to holy person. (Cf. Q411.3.) Q558.13.1
• Mysterious death as punishment for disbelief in druidism. Q558.13.2
• Mysterious death as punishment for desecration of holy places (images, etc.). (Cf. Q222.) Q558.14
• Mysterious death as punishment for lying (perjury). (Cf. Q263.) Q558.15
• Mysterious death of son as punishment for lying (perjury). Q558.15.1
• Mysterious death as punishment for false judging. Q558.16
• Mysterious death as punishment remitted. (Cf. Q558.) Q574
• Mysterious death as punishment for opposition to holy person remitted. (Cf. Q558.13.) Q574.1
• Mysterious death of animals as punishment for uncharitableness remitted. (Cf. D2089.3, Q286.) Q574.2
• Rescue of bride from mysterious perils by hidden faithful servant. R169.4.1