64 motifs match “particular”  ·  back to the chapters

• Arrival of the gods in particular country. A119.3
• God dwells at particular point on earth. A151.10
• Deity particular friend to one mortal. A185.6
• Deity of particular mountain. (Cf. A495.) A418
• Deity of particular forest. A419.1
• Creator uses particular formula (letters) to create universe. A611.0.1
• Particular individual is man in the moon. A751.10
• Origin of particular stars. A770
• Origin of particular lake. A920.1.0.1
• Origin of a particular spring. A941.0.1
• Origin of particular stones or groups of stones. A977
• Origin of particular rock. A977.5
• Origin of particular places. A980
• Origin of particular places – miscellaneous. A989
• Origin of particular song. A1464.2.1
• Origin of particular manner of dancing. A1542.1
• Origin of particular dance. A1542.2
• Origin of worship of particular god(s). A1546.2
• Origin of particular tribes. A1611
• Origin of particular languages. A1616
• Creation of particular fishes. A2110
• Why particular animals are not found in certain place. A2584
• Origin of shape of particular tree. A2785
• Origin of particular kinds of basket. A2828
• Tabu: disbelief in particular supernatural power. C61.4
• Tabu: intercourse with resuscitated wife for particular number of days. C117.1
• Unique prohibition. A person is forbidden to do one particular thing; everything else he is free to do. C600
• Particular disease caused by breaking tabu. C941
• Magic object received through particular intermediaries. Only one person can help secure it. D827
• Magic object cures particular diseases. D1502
• Strength wanes at particular places. D1836.2
• Diseases cured at particular time. D2161.6
• Ghost haunts particular room in house. E281.3
• Wild hunt courses in particular direction. E501.14.2
• Hamadryad. Female spirit of a particular tree. F441.2.3
• Dwarfs are particular as to food. F451.3.7
• Nisser belong to particular farm. F482.3.3
• Giant (giantess) with particularly long hair. F531.1.6.3.1
• Competition with berserks in their particular sports: walk through fire, etc. F610.3.5
• Marvelous sensitiveness: food has been raised in particular kind of manure. F647.5.2
• Particular species of tree abode of devils. G303.15.4.1
• Witness cannot speak language of accusation: discredited. Two parrots taught accusation of mistress in a particular dialect. They know nothing more of the language. (Cf. G1154.1.) J1152
• Things on highway belong to the public. Man reproves another for picking his cherries that overhang the highway. He is told that things on the public highway belong to no one in particular. He invites the man to climb the tree for better cherries, drives off with his horse and buggy, giving the same answer about things in the public highway. J1511.14
• The fish in the sleeve. A particularly obnoxious man delays others while he haggles over prices with a butcher. Meanwhile a parson takes the three fish the man has laid down and puts them into his large sleeves. The man is angry and searches in vain for them. The parson then shows them and advises him not to let people cheat him. J1604
• Wholesome food for the day of hanging. A man about to be hanged is very particular about his bread lest it impair his health. J2174.2
• Priest beats wife before purchasing food since he wishes her to cook it in particular way. J2175.1.1
• Absurd generalization from a particular incident. J2214
• Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. K551
• Deity takes form of particular person to visit mortals. K1811.4
• Prophecy: death by particular instrument. In spite of all precautions the prophecy is fulfilled. M341.2
• Prophecy: death by particular weapon. M341.2.0.1
• Prophecy: death in particular place. M341.3
• Prophecy: drowning in particular stream. M341.3.3
• Prophecy of particular perils to prince on wedding journey. M352
• Prophecy that certain person will fight particular battle. M369.3
• Only particular persons see hidden treasure in its true form; others see it as coal, serpents, scorpions, etc. N543.0.1
• Particular practices of kings. P14
• Particular nations (races). P715
• Woman sells favors for particular purpose. T455
• Knots to be untied at childbirth. Particularly knots in the woman's clothes. T582.3
• Worship of particular gods and goddesses. V1.1
• Particular dogmas. V310
• Worship of particular deity brings reward of birth in Brahma-world. V526
• Catch tales. The manner of the telling forces the hearer to ask a particular question, to which the teller returns a ridiculous answer. Z13