32 motifs match “possessions”  ·  back to the chapters

• Extraordinary possessions of culture hero. A524
• Why the gorilla and chimpanzee have hair all over the body. Punishment for not guarding possessions at creation. A2322.6
• Why gorilla and chimpanzee have large teeth in mouth: punishment for neglecting possessions. A2345.9
• Why gorilla and chimpanzee live in forests: punishment for neglecting their possessions. A2433.2.1.2
• Tabu: touching possessions of god. C51
• Tabu: counting possessions. C776
• Saint's possessions cure disease. (Cf. V221.) D1500.1.13
• Magic immovability of saints (or their possessions). D1654.0.1
• Saint's possessions magically transported. (Cf. V220.) D2136.5
• Possessions buried with dead. E433.2
• Soul leaves possessions on road to final resting place. E750.4
• Possessions of fairies. F240
• Possessions of dwarfs. F451.7
• Possessions of trolls. F455.4
• Possessions of brownies. F482.4
• Gigantic possessions of giant. F531.4
• Possessions of giant ogres. G110
• Allies and possessions of the devil. G303.10
• Possessions of the devil. G303.25.16
• Troll's possessions. G304.3
• Test: guessing nature of devil's possessions. H523
• Quest for marvelous parts or possessions of animals. H1332
• Present possessions preferred to future possibilities. J321
• Present possessions preferred to future. J321.4
• Solomon refuses water of immortality for himself when he cannot have it for his possessions also. J369.1
• Doctor loses a horse for the sake of the truth. Overlord asks two doctors whether he is entitled to all the possessions of his retainers. One doctor unrighteously answers yes and receives a horse. The other who tells the truth receives nothing. J551.3
• Proud king humbled: realizes that pomp, possessions, power are all of short duration. L410.1
• Peasant refuses to sell possessions to king. (Miller of Sanssouci.) P411.1
• Great possessions bring great risks. U81
• Stingy men love possessions so much that they wear out their feet to save shoes. W152.11
• Lie: remarkable possessions of remarkable man. X1020
• Lie: other possessions of remarkable man. (Cf. X1215 [dog], X1235 [cow], X1237 [ox]). X1060