57 motifs match “protection”  ·  back to the chapters

• Goddess of protection. A489.1
• Beast invokes saint's protection. B251.4.1
• Wild beast seeks protection of saint against hunters. B251.4.1.1
• Head of divinity as protection of land. Buried. (Cf. D992.) D1380.3
• Magic head of horse as protection of land. (Cf. D1011.) D1380.3.1
• Noose used by suicide as protection from accident. (Cf. D1278.) D1384.2
• Song as protection on journey. (Cf. D1275.) D1384.5
• Ointment gives protection on journey. (Cf. D1244.) D1384.6
• Magic object affords miscellaneous protection. D1389
• Magic illusion as protection. D2031.6
• Church bell rung as protection against storm. To thwart devil. (Cf. D1213.) D2141.1.1
• Magic protection against revenants. E434
• Steel as protection against revenants. E434.5
• Keys as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1176.) E434.6
• Knives as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1173.) E434.7
• Candle light protection against ghost. E434.9
• Other protection against revenants. E439
• Protection during ghost-laying ceremony. E443.0.2
• Mortals place selves under protection of fairies. F396
• Cat, dog, and mouse ward off evil spirit. Man takes these animals along with him as protection. F405.5
• Dwarfs flee to caves for protection. F451.6.14
• Giants and heroes created for the protection and aid of dwarfs. (Cf. F451.1.3.) F451.10.1
• Protection against the nightmare (alp). F471.1.2
• Protection against pestilence spirit. F493.3
• Magic protection against pestilence-spirit. F493.3.3
• Rapid growth of hair as protection against being seen nude. F555.3.4
• Extraordinary protection for animal. F984
• Horse sewed in buffalo-hides. As protection against a greater horse, hero's horse is sewed in nine buffalo-hides. F984.1
• Protection against witches. G272
• Witchhazel used for protection against witches. G272.2.2
• Hawthorn used as protection against witches. G272.2.3
• Bay leaves used as protection against witches. G272.2.4
• Knife in bed as protection against witches. G272.3
• Protection from witch by spitting. G272.5
• Sieve as protection against witches. G272.6
• Stopped bottle as protection against witches. G272.10
• Horseshoe hung up as protection against witches. G272.11
• Straws as protection against witch. G272.12
• Child watched throughout night as protection against child-stealing demon. G442.2
• Jackal and leopard tie tails together for mutual protection. Frightened, they run apart and injure each other. J681.1.1
• Tailor puts on thimble as protection from slug. J2623
• Dupe lured away from protection of friends: captured. K725
• Seduction by offering protection against non-existing danger. K1315.9
• Four duties of king to subjects: devotion, protection of subjects, justice, and increase of his kingdom. P12.6.1
• Warrior disgraced by slaying of those under his protection. P557.5
• Wine as reward. Twelve jars of honey-sweet wine as reward for protection. (Cf. Q46.1.) Q135
• Punishment for slaying king under holy protection. Q227.1
• Punishment for imprisoning person under holy protection. Q227.1.1
• Sacrifice as protection against disease. S276
• Shrewish wife driven from home but when in danger, runs to husband and receives protection. She is a good wife thereafter. T251.2.5
• Protection of sinners by confession. V20.1
• Prayer for protection on journey to land of dead. V52.9
• Christ as infant in mother's arms causes bare hillside to become field of wheat as protection. V211.1.8.3
• Ground elevates itself to give protection or comfort to saint. V229.13
• Miracles performed under protection of Virgin Mary. V268
• Boy under protection of Virgin Mary pulled from well alive after a week. V268.1
• Hawk flies away with geese on a line. They have been tied together as a protection. X1267.1