39 motifs match “shadow”  ·  back to the chapters

• God hides from sun in shadow of a cloud. A179.8
• Bird as the shadow of a god. A195.3
• God whose shadow on earth is a lizard. A446.1.1
• Sky as overshadowing tree. Shadowing the earth. A652.4
• Clairvoyant spring. Lady whose lover is absent to look in spring each day. If she sees his shadow, he is about to marry another. (Cf. D927.) D1323.12.1
• Wizard shows form or shadow or picture of thief. (Cf. D1323.1, D1821.3.7.1.) D1817.0.1.4
• Person whose shadow is pierced by spear falls dead. D2061.2.2.1
• Spell chanted over person's shadow brings death. D2061.2.2.2
• Bird overpowered by stepping on his shadow. Drops the stolen meat. D2072.0.4
• Magic cure by lying on saint's shadow. D2161.4.15
• Ghosts cast no shadow. E421.2
• Ghosts as shadow. E421.4
• Soul as shadow. E743
• Fairies seen as dark shadows. F235.7
• Person without shadow. F1038
• Man attends devil's school to learn witchcraft, has no shadow afterward. F1038.1
• Man has witch aid him in reaping contest, the devil to get the hindmost. The devil tries to take the man but gets shadow instead. (Cf. G303.19, K210.) F1038.2
• Demons cast no shadow. (Cf. F1038, G369.3.) G302.4.4
• God creates the devil (Satan) from his own shadow. G303.1.1.1
• Farmer has devil aid in reaping contest, loses his shadow when devil attempts to take hindmost. (Cf. K42.) G303.19.2
• Devil gets into the ark by hiding in shadow of Noah's wife. G303.23.1
• Demon drags beneath the water any person whose shadow falls on surface of water. G336.1
• Ogre without a shadow. G369.3
• Wisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one. J152.6
• Fox thinks his elongated shadow at sunrise makes him as large as elephant. J953.13
• Suit about the ass's shadow. Man hires ass and driver for trip across plain. In the heat the traveler sits down in the ass's shadow. The driver pushes him away. Plea: he didn't hire the ass's shadow. J1169.7
• Imagined ownership: derived from a dream. Man claims ownership of bulls because he has dreamed of them. He is given their shadows. J1551.7
• Shadow mistaken for substance. J1790
• Numskull thinks his shadow is a man pursuing him. J1790.1
• Shadow mistaken for thief: is beaten. J1790.2
• Monkey seeing tiger attack his shadow is frightened so that he falls from tree. J1790.3
• Deceptive land purchase: as much land as can be shadowed by a tree. Bought just before sunset. K185.10
• Man steps aside so that only his shadow is caught. K525.2
• Girl asks undesired lover to follow her but not to step on her shadow. K1227.6
• Safety in shadow of wall. After many misfortunes the man is apparently safe. The wall falls on him. N253
• Punishment: woman who has prevented birth of children casts no shadow. (Cf. Q251.) Q552.9
• Impregnation by shadow of Bhimsen. T532.8
• Conception after shadow of man has fallen on bathing girl. T532.8.1
• Lie: shadow freezes. X1623.1