36 motifs match “striking”  ·  back to the chapters

• God created angels by striking one small stone with another. Lucifer created devils by imitation. A52.0.8
• Raising the sky: striking with broom. Old woman's hump strikes clouds as she sweeps. She strikes at sky with broom and thus raises it. A625.2.3
• Spring from striking earth with sword. A941.3
• Hills from hero's striking (earth) with sword. A962.7
• Lightning from heavenly horses striking hoofs against stars. A1141.3
• Leviathan causes cataclysm by striking earth with tail. B16.4.1.1
• Tabu: striking supernatural wife. C31.8
• Tabu: striking tree which belongs to deity. C51.1.12
• Tabu: striking certain rock. C546
• Tabu: striking monster twice. Though monster begs that hero strike him again, hero refuses. Monster would otherwise revive. C742
• Transformation by striking. D566
• Transformation by striking wolf-skin glove. D566.1
• Transformation by striking with stone. D566.2
• Disenchantment by striking. D712.3
• Disenchantment by striking with a missile. D712.3.1
• Copper horseman indicates road. By striking his hand one makes him turn and indicate the proper road for travelers. (Cf. D1268, D1626.) D1313.3
• Rain produced by striking rock. D2143.1.7
• Fox produces fire by striking tail to ground. D2158.1.1
• Resuscitation by striking with arrow. E11.2
• Resuscitation by striking with lightning. E29.7
• Blindness cured by striking eyes. (Cf. F953.1.) F952.3.1
• Blindness cured by striking eyes with shell. F952.3.1.1
• Blindness cured by striking head violently on tree. F952.4
• Inlay melts from sword with heat of striking. F1084.0.1
• God creates the devil by striking a stone with his whip. G303.1.1.4
• Devils are created from sparks produced by Satan's striking two stones together. G303.1.4.2
• Ogre killed by striking. G512.8
• Ogre killed by striking with club. G512.8.1
• Ogre killed by striking with stones. G512.8.2
• Fools learn to be peaceable. Two fools in the habit of striking people are brought together when they strike each other until they appreciate the value of peace. J24
• The blacksmith's and the horse-trader's dreams. They are forced to sleep together because of lack of room. The blacksmith tells the horsetrader that he often dreams that he is striking the bellows and that he may accidently strike him in the night. The horsetrader retaliates by dreaming that he is riding a horse and drives the spurs into the blacksmith. J1622
• Wise and foolish wish: help in whatever one is doing. One gets help in work, other in striking his wife (etc.). J2073.1.1
• Fool claims to cure goitre by striking. Has seen melon thus dislodged from camel's throat. (Cf. F952.3.1, F953.1.) J2412.8
• The long day. If the clock is still striking it must be 50 o'clock. J2466.3
• Accidental death by striking head against lintel of door. N339.13
• N591. Treasure from striking animal or person and disenchanting him. N591[b]