287 motifs match “suitor” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Pleiades a princess and six suitors among whom she could not choose. A773.1
• Fly indicates successful suitor. Girl to marry man on whom specially marked fly lights. B152.2
• Fly helps loathly suitor pass suitor test. B587.2
• Animal suitor. B620
• Daughter promised to animal suitor. B620.1
• Beast as suitor. B621
• Bear as suitor. (Cf. B601.1, B611.1, B635.1.) B621.1
• Lion as suitor. B621.2
• Tiger as suitor. B621.3
• Rat as suitor. B621.4
• Leopard as suitor. B621.5
• Pig as suitor. B621.6
• Horse as suitor. B621.7
• Owl as suitor. B623.2
• Magpie as suitor. B623.3
• Crow as suitor. B623.4
• Cock as suitor. B623.5
• Damsel whose voice turns her suitors to stone. D581.1
• Magic sleep induced by disappointed suitor. D1964.2
• Demon suitors of girl. F402.1.15
• Dwarf suitor desists when unwilling maiden guesses his name. (Cf. C432.1.) F451.5.15.3
• House spirit as suitor. (Cf. F301.) F482.8
• Extraordinary companions help hero in suitor tests. F601.2
• Attention drawn by gold and silver decorated mouse: as princess turns after it, suitor recognizes her. H151.1.2
• Suitor tests. A suitor is put to severe tests by his prospective bride or father-in-law. H310
• Inspection test for suitors. Suitors for princess's hand must present themselves for public inspection. (Cf. H362, T55.7.) H311
• Physical and mental requirements for suitors. H312
• Successful suitor to be without blotches. H312.1
• Successful suitor must have gold teeth. H312.2
• Suitors chosen with feet as only part seen. H312.3
• Successful suitor must have whitest hands. Blacksmith qualifies because of frequent washing of hands. H312.4
• Successful suitor must have the prettiest hands; not whitest, but dark with scars and gold rings. H312.4.1
• Successful suitor must have cheeks like blood, skin like snow and hair like a raven. (Cf. Z65.1.) H312.5
• Suitor test: correct wearing of clothes. H312.6
• Suitor test: to be able to go through a wall. H312.7
• Suitor test: obedience and humility before bride. H313
• Suitor's sincerity tested. H314
• Suitor's sincerity tested by reporting girl's death. All but one make excuses for not helping with funeral. H314.1
• Suitor's sincerity tested by seven years' banishment. H314.2
• Suitor test: to whom the princess turns. Rival suitors sleep with princess. The one she turns to is to have her. They vie in enticements. H315
• Suitor test: to make the princess fall in love with him. H315.1
• Suitor contest: bride offered to suitor giving the token of the greater love. H315.2
• Suitor test: apple thrown indicates princess's choice. (Often golden apple.) H316
• Suitor test: garland thrown indicates girl's choice. H316.4
• Long term of service imposed on suitor. H317
• Seven years of service imposed on suitor. H317.1
• Two years of silence imposed on suitor. H317.2
• Test of suitor's love and endurance by constant postponing. H317.4
• Suitor preferred who will pay enormous sum for bride. H318
• Suitor test: hiding from princess. She has magic sight. H321
• Suitor test: finding princess. H322
• Suitor test: finding object hidden by princess. H322.1
• Suitor test: to get to imprisoned princess in a year's time. H322.2
• Suitor test: bringing leg that fits into dragon claw left by the beloved of the princess. H322.3
• Suitor test: bringing maiden's lost shoe. H322.4
• Suitor test: learning girl's name. H323
• Suitor test: choosing princess from others identically clad. H324
• Suitor test: choosing sweetheart's sedan chair from thirty others like it. H324.1
• Suitor test: skill. H326
• Suitor test: aptness in handicrafts. H326.1
• Suitor test: constructing automatic peacock. H326.1.1
• Suitor test: skill in archery. H326.1.2
• Suitor test: eating a pomegranate without letting a single seed fall. H326.2
• Suitor test: skill in hunt. H326.3
• Suitor test: skill in fishing. H326.4
• Suitor test: cleverness and learning. H327
• Suitor test: power of endurance. H328
• Suitor test: resisting intoxication after much drinking. H328.1
• Suitor test: being swung by mustache without shedding tears. H328.2
• Suitor test: enduring blow from spear. H328.3
• Suitor test: standing naked in river through a winter night. H328.4
• Suitor test: bathing in boiling water. H328.5
• Suitor contests: bride offered as prize. H331
• Suitor contest: difficult riding. H331.1
• Suitor contest: riding up glass mountain. H331.1.1
• Suitor contest: riding to fourth story of tower. H331.1.2
• Suitor contest: jumping horse over palace. H331.1.2.1
• Suitor contest: riding up mast (spear). H331.1.3
• Suitor test: jumping over high hedge. H331.1.3.1
• Suitor contest: riding across pit. H331.1.4
• Suitor contest: riding through fire. H331.1.5
• Suitor contest: jumping river on horseback. H331.1.6
• Suitor contest: jumping ditches and hedges of spears. H331.1.6.1
• Suitor contest: tournament. H331.2
• Suitor contest: success in battle. H331.2.1
• Suitor contest: bride offered to the one distinguishing himself most in battle. Girl loves both suitors equally. H331.2.1.1
• Suitor contest: prize to one whose staff blooms. Told of Joseph in contest for Virgin Mary. H331.3
• Suitor contest: shooting. H331.4
• Suitors contest with bride's father in shooting. H331.4.1
• Suitor contest: bending bow of woman's absent husband. H331.4.2
• Suitor contest: race. H331.5
• Apple thrown in race with bride. Distracts girl's attention and as she stops to pick it up, suitor passes her. (Atalanta.) H331.5.1.1
• Suitor contest: race with bride's father. H331.5.2
• Suitor test: winning horse-race three times. H331.5.3
• Suitor test: boat race. H331.5.4
• Suitor contest: wrestling. (Cf. H1562.9.) H331.6
• Suitor contest: wrestling with bride. H331.6.1
• Princess wins wrestling match with suitor by revealing her breast. He looks and is beaten. H331.6.1.1
• Suitor contest: aiming with missile. H331.7
• Suitor contest: splitting antlers. H331.8