55 motifs match “temple”  ·  back to the chapters

• God builds temple in heaven and brings it later to earth. A141.2
• God's temple of jewels. A151.4.1
• Home of God the ark and the temple. A151.10.1
• Brahma cursed by other gods: now has no temples. A162.4
• Stream from under holy of holies in temple. A941.7.3
• Ground bursts open and a temple rises from it. A992.3
• Origin of calf-statues in temples. A1546.0.3
• Tiger sweeps temple for saint. B256.7
• Child of mortal and deer has deer's hair on temple. B635.3
• Tabu: slaughtering buffalo in temple. C93.5
• Tabu: use of palanquin within temple. C93.5.1
• Tabu: woman sacrificing in temple. C181.12
• Only peacock on the steeple of the king's golden temple can be accepted as dowry. C655.1
• Magic object received from temple demons. D812.5.1
• Magic object stolen in Thor's temple. D838.3
• Magic church (temple). D1134
• Gate of temple opens and shuts by magic. (Cf. D1131.) D1557.4
• Soul wanders and demands that a temple be built for him. E419.1
• Soul of dead in a temple. E755.4.2
• Temple in otherworld. F163.2.1
• Temple of jewels in otherworld. F163.2.1.1
• Fiery temple in otherworld. F163.2.2
• Remarkable church (chapel, temple). F773
• Golden temple. F773.2
• Temple of jewels. F773.3
• Temple cedars bear fruit. F811.7.2.1
• Temple swallowed by earth. F941.2.3
• Earth swallows up Temple vessels. F948.1.1
• Nature's lament at the Temple's destruction. F960.3.1
• Cycnus. Cuts off heads of strangers in order to build temple of heads. G315
• Widow prepared for suttee can lift by little finger heavy stone by temple. H479.1
• Lamb prefers to be sacrificed in temple rather than to be eaten by a wolf. J216.2
• The favored swine. Dog reproaches sow that Venus will not allow those who have eaten swine to enter her temple. Sow says that it is because the goddess abhors those who kill swine. J1447
• Stupid cowherds apply hot iron to temples of unconscious man to revive him. J2119.7
• Burning the temple to attain notoriety. J2162.1
• Poor man thinks idol in temple is poorer than he since it is naked. J2216
• To pay beggar for standing in tank all night. Beggar sees lights in temple. Payment refused since beggar has thus warmed himself. K231.14
• Speaking goat swallows gold coins in temple and voids for master. K366.5
• Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes. K536
• Man is made drunk and left in temple at mercy of demons. K776.2
• Adulteress tells how she may save her husband's life. Discovering him under the bed, she tells lover that at temple she has learned that her husband is to die soon unless she prevents death by sleeping with a strange man. The husband is satisfied. K1532.2
• Person sends wrong man to sleep with king's daughter. In revenge villain orders whoever first enters temple to be killed. Villain accidentally enters and is slain. K1612.1
• Man hidden behind idol in temple tells robbers they will have good booty but should leave half of it in the temple. K1971.14
• Treasure in temple. N514.2
• Lovers meet at temple. N711.4.1
• Magic storm as punishment for profaning of temple. Q222.4
• Magic storm as punishment for desecrating of temple. Q222.5.2
• Punishment for desecration of holy temple utensils. Q222.6
• Punishment: transformation of lovers into lion and lioness for desecrating temple. They have had sexual relations in the temple. It was believed that lions do not mate with each other; hence their sin could not be repeated. Q551.3.1
• Princess rescued from temple where she is imprisoned. R111.2.4
• Sacrifice of animals at the edification of a temple. V12.4.0.1
• Sacrifice at edification of temple. (Cf. V12.4.0.1.) V17.8
• Temples. V112
• Ark of the temple. V112.0.1
• Temple about to be taken over by pagans saved by appearance of a Sign of the Cross (image of the Virgin). V344