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• Male virgin demigod. A504
• Culture hero incarnated through birth from virgin. A511.1.3
• Virgin daughter of culture hero. A592.2
• Virgins with iron rods as guardians of two of the doors in heaven. A661.0.1.5
• Fountain breaks forth through power of Virgin Mary. A941.5.0.1
• Earth as virgin mother of Adam. A1234.1
• Origin of menstruation – Virgin Mary's garment. She hides her garment and a maiden finds it. A1355.2
• Origin of pleasant and unpleasant women. Contest arranged by Virgin Mary – laughter forbidden for some time. A1372.7
• Origin of flounder from Virgin Mary's half-eaten fish. (Cf. A2305.1.2.) A2126.0.1
• Spider vies with Virgin Mary in spinning: cursed. A2231.5
• Toad refuses to weep over its dead children: dries up when dead. Cursed by Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2234.4, A2468.2.) A2231.8
• Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231). A2422.2
• Tobacco from grave of virgin. A2611.2.1
• Flowers from under the feet of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2650.) A2621.1
• Hazel gives Virgin Mary shelter. Blessed. A2711.4.1
• Thistle serves as milk-cup for Virgin Mary: white spots on leaves. A2711.4.2
• Plant receives name because of service to Virgin Mary. A2711.4.3
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's tears. A2731.2.1
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's milk. A2731.2.1.1
• Bird betrays hiding-place of the Virgin. B131.6
• Disenchantment by naked virgin undergoing frightful journey at midnight. She must come naked and alone on St. John's night between twelve and one, climb the castle walls, and enter the treasure chamber. D759.3
• Virgin Mary's shift as banner causes blindness to opposing army. (Cf. D1058.1.) D1331.2.3
• Prayer to Virgin protects against plague. (Cf. V250.) D1586.2
• Image of the Virgin Mary speaks. (Cf. V250.) D1610.21.1
• Statue of Virgin sews for suppliant. D1620.1.4
• Image of Virgin bows to indicate favor. D1622.2
• Image of Virgin veils and unveils itself. D1623.1
• Image of Virgin saves painter. Stretches forth hand and keeps him from falling. D1639.2
• Tree bows to help Virgin Mary in childbirth. (Cf. V250.) D1648.1.2.1
• Prayers of nun cause Virgin Mary to show her the infant Jesus. D1766.1.2
• Magic power to see whether girl is virgin. D1825.4.2
• Savage elephant lulled to sleep by virgin. D1964.1
• Tide held back by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) D2151.1.2.1
• Cure by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V256.) D2161.5.2
• Cure at shrine of Virgin Mary. D2161.5.2.1
• Cure by relic of Virgin Mary. D2161.5.2.2
• Cure by milk of Virgin Mary. D2161.5.2.3
• Severed limbs replaced by Virgin Mary. (Cf. D2161.3.) D2161.5.2.4
• Cure of spider bite by the Virgin Mary. D2161.5.2.5
• Terrible headaches cured by Virgin Mary. D2161.5.2.6
• Virgin Mary intercepts an arrow in battle. (Cf. V250.) D2163.3
• Resuscitation by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V268.) E121.3
• Virgins condemned to wander at death. E750.1.1
• Condemned soul saved by Virgin Mary. (Cf. V250.) E754.1.2
• Devil appears as Virgin Mary. G303.3.2.5
• Devil tempts youth to deny Virgin. Promises youth riches. G303.9.4.8
• By the help of the Virgin Mary the devil may be escaped. G303.16.1
• Person saved from devil by prayer to Virgin. G303.16.2.2
• Ordeal: virgin to pull on hot iron and name men. Only with guilty will she and he be burnt. H221.2.1
• Suitor contest: prize to one whose staff blooms. Told of Joseph in contest for Virgin Mary. H331.3
• Magic spring as chastity test. Wells up if girl is not a virgin. (Cf. D927.) H411.11
• Magic lamp as chastity test. Only virgin can light it. (Cf. D1162.1.) H411.13
• Apple as chastity test. Fades if owner is not virgin. (Cf. D981.1.) H411.14
• Catching salmon as proof of virginity. H411.16
• Chastity ordeal: feather over door; if girl who enters blushes she is not a virgin. H412.3
• Symbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etc. H603
• Task left by departing husband for virgin wife to accomplish: have a son whose real mother she is and whose real father he is. She accomplishes this by disguising as a girl. H1187
• Girls must pay for young man's virginity. Girls repulsed by man climb in his window at night. Become pregnant and demand marriage. Branded as prostitutes and must pay the man. J1174.4
• God in the puddle. A Jew objects to the doctrine that God could exist in the Virgin Mary. A disputant asks if he believes God is everywhere; then if God is in a mud puddle. The Jew agrees. The disputant condemns the Jew for believing that God could exist in a puddle and not in a pure virgin. J1262.2
• Before, during, and after. A priest, asked when he would have certain choice wine served, before or after the meal, replies, "The holy Mary was Virgin before, during, and after the birth." J1343.2
• Praying to the nearer virgin. One man prays to the Virgin of Aix-la-Chapelle. The other: "That place is too far away; she can't be here in time to help." He prays to the Virgin of a nearer town. J2495.1
• Devil cheated of promised soul by intervention of Virgin Mary. K218.4
• The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest. K218.5
• Eavesdropping sexton duped into giving suppliant money. The trickster prays to the Virgin for a certain sum of money and promises repayment of double at the end of the month. The sexton throws the money to him, but never receives it back. K464
• Troll bluffed away from christening. He is invited but told that guests will include the Virgin Mary, Thor the Thunderer, etc. He stays away but sends the finest present. K1736
• Virgin living disguised as a man and unrecognized in a monastery becomes abbot (St. Eugenia). K1837.7
• The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortal. K1841
• The nun who saw the world (Sister Beatrice). The Virgin takes the place of the nun in the nunnery while the latter is living a life of shame. K1841.1
• Virgin substitutes in tournament. A knight hears masses so long that he absents himself from a tournament. The Virgin takes his place. K1841.2
• Virgin Mary substitutes for woman whom husband has pledged to the devil. Devil flees. K1841.3
• The false virgin. Various deceptions practiced to mask bride as virgin. K1912
• Maid behind statue of Virgin advises the mistress to give the servants better food. K1971.3.1
• Sham miracle. Priest makes congregation believe the painting of the Virgin weeps real tears. K1972.2
• Saint, offered any gift from God, chooses (virginity and) wisdom. L212.1
• Decree that hero must wed only a virgin. M51
• Virgin Mary reverses judgments of church. M91
• Vow of virginity. M132
• Vow: man will love only a virgin. M133
• Virgin Mary appears to lady who neglected to hear mass. Woman awakens from trance to find piece of taper the Virgin took from her. Q223.7.1
• Virgin Mary withdraws the sacrament from a scoffer. (Cf. Q225.) Q553.1
• Man in anger throws stone at the image of the Virgin. Is stricken dead. (Cf. Q222.) Q558.5
• Virgin Mary rescues child promised to the devil. S251
• Girl may remain virgin for three days after marriage. (Cf. C117.) T165
• Mistress has always said her "Aves": Virgin Mary refuses to help wife against her rival. The wife tells this to the mistress, who repents. T285
• Sacrifice of virginity. T301
• Girl remains a virgin after both her suitors are killed in battle. T311.3
• Ravished girl's virginity restored by Virgin Mary. T313
• Ravished girl's virginity restored by saint. T313.1
• Pregnant nun's virginity restored through power of saint. T313.1.1
• Virginity saved in spite of torture. Undesired suitors give up task. T320.1.1
• Girl named Mary has virginity spared by knight who has bought her. The Virgin appears to her. T321.2
• Girl's virginity spared by knight when he sees her surrounded by the Virgin and her train. In her straits the girl has prayed for help. T321.3
• Girl prays to Virgin to spare her virginity. Two soldiers quarrel over possessing her. Captain slays her, thus "saving" her. T321.4
• Girl's virginity saved by the kindness of an emissary. Makes the lord believe she is a relative. T324
• Suicide to save virginity. T326
• Girls drown selves to save their virginity. T326.1
• Martyrdom to preserve virginity. T326.3
• Hero cuts off head and wraps it in napkin so he will not be tempted by sight of virgins. T333.5
• Young man betrothed to statue. Man puts marriage ring on finger of statue of Venus (Virgin Mary). She afterwards forbids him the embraces of an earthly bride. T376
• Man leaves earthly bride for service of Virgin. T376.1