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• Water-spirits. [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Miss Josephine Martin of Chicago.] F420
• Form and appearance of water-spirits. See F420.5.2.7. F420.1
• Water-spirits have one eye. F420.1.1.5
• Water-spirits in animal form. F420.1.3
• Water-spirits in abnormal form. F420.1.4
• Water-spirits have body covered with fish scales. F420.1.4.2
• Water-spirits as dwarfs. (Cf. F451.) F420.1.4.3
• Water-spirits have hunchback. (Cf. F451.2.1.4.) F420.1.4.4
• Water-spirits with human body and webbed feet and hands. F420.1.4.5
• Water-spirits with horse feet. F420.1.4.6
• Water-spirits with green hair and beard. F420.1.4.7
• Water-spirits with green teeth. F420.1.4.8
• Water-spirits invisible. F420.1.5
• Dress of water-spirits. F420.1.6
• Water-spirits are dressed like people of surroundings. F420.1.6.1
• Water-spirits are clad in clothes of gold and silver. F420.1.6.2
• Water-spirits wear precious adornment. F420.1.6.3
• Water-spirits wear wreath of flowers and reed on hair and dress. F420.1.6.4
• Water-spirits are clad in red. F420.1.6.6.1
• Water-spirits are clad in gray. (Cf. F236.1.4, F451.2.7.3.) F420.1.6.6.2
• Water-spirits are dressed in green. (Cf. F451.2.7.2.) F420.1.6.6.3
• Water-spirits are dressed in white. F420.1.6.6.4
• Water-spirits are dressed in blue. F420.1.6.6.5
• Water-spirits are nude. (Cf. F238.) F420.1.6.7
• Water-spirits appearing like human beings are recognized by traces of water. F420.1.7
• Corner of water-spirits' dress is always wet. F420.1.7.1
• Coat pockets of water-spirits are dripping with water. F420.1.7.2
• Water-spirits leave trace of water when standing or walking. F420.1.7.3
• Home of water-spirits. (Cf. F420.7.1.) F420.2
• Water-spirits live in castles of crystal under water. (Cf. F451.4.3.4.) F420.2.1
• Water-spirits' under-water castle is luxuriously furnished. F420.2.1.1
• Water-spirits live in village under water. F420.2.2
• Water-spirits have garden. F420.2.3
• When water-spirits are outside their homes the seas are heavy. (Cf. F420.1.5.3.) F420.2.4
• Water-spirits have hearth made of three human skulls. F420.2.5
• Social life among water-spirits. F420.3
• Water-spirits have family life under water. F420.3.1
• Water-spirits have likings and occupations like human beings. F420.3.2
• Water-spirits dance. F420.3.2.1
• Water-spirits bake. F420.3.2.4
• Water-spirits mend clothes. F420.3.2.5
• Water-spirits have kingdom under water: queen, king, attendants, vassals. F420.3.3
• Water-spirits have laws. F420.3.4
• Water-spirits must be in water before midnight; delay is punished with death indicated by blood in water. F420.3.4.1
• Water-spirits must be in water before dawn; delay is punished with death. (Cf. F451.3.2.1. and cross-references there given.) F420.3.4.2
• Water-spirits visited by mortal. F420.3.5
• Characteristics of water-spirits. F420.4
• Water-spirits possess magic power. F420.4.1
• Water-spirits have supernatural lapse of time: days seem like years. (Cf. F377.) F420.4.2
• Water-spirits are cannibals: devour mortal victim, suck blood. F420.4.3
• Water-spirits are grateful. F420.4.4
• Water-spirits are jealous. F420.4.5
• Seeing and observing of water-spirits has fatal consequences. F420.4.7
• Water-spirits have treasures under water. F420.4.8
• Water-spirits are prophetic. (Cf. F420.5.1.1.) F420.4.10
• Deeds and actions of water-spirits. F420.5
• Kind water-spirits. F420.5.1
• Water-spirits protect and warn sailor against storm and in tempest. F420.5.1.1
• Water-spirits save shipwrecked people. F420.5.1.1.1
• Water-spirits help poor. F420.5.1.2
• Water-spirits help lovers. F420.5.1.3
• Water-spirits work as servants for mortal for small compensation. F420.5.1.4
• Water-spirits work as servants for mortal but disappear when compensation is offered or origin suspected. F420.5.1.5
• Water-spirits work at night in home of mortals. F420.5.1.6
• Water-spirits give gifts to mortals. (Cf. F342, F451.5.1.5.) F420.5.1.7
• Water-spirits give money, gold, or precious stones. (Cf. F451.5.1.5.) F420.5.1.7.1
• Seemingly worthless gifts of water-spirits turn to gold. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross references there given.) F420.5.1.7.2
• Water-spirits give magic gifts. F420.5.1.7.3
• Water-spirits give advice. F420.5.1.8
• Water-spirits adopt human foundling. F420.5.1.9
• Water-spirits save man from drowning. F420.5.1.10
• Malevolent water-spirits. F420.5.2
• Water-spirits lure mortal into water. F420.5.2.1
• Water-spirits lure children into water, offering objects. F420.5.2.1.2
• Hero drowned by water-spirits, who draw him down as he crosses ice. F420.5.2.1.3
• Water-spirits kidnap mortals and keep them under water. F420.5.2.2
• Water-spirits steal children and leave changeling. F420.5.2.4
• Water-spirits interfere with building bridges, dams. (Cf. F451.5.2.5.) F420.5.2.5
• Water-spirits take revenge on mortals. F420.5.2.6
• Water-spirits take revenge if yearly tribute is not given. F420.5.2.6.1
• Water-spirits take revenge for trespassing on ground they claim as theirs. F420.5.2.6.2
• Water-spirits take revenge for being harmed. F420.5.2.6.3
• Water-spirits avenge selves on mortal who fails to keep promise. F420.5.2.6.4
• Water-spirits take revenge on mortals for pollution of water. F420.5.2.6.6
• Water-spirits lead travelers astray. F420.5.2.9
• Water-spirits cause blindness. F420.5.2.11
• Other actions of water-spirits. F420.5.3
• Water-spirits sit on beach combing their long hair. F420.5.3.1
• Water-spirits call human godmother. (Cf. F451.5.6.) F420.5.3.3
• Water-spirits prophesies. F420.5.3.7
• Marriage of water-spirits. F420.6
• Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits. F420.6.1
• Mortal goes to home of water-spirits and marries. (Cf. F301.3.) F420.6.1.3
• Love and marriage between water-spirits and other spirits. F420.6.2
• Miscellaneous motifs connected with water-spirits. F420.7
• Other water-spirits. F429