28 motifs match “weakness”  ·  back to the chapters

• Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu. C940
• Weakness from seeing woman (fairy) naked. C942.3
• Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu – miscellaneous. C949
• Magic object gives weakness. D1336
• Magic sword gives weakness. (Cf. D1081.) D1336.1
• Magic food gives weakness. (Cf. D1030.) D1336.2
• Magic apple gives weakness. (Cf. D981.1.) D1336.2.1
• Magic music gives weakness. (Cf. D1275.1.) D1336.3
• Magic shield gives weakness. (Cf. D1101.1.) D1336.4
• Saint's bell gives weakness. (Cf. D1213.) D1336.5
• Magic fire gives weakness. (Cf. D1271.) D1336.6
• Magic drink gives weakness. (Cf. D1040.) D1336.7
• Magic spell gives weakness. (Cf. D1273.) D1336.8
• Magic weakness. D1837
• Magic weakness during certain period. D1837.1
• Magic weakness for five days each year. (Cf. D1837.3.) D1837.1.1
• Magic weakness never entirely removed. D1837.2
• Magic weakness as result of fairy's (goddess's) curse. (Cf. D1837.1.1.) D1837.3
• Magic weakness from eating sender's food. D1837.5
• Fairy music causes weakness. F262.3.7
• Fairies cause weakness. F362.3
• Spirit causes weakness. F402.1.6
• Phantom women cause weakness. F585.3
• The old man nods "Yes". A monk at an old man's deathbed asks if he hasn't promised this and that to the church. The old man from weakness rather than understanding nods "Yes". The son standing by asks, "Shall I throw this fellow down stairs?" The old man nods "Yes". J1521.2
• Clever use of human weakness. Penny demanded of every bad man, two pennies of every good man. Thus two pennies received from every man. J1672
• Spies' false report of enemies' weakness brings on premature attack. K2363
• Church member who has been called to task about his lying habits tells another lie in expressing his concern for his weakness. He says he has shed barrels of tears because of his weakness. X909.1.1
• Unique source of weakness. Z312.3