95 motifs match “worship”  ·  back to the chapters

• Supreme god. One god chief of all other gods. (Often not worshipped as other gods are.) A101
• Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
• Goddess' throne shakes when some mischance befalls her faithful worshipper. A189.5
• Sun worships God by night. A722.11
• Why Jews do not worship idols. A1544.0.1
• Origin of worship. (Cf. V0–V99.) A1546
• Origin of symbols of worship. A1546.0.1
• Origin of worship of rivers. A1546.1
• Origin of worship of particular god(s). A1546.2
• Origin of Christian worship. A1546.3
• Origin of Jewish worship. A1546.4
• Origin of worship from holy books. A1546.5
• Origin of fire worship. A1546.6
• Origin of animal worship. A1546.7
• Origin of crocodile worship. A1546.7.1
• Animals praise or worship. B251
• Animals worship infant Jesus. B251.1.1
• Tabu: intercourse before worship. C119.1.5
• Worshipped sex organ of horse provides money, etc. (Cf. D1029.4.) D1469.5
• Magic results from worshiping god (goddess). D1766.10
• Body placed in building and worshipped until it comes to life. (Cf. E62.) E63.1
• Witches worship demon. G243.4
• Woman worships the devil. G303.9.4.10
• Devils worship host. (Cf. G303.16.5.) G303.24.2
• Intemperance in worship. J564
• Man sees Hereford cow at night; thinks it is devil, says, "Devil I deny thee! I am a psalmsinger and a worshiper of God!" J1785.4
• Deceptive land purchase: as much land as Vishnu can lie upon (or can step over in three steps). His worshippers claim for him the whole earth. K185.2
• Jackal feigns holiness but seizes worshipping rats. K815.16
• Kings worshipped after their death. P16.6
• Fasting by saints causes tree worshipped by pagans to fall. P623.0.5
• Tiger seizes bride and bridegroom at threshold of house because groom has failed to worship deity before ceremony. (Cf. Q223.) Q557.7
• Mysterious death as punishment for worshiping idols on All-Saints-Day. Q558.12
• Objects of worship. V1
• Worship of particular gods and goddesses. V1.1
• Worship of one god. V1.1.1
• Worship of spirits. V1.2
• Worship of fairies. V1.2.1
• Worship of devil. V1.2.2
• Worship of "disar". V1.2.3
• Worship of angels. V1.2.4
• Worship of ancestors. V1.3
• Worship of heavenly bodies. V1.4
• Worship of the sky. (Cf. A210.) V1.4.1
• Worship of the sun. (Cf. A220.) V1.4.2
• Worship of moon. (Cf. A240.) V1.4.3
• Worship of stars. (Cf. A250.) V1.4.4
• Worship of manifestations in nature. V1.5
• Worship of clouds. (Cf. A283.) V1.5.1
• Worship of thunder. (Cf. A284.) V1.5.2
• Worship of wind. (Cf. A282.) V1.5.3
• Worship of storm. (Cf. A281.) V1.5.4
• Worship of dawn. (Cf. A270.) V1.5.5
• Worship of light. (Cf. A260.) V1.5.6
• Worship of rainbow. (Cf. A288.) V1.5.6.1
• Worship of frost. (Cf. A289.1.) V1.5.7
• Worship of elements of nature. V1.6
• Worship of earth. (Cf. A400.) V1.6.1
• Worship of mountains and hills. (Cf. A495.) V1.6.1.1
• Worship of water. (Cf. A420.) V1.6.2
• Worship of water-goddess. V1.6.2.0.1
• Worship of sea. (Cf. A421.) V1.6.2.2
• Worship of fire. (Cf. A493.) V1.6.3
• Worship of minerals and metals. (Cf. A492.) V1.6.4
• Worship of trees and plants. (Cf. A430, C51.2.2.) V1.7
• Worship of animals. V1.8
• Cow worship. V1.8.1
• Bull worship. V1.8.1.1
• Horse worship. V1.8.2
• Dog worship. V1.8.3
• Swine worship. V1.8.4
• Wolf worship. V1.8.5
• Serpent worship. V1.8.6
• Bird worship. (Cf. A132.6.1.) V1.8.7
• Dragon worship. V1.8.8
• Lion worship. V1.8.9
• Ass worship. V1.8.10
• Fish worship. V1.8.11
• Worship of tools and implements. V1.9
• Plow worship. (Cf. A432.) V1.9.1
• Worship of weapons. V1.9.2
• Worship of hammer (axe). V1.9.3
• Worship of fetish. (Cf. D1274.) V1.10
• Man worships a cake which from time to time he eats. V1.10.1
• Worship of idols. (Cf. Q558.12, V11.10.) V1.11
• Worship of golden calf. V1.11.1
• Worship of stone idols. V1.11.2
• Worship of wooden idol. V1.11.3
• Man worships devil's image in order to secure advancement. V55
• Other sacred objects connected with worship. V130
• Saint's bones for lack of worship remove themselves from church. (Cf. D1641.) V143
• Prolonged prostration in worship causes death. V383.1
• Worship of particular deity brings reward of birth in Brahma-world. V526
• Abraham learns to worship God. At nightfall Abraham worships a star, then the moon, then the sun, and finally gives up idolatry. Z42.2
• Brahmin worships idol and sets sacrifices before it daily. Rat devours offerings and he sets it up as his idol as a being more powerful than his idol. When cat devours rat, he worships it instead. His wife accidentally kills the cat, so he sets her up to worship. He happens to slap her and she loses consciousness. Thereafter he worships himself as most powerful after all. Z42.3
• Proverb: one man for worship, two men for cultivation of a field, three men for a journey. Z64.1