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Motifs — first 20 of 194
- River flows from corpse of mythical mother of culture hero. A511.1.1.1
- Deer furnish bier and bear saint's corpse to church. B256.3.1
- Animals eating corpse of holy man die. B275.3
- Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse. B301.1.3
- Cat mutilates corpses. B766.1
- Tabu: leaving corpse at shrine. C51.1.14
- Tabu: carrying corpse of woman who died in childbirth. C153.1
- Mare not to be yoked to cart drawing corpse. C181.11
- Tabu: opening corpse-wrapping. C328
- Tabu: taking down corpse of hanged man. C541.5
- Transformation: corpse to serpent. D449.2
- Lizard in human form killed; corpse is lizard. D712.9.1
- Ghoulish charm. Charm made from parts of corpse or things associated with corpse. D1278
- Sorcerers use marrow of corpses' bones. D1278.2
- Loaf of bread locates drowned man. Floated on water comes to rest directly over corpse. (Cf. D1031.1.) D1314.6
- Corpse bleeds when murderer touches it. D1318.5.2
- Reindeer hose from corpse protect women. (Cf. D1062, D1278.) D1380.26
- Corpse's hand as remedy. (Cf. D996.) D1500.1.6.1
- Magic object saves corpse from corruption. D1585
- Magic pill saves corpse from corruption. (Cf. D1243.) D1585.1
Tale types
- ATU 1536 Disposing of the Corpse
- ATU 1537 The Corpse Killed Five Times
- ATU 1537* Corpse's Legs Left
- ATU 326B* The Youth and the Corpse (previously The Fearless Youth)
- ATU 363 The Corpse-Eater (previously The Vampire)
- ATU 815 The Devil who Skins a Corpse (previously The Deceased Rich Man and the Devils in the Church)
- ATU 920C Shooting at the Father's Corpse as a Test of Paternity
- ATU 960D Toad on the Head of a Corpse (Murder with a nail)