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Motifs — first 20 of 21
- Three-bodied goddess. Hekate has three bodies standing back to back and looking in three directions. A123.1.1
- Earth scattered in a circuit in four directions on primeval water. A814.6
- Disenchantment by obeying directions received in a dream. D753.3
- Land of dead in one of the cardinal directions. E481.6
- Saint after his death gives directions where he wants to be buried. E545.15
- Image with pointing finger. Inscription says, "Dig here." Treasure etc. found when directions are followed. F855.1
- Directions on quest given by sun, moon, wind, and stars. H1232
- Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants). H1232.1
- Directions on quest given by queen. H1232.2
- Directions on quest given by maiden or woman in castle. H1232.3
- Directions on quest given by peasant and his wife. H1232.4
- Directions on quest given by child(ren) still in mother's womb. H1232.5
- Ascetic gives directions to hero on quest. H1233.3.1
- Directions for getting pay given in return for directions for healing. J1551.4
- Do not start here. Man asks directions to a certain place. Native attempts to give directions, then in disgust says, "If I wanted to go to –, I wouldn't start from here." J1648
- Wants the organ to come and play for her. An old woman enraptured with the sound of a cathedral organ prays for it to come to her house and gives it directions as to where she lives. J1888
- Rowers pull in opposite directions. J2164.1
- Directions followed literally to the sorrow of the giver. J2516
- Fairies cause sound to appear to come from various directions. K1887.3
- Child promised to devil for directions out of woods when father is lost. S226