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Motifs — first 20 of 502
- Culture hero is hidden in order to escape enemies. A511.2.3
- Heaven and earth from egg. They are the two halves of an egg shell. Eros escapes as they are separated. A641.1
- Ireland repopulated by persons who escape flood. A1006.5
- One bear-child escapes death, is ancestor of all bears. A1006.8
- Escape from deluge. A1020
- Deluge: escape in boat (ark). A1021
- Escape from deluge in wooden cask (drum). A1021.0.2
- Deluge: escape in gourd. A1021.0.3
- Deluge: escape on floating tree. A1021.0.4
- Deluge: escape in hollow tree trunk. A1021.0.5
- Deluge: escape on floating building. A1021.0.6
- Pairs of animals in ark. Seed of all beings put into ark to escape destruction. A1021.1
- Escape from deluge on mountain. A1022
- Escape from deluge on tree. A1023
- Escape from deluge in cave. A1024
- Escape from deluge on island. A1025
- Escape from deluge on foot. A1026
- Escape from deluge – miscellaneous. A1029
- Escape from deluge in pot or jar. A1029.3
- Escape from deluge in box or basket. A1029.5
Episodes
- Myths of the Cherokee · Quadruped Myths — Myth 24 24. THE RABBIT ESCAPES FROM THE WOLVES
- Myths of the Cherokee · Quadruped Myths — Myth 31 31. THE TERRAPIN'S ESCAPE FROM THE WOLVES
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 92 92. ESCAPE OF THE SENECA BOYS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Historical Traditions — Myth 94 94. HATCINONDON'S ESCAPE FROM THE CHEROKEE
Tale types
- ATU 122 Animal Loses his Prey because his Victim Can Escape by False Plea (previously The Wolf loses his Prey) [K550]
- ATU 122Z Other Tricks to Escape Being Eaten
- ATU 1826A* The Saint who Ran Away (previously The Escaped Saint
- ATU 233A The Birds Escape by Shamming Death
- ATU 239 The Crow Helps the Deer Escape from the Snare
- ATU 33 The Fox Plays Dead and Is Thrown out of the Pit and Escapes
- ATU 506* Prophecy Escaped