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Motifs
- Pagan otherworld identified with Christian paradise (heaven). (Cf. A694.1.) F160.0.3
- Poltergeist. Invisible spirit (sometimes identified as ghost or witch) responsible for all sorts of mischief in or around a household. F473
- Tell-tale hand-mark. Clandestine lover is identified by paint marks left on his skin by his mistress. H58
- Disguised mistress identified by chalk marks left on back by lover. H58.1
- Clandestine lover identified by scratches left on face by lady. H58.2
- Marvelous horse identified by prince though in form of miserable worn-out one. H62.3
- Identification by nurse. Long-missing person identified by his childhood nurse. H183
- Dead man identified by his cough. Numskull asked to identify corpse tries to do so by his cough. J1937.1
- Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament.) For three days in succession an unknown knight in different armor wins a tournament and escapes without recognition. Finally identified by tokens. R222
- Saint identified by pillar of fire above her head. V222.0.1.2