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Motifs — first 20 of 75
- Moon-god, overcome in contest with mortal, threatens to withold rain and game. A182.3.6
- Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters. A531
- World catastrophe. The world is destroyed. The incidents are usually the same whether a final destruction is thought of or a destruction which may be overcome by a renewal of the earth. A1000
- Birds fill sea with dirt and overcome flood. A1028.2
- Giant lion overcome by hero. B16.2.3
- Giant devastating wolf overcome by hero. B16.2.4
- Animal overcomes man's adversary. B524
- Animals overcome man's adversary by force. B524.1
- Animals overcome man's adversary by strategy. B524.2
- Animals help man overcome monster with external soul. Discover where he keeps his soul. B571.1
- Man magically stretches self to overcome cliff. D55.1.1
- Man magically stretches self to overcome opponent in battle. D55.1.1.1
- Spell overcomes all danger. (Cf. D1273.) D1380.24
- Magic object overcomes person. D1400
- Saint's bachall overcomes beast in hell. D1400.1.12.1
- Magic object overcomes person – miscellaneous. D1409
- Magic sight overcome by incantation. (Cf. D1273.) D1822.1
- Magic earth-slip overcomes enemies. D2091.15
- Contest of heat and cold. Magicians contest with each other in producing heat or cold that will overcome the other. D2144.2
- Vampire's power overcome. E251.1