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- Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters. A531
- Animal overcomes man's adversary. B524
- 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 earth-slip overcomes enemies. D2091.15
- Hero fights in otherworld and overcomes king (queen), or fairy. F176
- Strong hero kills (overcomes) playmates: sent from home. F612.2
- Strong man overcomes giant. (Cf. F628.2.3.) F639.4
- Hero overcomes devastating animal. G510.4
- Contest in enduring cold: wind overcomes frost. H1541.2
- The flute makes more noise. A man overcomes his quarrelsome wife by playing the flute as long as she is scolding. J1541.2
- Woman (Amazon) in disguise invites enemies singly into forest and overcomes them. K778.1
- Youngest animal in group overcomes adversary. L72
- Lowly hero overcomes proud rivals. L156.1
- Weak overcomes strong in conflict. L310
- Weak (small) hero overcomes large fighter. L311
- Sick hero overcomes antagonist. L311.1
- Poorly-armed hero overcomes well-armed by strategy. L311.2