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Motifs — first 20 of 28
- Sun endowed with wisdom and passion. A738.2.2
- Moon endowed with wisdom and passion. A753.3.4
- Sword puts to flight five evil passions. (Cf. D1081.) D1389.14
- Miraculous cure for leprosy. Rage at hearing for first time of Christ's passion causes cure. (Cf. F950.3.) F955
- Devil has passionate look in eyes. G303.4.1.2.5
- Wisdom learned in underground kingdom: the passions of a human being could not be satisfied on earth. J179.2
- In Passion Play the Christ says, "I am thirsty"; the thief on the left speaks up, "I too." J2041.1
- Pity for the poor Jews. On Good Friday an old woman who has heard the Passion Story exclaims, "How hard it was for the Jews who had to watch all night with Christ!" J2383
- Did not want to be Christ. An actor representing Christ in a Passion Play is beaten by Jews. He throws the cross down: "The devil may be God; I won't." J2495.3
- Compassionate executioner. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter. K512
- Compassionate executioners. Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her. K512.0.1
- Compassionate executioner: bloody coat. A servant charged with killing the hero smears the latter's coat with the blood of an animal as proof of the execution and lets the hero escape. K512.1
- Compassionate executioner: bloody knife (sword) from slain animal substitute. K512.1.1
- Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution. K512.2
- Compassionate executioner: substituted brains (other animal for helpful animal). K512.2.0.1
- Compassionate executioner: substituted child. The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead. K512.2.2
- Compassionate executioner: substituted puppet drowned. K512.2.3
- Compassionate executioner: substituted head (made of clay) as proof of execution. K512.2.3.1
- Compassionate executioner: mutilation substituted for death. K512.2.4
- Boy's sixth toe cut off by compassionate executioner as proof he had been killed. K512.2.4.1