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Motifs — first 20 of 408
- Supreme god. One god chief of all other gods. (Often not worshipped as other gods are.) A101
- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- Goddess' throne shakes when some mischance befalls her faithful worshipper. A189.5
- Ship of hell. A676
- Sun worships God by night. A722.11
- Why the sea is salt: because of wrecked salt ship. A1115.1
- Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
- Acquisition of seamanship (sailing, etc.). A1459.2
- Beginning of social relationships. A1470
- Why Jews do not worship idols. A1544.0.1
- Origin of worship. (Cf. V0–V99.) A1546
- Origin of symbols of worship. A1546.0.1
- Origin of worship of rivers. A1546.1
- Origin of worship of particular god(s). A1546.2
- Origin of Christian worship. A1546.3
- Origin of Jewish worship. A1546.4
- Origin of worship from holy books. A1546.5
- Origin of fire worship. A1546.6
- Origin of animal worship. A1546.7
- Origin of crocodile worship. A1546.7.1
Episodes
- Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster · Ch. 5 THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ULSTER
- Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri · THE SHIPWRECKED SAILOR THE SHIPWRECKED SAILOR
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 2 2.— CAT AND MOUSE IN PAETNERSHIP.
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter IX IX. The Worship of Trees
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter X X. Relics of Tree Worship in Modern Europe
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter XV XV. The Worship of the Oak
Tale types
- ATU 1147* Thunder-God (previously The Friendship between a Man [Carpenter], Thunder-god, and the Devil)
- ATU 1179 The Devil on the Ship (previously The Ogre on the Ship)
- ATU 1315* The Steamship Thought to Be the Devil
- ATU 1633 Joint Ownership of the Cow
- ATU 1960H The Great Ship
- ATU 2031B Abraham Learns to Worship God
- ATU 244A* The Crane and the Heron (previously Crane's Courtship of Heron)
- ATU 289 A Bat, a Diver, and a Thornbush Shipwrecked
- ATU 513B The Land and Water Ship