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Motifs — first 20 of 93
- Smith of the gods. A142
- God as blacksmith. A142.0.1
- Cupbearer of the gods is god of smith-work. A165.3.1
- God of smith-work. A451.1
- Goddess of smith-work. A451.1.1
- Smith of hell. A677.1
- Sun, moon, and stars forged by smith. A700.5
- Heavenly smith is hammering on the moon. A744
- Hill from anvil (cast by supernatural smith). A963.6
- Forging of chain for fettered monster. Smiths hit once in three or four times on the bare anvil. All of these blows go to forging chains for the monster (devil). A1071.2
- Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by stroke of a smith. (Cf. A1071.2.) A1074.8
- Origin of blacksmith work. A1447.2
- Origin of goldsmith work. A1447.3
- Creation of monkeys: old woman thrown into fire. In unsuccessful imitation of Christ, the smith throws an old woman into the fire. She becomes a monkey. (Cf. A1710.) A1861.2
- Garden warbler hears smith beat iron: learns his song. (Cf. A2426.2.2.) A2272.1.3
- Smith outwits devil, is admitted to neither heaven nor hell. The devil gives him a light to find his way back in the dark; he is known as the will-o'-the-wisp or jack-o'-lantern. A2817.1
- Beast with human head and shape of smith's bellows. B96
- Tabu: offending devil. A smith or priest continually insults the devil's statue or picture (cf. C13). The devil brings the offender into dangerous situation (suspicion of theft or murder), and saves him miraculously when he promises never again to abuse the devil's likeness. C45
- Transformation when one expresses astonishment at smith drawing water in an egg-shell. (Cf. C491.) D512.1
- Magic object forged by smith to order. D853
Tale types
- ATU 1163 The Devil is Tricked into Revealing a Secret (previously The Ogre Teaches the Smith how to Use Sand in Forging Iron)
- ATU 1534A* Barber Substituted for Smith at Execution
- ATU 1631* The Tailor and the Smith as Wooer (previously The Tailor and the Smith as Rivals)
- ATU 1695 Shoes for Animals (previously The Fool Spoils the Work of the Shoemaker, the Tailor, and the Smith)
- ATU 330 The Smith and the Devil (previously The Smith Outwits the Devil)
- ATU 753 Christ and the Smith
- ATU 920 The Son of the King and the Son of the Smith