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Motifs — first 20 of 48
- Marplot at creation. An evil opponent attempts to undo or mar the work of the creator. A60
- Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). A63.6
- Satan attempts to create another world. A63.8
- Origin of death from bad creator's unsuccessful imitation. The bad creator attempts in vain to endow his creations with life like the good creator. Fails and thus introduces death. A1335.2
- Vain attempts to circumvent theft of fire. A1415.4
- Raven attempts to imitate dove: punished with awkward gait. A2232.10
- Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything. B335.1
- The Vanishing Hitchhiker. Ghost of young woman asks for ride in automobile, disappears from closed car without the driver's knowledge, after giving him address to which she wishes to be taken. Driver asks person at address about the rider, finds she has been dead for some time. (Often driver finds that ghost has made similar attempts to return, usually on anniversary of death in automobile accident. Often ghost leaves some item such as a scarf or a traveling bag in car.) E332.3.3.1
- Strong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill him. F615
- Girl attempts to eat parents but they escape. G71.1
- Satan causes storm to destroy property of man he tempts. G303.9.4.0.1
- Satan smites man he tempts with leprosy. G303.9.4.0.2
- Devil tempts cleric (hermit). G303.9.4.4
- Devil tempts saints. G303.9.4.6
- Devil tempts girl. G303.9.4.7
- Devil tempts youth to deny Virgin. Promises youth riches. G303.9.4.8
- Farmer has devil aid in reaping contest, loses his shadow when devil attempts to take hindmost. (Cf. K42.) G303.19.2
- False dragon-head proof. Impostor cuts off dragon heads (after tongues have been removed) and attempts to use them as proof of slaying the dragon. H105.1.1
- Tests of power to survive. Vain attempts to kill hero. H1510
- Druid attempts to shake king's faith by magic manifestation. H1573.1.3