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Motifs — first 20 of 165
- Theft of ambrosia. Food of the gods stolen. A153.1
- Theft of magic mead by Odin. A154.2
- Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a monster, is stolen and brought to earth. A721.1
- Sun swallowed and spit out. In theft of sun, the raven (or devil) thus succeeds. A721.2
- Theft of moon. Moon is kept by a monster. It is stolen and brought to earth. A758
- World-fire after theft of fire. A1031.2
- Theft of the seasons. Certain seasons are lacking. A culture hero steals the season from a monster and brings it to his people. A1151
- Origin of thefts and quarrels. A1341.3
- Man must work as punishment for theft of fire. A1346.1
- Theft of light. Light originally absent is stolen by culture hero. A1411
- Theft of light by being swallowed and reborn. The hero transforms himself to a particle. The daughter of the guardian of light swallows him as she is drinking water. He is reborn. As a child in the house he steals light. A1411.2
- Theft of fire. Mankind is without fire. A culture hero steals it from the owner. A1415
- Theft of fire by animals. A1415.2
- Theft of fire by bird. A1415.2.1
- Theft of fire – trick exchange. Child of fire-owner is stolen and then given back in exchange for fire. A1415.3
- Vain attempts to circumvent theft of fire. A1415.4
- Theft of tablets of fate. From heaven by bird Zu. A1417
- Origin of penalty for theft. A1581.2
- Cold before theft of fire impedes speech: explanation of difficulty of certain languages. A1616.1
- Why Russians like thefts and robberies. A1674.2
Tale types
- ATU 1 The Theft of Fish
- ATU 15 The Theft of Food by Playing Godfather (previously The Theft of Butter [Honey] by Playing Godfather)
- ATU 1525A Tasks for a Thief (previously Theft of Dog, Horse, Sheet, or Ring)
- ATU 1525D Theft by Distracting Attention
- ATU 1525L* Theft Committed while Tale Is Told
- ATU 1525N* Theft of Butter by Companion
- ATU 1525Z* Other Tales of Thefts
- ATU 1624B* The Theft of Bacon
- ATU 875A Girl's Riddling Answer Betrays a Theft