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Motifs — first 20 of 156
- Gods of youth and age. A474
- God of youth. A474.1
- Goddess of youth. A474.1.1
- Sun from head of youth offered in sacrifice. A718.1
- Chest of sacrificed youth becomes the moon. A741.2
- Phoenix renews youth. B32.1
- Phoenix renews youth when 1,000 years old. B32.1.1
- Youth takes service with merman. B82.3
- Animals bequeath characteristics to man. Horse gives him the characteristics of youth (fiery), cow of middle age (avaricious), and the dog of old age (fractious). B592
- Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow. B758
- Tabu: eating from ground. Youth will eat only when on ox. C219.1
- All questions to be answered, "I don't know". A youth is so advised by his horse. C495.1
- All questions to be answered "Thanks". Youth is so advised by old woman helper. C495.3
- Protean sale: man sells youth in successive transformations. D612
- "Spirit of poetry" as hideous youth becomes beautiful. D682.4.2
- Fountain of youth. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1.) Water from certain fountain rejuvenates. D1338.1.1
- Water of youth. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1338.1.2
- Root of eternal youth. D1338.2.2
- Rejuvenation by apple. Golden apples of youth. (Cf. D981.1.) D1338.3.1
- Land of youth. Land which keeps off old age. D1338.7
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1479* The Old Maid on the Roof (previously The Youth Promises to Marry the Old Maid)
- ATU 1525H 1525H4 The Youth in the Bee Hive
- ATU 1538 The Revenge of the Cheated Man (previously The Youth Cheated in Selling Oxen)
- ATU 1731 The Youth and the Pretty Shoes
- ATU 314 Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse)
- ATU 326 The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
- ATU 326B* The Youth and the Corpse (previously The Fearless Youth)
- ATU 369 The Youth on a Quest for his Lost Father
- ATU 412 The Maiden (Youth) with a Separable Soul in a Necklace
- ATU 650C The Youth who Bathed himself in the Blood of a Dragon