A
(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Abdul greedy for female jinni, Persian——Tales of Terror—116
Abracadabra charm——Secret Arts—17 ..............................................
Aegir, Norse god of sea——Water Spirits—29 .................................
Aeneas journeys to land of dead, Roman——Fabled Lands—77 ................
African creation, giant——Book of Beginnings—35 .........................................
Afrit & woman in duel, Persian——Giants & Ogres—85 ............................
Agrippas, books of knowledge & power, Brittany——Secret Arts—16 ...
Agrippa's apprentice summons demon——Secret Arts—14 ..................
Ahasuerus, wanderer——Magical Justice—92 ...........................................
Aladdin & magic lamp, Arabian——Spells & Bindings—21 ...........................
Alberich helps Otnit woo Syrian princess, German——Dwarfs—58
Alchemical search of Thomas Charnock, English——Secret Arts—94
Alcmaeon murders mother, Furies, Greek——Magical Justice—110 .............
Ale cask never runs dry, Danish——Dwarfs—82 ...........................
Almond tree, Greek——Book of Beginnings—122 ............................................
Alviss turned to stone by sun, Norse——Dwarfs—25 .....................
Amulets against evil eye——Secret Arts—125 .....................................
Androcles & lion——Magical Justice—19 ..............................................
Andvari's ring & its curse, Norse——Dwarfs—31 ........................
Anemone, legend of Aphrodite & Adonis, Greek——Spells & Bindings—37 ...
Angus dreams of Caer, fairy-swan maiden, Irish——Fairies and Elves—25 ,,,,
Animals speak at Christmas——Book of Christmas—86 , ..............................
Ankh, Egyptian——Secret Arts—8 .................................................
Ankou, Death in Brittany——Ghosts—15 ....................................
Apple, Christmas lore——Book of Christmas—91 .........................................
Apple Tree Man, British story——Book of Christmas—91 .............................
Argonauts——Water Spirits—37 .........................................................
Ariadne & Theseus, Greek——Magical Beasts—13 ..................................
Ariel the wind singer——Fairies and Elves—49 ..........................................
Art & Delvcaem, Ireland——Legends of Valor—80 ...................................
Artemis & Actaeon, Greek——Magical Justice—78 .............,....................
Asmund spends night in grave with demon, Norse——Fabled Lands—72
Atlas, Titan, Greek——Giants & Ogres—33 ...............................,..........
Aucassin & Nicolette, medieval, French——Lore of Love—88
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Baba Yaga & Vasilisa, Russian——Wizards & Witches—123
Babylonian monarch turns to beast, Hebrew——Magical Justice—35
Badowa & Camaralzaman in dreams, Persian——Lore of Love—37
Bael Shem Tov & werewolf in forest, Polish——Tales of Terror—29
Baldur's death, Norse——Giants & Ogres—45
Baldur's death, Norse——Fabled Lands—65
Balor of Fomorians, Irish——Magical Beasts—38
Bandit Dobosz defies spirits at devil's castle, Hungarian——Secret Arts—73
Banshees, Gaelic——Ghosts—11
Barnacle geese——Magical Beasts—88
Basilisk——Magical Beasts—94
Battered chest & four wives, Chinese——Magical Justice—116
Bear, animal master——Magical Beasts—17
Beauty & beast as werewolf tale——Night Creatures—125
Bee spell, English——Secret Arts—23
Befana, Italian——Book of Christmas—94
Bel Inconnu (Gingalin), Arthurian——Seekers & Saviors—123
Bells toll to keep dead away——Secret Arts—58
Beowolf's death & dragon, Geatish——Dragons—6
Beowulf & Grendel, British——Night Creatures—7
Berchta, hearth goddess, German——Book of Christmas—48
Bishop Hatto & rats, Rhine——Tales of Terror—22
Black Annis, Danish——Night Creatures—21
Black dogs, nightwalkers, British——Ghosts—11
Black school for wizards——Wizards & Witches—70
Blackbird's colors, French——Book of Beginnings—110
Blood guilt of dynasty of Atreus, Greek——Tales of Terror—79
Bluebeard & Isabelle his wife, French——Spells & Bindings—94
Boggart, Scottish——Dwarfs—104
Bogles & their ilk——Night Creatures—21
Bormus & nymph of pool, Greek——Water Spirits—101
Boy jokes too far with nisse, dies, Norway——Dwarfs—116
Boy tracks thieves by footsteps, India——Magical Justice—84
Bran the blessed, Britain——Giants & Ogres—50
Branwen & Matholwch, Britain——Giants & Ogres—51
Brewer sees ghosts in window, Cornwall——Ghosts—81
Brigit's Day, February 1——Book of Christmas—37
Brown Man of Moors lures young hunters, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—55
Brownie helps girl to deliver child, Scotland——Dwarfs—112
Bubonic plague——Ghosts—23
Bucephalus, Greek——Magical Beasts—130
Butterflies, creation of, Chinese——Book of Beginnings—117
Bwbach drives out dour preacher, Welsh——Dwarfs—113
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Cabala, Jewish——Secret Arts—38
Cadmus sow dragon's teeth, Greek——Dragons—25
Cailleac Bheur (Blue Hag) brings winter, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—67
Cailte's lute lures wolves, Celtic——Secret Arts—53
Cairpre charm blemish onto Bress, Irish——Wizards & Witches—19
Callicantzani, goblins, Greek——Book of Christmas—57
Camel's hump, Mongolian——Book of Beginnings—100
Caoilte rescues Finn, Irish——Seekers & Saviors—68
Carol of birds, song——Book of Christmas—121
Cassiopeia, star, Greek——Book of Beginnings—77
Castor & Pollux, Greek——Seekers & Saviors—59
Catobepas & gulon——Magical Beasts—96
Catoptramaneers, powers of scrying in mirrors——Secret Arts—102
Celtic ferry dead souls to Brittia——Fabled Lands—58
Centaurs——Magical Beasts—26
Ceridwen & birth of Taliesen, Welsh——Wizards & Witches—14
Cerununnos, lord of forest, Celtic——Magical Beasts—17
Changling left in cradle——Dwarfs—83
Changlings left in cradles, Irish——Fairies and Elves—86
Charlemagne & Turpin enspelled by deadly ring——Secret Arts—91
Charm written on parchment on head, English——Secret Arts—22
Chen loosens cattle plague, Chinese——Magical Justice—108
Cherry of Zennor works for fairies, Cornwal——Secret Arts—69
Cherry tree blooms for Mary——Book of Christmas—13
Child lost at sea, ghost——Water Spirits—79
Childe Lambton, British——Dragons—77
Childe Rowland & Burd Helen, Scottish——Seekers & Saviors—57
Childe Wynde——Dragons—89
Children from fairie live above ground, British——Fabled Lands—91
Children of Llyr——Giants & Ogres—51
Chinese dragon lore——Dragons—41
Chiromancy, divination from palms of hands——Secret Arts—27
Chiron (Centaur) & Hercules, Greek——Magical Beasts—30
Christkindl, German——Book of Christmas—95
Christmas ghosts & omens & prophecies——Book of Christmas—53
Christmas gift bringers lore——Book of Christmas—92
Christmas Lads, child stealer spirits, Iceland——Book of Christmas—58
Christmas rose, legend——Book of Christmas—134
Christmas story, Biblical——Book of Christmas—7
Christmas tree, origins——Book of Christmas—92
Circe changes Scylla to rocks, Greek——Wizards & Witches—13
Classification of fairies——Fairies and Elves—10
Cluricaune, Irish——Dwarfs—101
Cold lad of Gilsland Castle——Ghosts—76
Colvill & water nymph, Scotland——Water Spirits—113
Coming of Tuatha De Danann to Ireland——Fairies and Elves—12
Cooper spend winter with dragons, Swiss——Dragons—82
Cormac gives wife to Manannan, Irish——Wizards & Witches—31
Cossack fights vampire all night, Ukraine——Night Creatures—91
Courtship & trials, fairy tale, Chinese——Magical Justice—45
Cow loves warlock, charmed, Scottish——Lore of Love—84
Creation of humans, Nu Kua, Chinese—Book of Beginnings—20
Crocus, Greek——Book of Beginnings—118
Cuchulain & Fand, Fairy, Irish——Fabled Lands—97
Cuchulain & giant, Ireland——Legends of Valor—7
Cuchulain at school on Alba, Ireland——Legends of Valor—35
Cuchulain's birth, Ireland——Legends of Valor—12
Cuchulain's death, Ireland——Legends of Valor—43
Cuckoo, lore——Magical Beasts—81
Cyron spies animal lord, Welsh——Magical Beasts—18
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Daedalus & Icarus, Greek——Magical Beasts—64
Dafyd finds gold & knights of Arthur, Welsh——Secret Arts—122
Dame Elizabeth Hoby's ghost, English——Ghosts—92
Dame Ragnell & Gawain, Arthurian——Spells & Bindings—117
Dandelion, Lithuanian——Book of Beginnings—123
Dando, priest rides from hell——Ghosts—19
Daphne & Apollo, Greek——Lore of Love—77
Daughter dives to kill dragon, Japanese——Dragons—62
Day & night, anaconda, S. America——Book of Beginnings—53
Death & rebirth of Lemminkainen, Finland——Wizards & Witches—11
Death has appointment with man in Samarra——Ghosts—14
Death ship, Spanish——Water Spirits—93
Deirdre, Irish——Legends of Valor—51
Delphic oracle, Greek——Secret Arts—28
Deucalion, Greek flood survivor——Water Spirits—18
Devil fish, sea monster——Water Spirits—67
Devil plays for wedding on Sabbath, English——Magical Justice—126
Devil-dog Irrinja, Australian——Tales of Terror—126
Diarmuid & fairy lady of Side, Irish——Spells & Bindings—125
Diarmuid & giant of Brown Beech Wood Ireland——Giants & Ogres—92
Diarmuid & Fianna journey to Faerie, Irish——Fabled Lands—28
Dionysus & revelers slew, Greek——Magical Beasts—32
Distraught lover pulls ghost from grave, Danish——Ghosts—122
Dobrynja Nikitich & dragon Gorynych, Russian——Dragons—115
Dog-men of Andaman Isles——Magical Beasts—42
Don Juan & statue's revenge, Spanish——Lore of Love—60
Dowsers——Secret Arts—121
Drac steal woman for baby dragon, French——Dragons—99
Draco, stars, Greek——Book of Beginnings—74
Dragon pearl & fisherwoman, Japanese——Dragons—59
Dragon pearl story, Chinese——Dragons—57
Dream lover mara of fisherman, Danish——Night Creatures—55
Driving out of dwarves in Harz Mtns, German——Dwarfs—90
Drowned city of Ker-Ys & Bralon, Breton——Fabled Lands—22
Dwarf king requests mortal's aid in fight, Tyrol——Dwarfs—40
Dwarf Laurin loves mortal queen Similde, Tyrol——Dwarfs—50
Dwarf traces and presence on earth——Dwarfs—8
Dwarf turns flood from house of kind family, Swiss——Dwarfs—85
Dwarves glean farmers' fields, Swiss——Dwarfs—78
Dwarves of farmstead, Russian——Dwarfs—130
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Earl Desmond, sleeper for centuries, Irish——Spells & Bindings—61
Earth shaped by giants——Giants & Ogres—130
Edda's account of beginning of dwarves, Norse——Dwarfs, 9
Egyptian pantheon——Magical Beasts—19
Egyptian pantheon——Gods & Goddesses—6
Einion & Angharad & goblin, Welsh——Secret Arts—116
Eirikur summons trolls stole wife, Iceland——Secret Arts—20
Elder Mother, spirit of eldertrees, British——Fairies and Elves—52
Elephants lost wings, India——Book of Beginnings—105
Elf gives gold to poor man, Saxony——Book of Christmas—92
Elidor & golden ball, Welsh——Dwarfs—46
Eochaid gambles wife Etain to elfin ruler, Irish——Fairies and Elves—17
Erec & Enide, Arthurian——Giants & Ogres—118
Eros & Psyche, Greek——Spells & Bindings—103
Etain changed to butterfly, Celtic——Magical Justice—66
Ethra bride stolen by fairy Finvarra, Irish——Fairies and Elves—77
Evergreen trees shelter wounded bird, Danish——Magical Justice—43
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Fairies of hazel thickets, British——Fairies and Elves—50
Fairies of hedgerow & forest——Fairies and Elves—36
Fairy & dragon, Serbia——Dragons—85
Fairy bride Henno, Norman——Fabled Lands—99
Fairy colt defends old woman's apple orchard——Fairies and Elves—50
Faridum tests 3 sons bef. name heir, Persian——Dragons—132
Farm maid riddles for baby's life in cradle——Night Creatures—39
Farmer & giant maiden, Tyrolean——Giants & Ogres—7
Farmer approaches realm Faerie, Cornwall——Seekers & Saviors—56
Farmer meets death as huntsman, Brittany——Ghosts—17
Farmer moves cowshed from roof of dwarf, Danish——Dwarfs—73
Farmer rewards nisse with clothes, Norway——Dwarfs—122
Farmer's wife stolen by fairies, seen by midwife——Fairies and Elves—90
Father Frost, Russian——Fairies and Elves—63
Faustus, German——Wizards & Witches—80
Fenris chained by dwarfish fetter, Norse——Dwarfs—23
Fetch, double, portends death——Secret Arts—39
Fetch in mirror——Ghosts—13
Field guide to dragons——Dragons—31
Finn & Fianna of Ireland——Seekers & Saviors—65
Finn & Grainne & Diarmuid, Irish——Legends of Valor—60
Finn & shadowman Aillen, Irish——Night Creatures—31
Finn MacCumal & wife Fawn, Irish——Legends of Valor—17
Fir tree, Greek——Book of Beginnings—119
Firebird, Russian——Magical Beasts—84
First people, Yatam & Yatai, Burma——Book of Beginnings—24
Fisherman & family ruined by draug seal, Norway——Tales of Terror—88
Fisherman & his wife, Cornwall——Seekers & Saviors—22
Florilor changed to chicory plant, Rumanian——Magical Justice—66
Flying carpet of Husayn, Persian—Spells & Bindings—19
Flying Dutchman, spectral ship——Water Spirits—93
Fomorian, Irish——Magical Beasts—36
Foretell future husband lore——Lore of Love—24
Forgotten lovers Dushyanta & Sakuntala, India——Lore of Love—26
Fortune's wheel——Magical Justice—56
Fossegrim, spirit of waterfall, Norwegian——Fairies and Elves—62
Fox fools Leviathan, Jewish——Book of Beginnings—112
Fox maiden Tamamo, Kitsame, Japan——Night Creatures—132
Fox variant of Puss in Boots, Caucasus——Magical Justice—31
Frau Gaude, winter crone, & dog, Austrian——Book of Christmas—61
Friendly beasts, carol——Book of Christmas—119
Frog prince, Welsh——Spells & Bindings—89
Frogs created by Leto, Greek——Book of Beginnings—114
Frost giants of winter, Scandinavian——Book of Christmas—45
Funeral rituals——Night Creatures—78
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Ganges River, origin——Water Spirits—12
Garkain, Australian——Tales of Terror—122
Gawain & castle of wonders, Arthurian——Spells & Bindings—92
Gawain & Green Knight, Arthurian——Giants & Ogres—69
Gawain changed to dwarf, search for Merlin——Seekers & Saviors—97
Ghost comes to friend's wedding, Breton——Tales of Terror—6
Ghost needs Marie-Job's wagon for ride, Breton——Tales of Terror—14
Ghost of seaman haunts captain, British——Ghosts —50
Ghost Treagle, Cornwall——Ghosts—128
Ghostly hunting band at Christmas——Book of Christmas—48
Ghosts in congregation, Swedish——Ghosts—101
Ghosts in Petit Trianon, French——Ghosts—96
Ghosts in Tower of London——Ghosts—81
Ghosts of Highland Battle, Scotland——Ghosts—70
Ghosts visit on Christmas Eve, Scandinavian——Book of Christmas—29
Giant & prince's son, Scotland——Giants & Ogres—86
Giant of Grabbist in Somerset——Giants & Ogres—43
Gilgamesh & Enkidu——Magical Justice—70
|Gilgamesh, Sumerian, immortality——Water Spirits—20
Girl finds beetles turn to gold scarabs, Danish——Dwarfs—77
Glam & Grettir, Iceland——Ghosts—133
Gloucestershire wassail, carol——Book of Christmas—109
Goatherd dragon princess rescue, Chinese——Dragons—47
God of marriage, Chinese——Lore of Love—18
Godmother Death, Spain——Tales of Terror—130
Golem, Jewish——Spells & Bindings—56
Golden harpstring tells of murder, Scotland——Ghosts—33
Goll defeats 3 hags, saves Finn, Irish——Seekers & Saviors—73
Goosegirl, German——Seekers & Saviors—24
Great bear, Callisto turned to stars, Greek——Spells & Bindings—49
Great bear, stars, Native American——Book of Beginnings—82
Great Bear (stars) & Callisto, Greek——Book of Beginnings—76
Greedy shepherd trapped in cave, Danish——Dwarfs—76
Greek pantheon——Gods & Goddesses—30
Grettir, Iceland——Night Creatures—25
Griffins——Magical Beasts—71
Groac'h & Hovaru, Breton, legend——Water Spirits—119
Gudrun & troll riddle at Christmas, Iceland——Night Creatures—39
Gulls——Water Spirits—109
Guntram dreams of serpent & riches, Rhine——Night Creatures—46
Gwydion & battle of Cad Goddeu (tree) Welsh——Wizards & Witches—20
Gwydion & Pryderi & swine, Welsh——Wizards & Witches—25
Gwyllion deceives travelers as crone/goat, Welsh——Fairies and Elves—53
Gypsy violin & devil, Hungarian——Secret Arts —52
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Hag goddess, Cailleac Bheur, Celtic——Book of Christmas—42
Hamadryads, nymphs of trees——Fairies and Elves—52
Haninah & golden hair, Jewish——Magical Justice—24
Harpies, Greek——Magical Beasts—65
Haruspicy, divination from entrails of animals——Secret Arts—27
Hayk, Armenian——Giants & Ogres—49
Headless woman on road——Ghosts—62
Hecate, Greek——Night Creatures—20
Hecate, Greek goddess——Secret Arts—37
Hedley Kow, British——Night Creatures—20
Helgi loves Ingeborn, fairy woman, Norway——Fabled Lands—99
Herla's ride, British——Dwarfs—65
Hervor wins father's sword, Viking——Ghosts—109
High king of Tuatha De Danann, Irish——Fairies and Elves—13
Hiku rescues wife from dead, Polynesian——Lore of Love—108
Hodening horse (hobby) revelry, British——Book of Christmas—42
Hoichi & ghosts of Taira, Japanese——Water Spirits—82
Holly and ivy carol——Book of Christmas—111
Hoopoe bird's crown, Arab——Book of Beginnings—110
Horse, dog, & man creation, India——Book of Beginnings—99
Horses dance in battles from horn, Greek——Secret Arts—56
Howorit dragon wife under sea, Japanese——Lore of Love—87
Huldra, forest nymph, Scandinavian——Fairies and Elves—59
Huntsmen fall prey to women vampires, Scotland——Night Creatures—87
Hurricane, Burma——Book of Beginnings—92
Hy-Breasail, island, Irish——Fabled Lands—13
Hyacinth, Greek——Book of Beginnings—119
Hylas drowned by spring's spirits, Greek——Fairies and Elves—61
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Idun & golden apples, Norse——Giants & Ogres—28
Ilmarin wins daughter of Louhi, Finland——Wizards & Witches—9
Ilmatar, Finland creation myth——Water Spirits—14
Indian pantheon——Gods & Goddesses—70
Infants killed by nightwalker, Scottish——Night Creatures—43
Innkeeper steals pilgrim's gold, Japan——Magical Justice—124
Iollan flaunts fairy wife, Tuiren turns to dog——Spells & Bindings—64
Ishtar & Tammuz, Babylonian——Fabled Lands—61
Ivan & giant, Russian——Giants & Ogres —47
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Japanese pantheon——Gods & Goddesses—90
Jason & golden fleece, Greek ——Water Spirits—37
Jock & the beanstalk, Scotland——Giants & Ogres —97
Jormungandr, dragon in sea, Norse——Dragons—13
Julnissen, Norway & Denmark——Book of Christmas—93
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Katla & son Odd, changed his shape, Iceland——Seekers & Saviors—13
Kelpie, water spirit horse, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—61
Kilhwch & Olwen, Arthurian——Giants & Ogres—103
King Arthur legends, British——Legends of Valor—74
King of Misrule & mummers & feast——Book of Christmas—79
King Robert's double rules throne, Sicilian——Magical Justice—104
King Solomon seeks jewel Shamir from moorhen——Secret Arts—82
King tries to escape fate, 3 hairs of sun, Gypsy——Magical Justice—58
Kingfisher & halycone days, Greek——Spells & Bindings—47
King's daughter captured by dragon, Germany——Dragons—87
Kirwan sails to Hy-Breasail, Irish——Fabled Lands—13
Knight brings wife back from land of dead, British——Fabled Lands—69
Knockers & other dwarfs of mines——Dwarfs—129
Kobold, Northern Europe——Dwarfs—100
Kolyada, Russian——Book of Christmas—96
Kornbocke, spirit of grain, German——Fairies and Elves—50
Koyuri gets saki from Shojos for father, Japan——Magical Justice—122
Krasir & mead of wisdom, Norse——Dwarfs—27
Kumbhakarna, Hindu——Giants & Ogres—34
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Lady of Shalott——Secret Arts—109
Lady Pengerswick's harp beats demons, Cornwall——Secret Arts—54
Lands and islands of fairies——Fairies and Elves—32
Lapidary & gemstone lore——Secret Arts—80
Laughter at goose feet of dwarf, Swiss——Dwarfs—93
Laurel, Greek——Book of Beginnings—118
Laurin's garden blooms rose on Mountain top, Tyrolian——Dwarfs—58
Le Succube & Dragon, French——Dragons—86
Lenore weeps for dead husband, Prussian——Night Creatures—60
Leprechaun, Irish——Dwarfs—102
Leshy, fairy of forest, Russian——Fairies and Elves—47
Leshy pays gambling debt with squirrels, Russian——Fairies and Elves—55
Leviathan, sea monster——Water Spirits—65
Liba & Guntram & ghostly love, German——Lore of Love—32
Liderc, restless dead, Hungary——Night Creatures—60
Lilith——Night Creatures—55
Living bride of spirits in dead village, Kwakiutl——Tales of Terror—96
Lleu & Blodeuwedd & Gwydion, Welsh——Wizards & Witches—40
Loki & Thiassi (eagle), Norse——Giants & Ogres—28
Loki gets dwarvish treasure for contest, Norse——Dwarfs—14
Lost country of Lyonnesse, Cornwall——Fabled Lands—17
Love of herder & daughter changes them to trees, Tibet——Lore of Love—122
Lucky horseshoe, Gypsy story——Secret Arts—110
Lutey & the mermaid——Water Spirits—7
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Maelduin seeks hidden isle of Leix, Irish——Fabled Lands—32
Maeve & Ailill battle Cuchulain, Ireland——Legends of Valor—24
Maeve & Froech & Findabair, Irish——Dragons—113
Magic millstones (Menia & Fenia), Danish——Magical Justice—8
Magic square of numbers——Secret Arts—36
Magicians & wizard's wand——Secret Arts—116
Ma'd provokes bwca with urine in bowl, Welsh——Dwarfs—123
Maiden of Rugen seeks treasure in castle, German——Spells & Bindings—20
Maize, Iroquois——Book of Beginnings—124
Manannan Mac Lir, Irish——Fabled Lands—13
Manannan Mac Lir, weather wizard, Irish——Wizards & Witches—30
Manticore & mermecolion——Magical Beasts—90
Marduk & Tiamat, Babylonian——Dragons—14
Mari, Nils, & the troll, Lapland——Giants & Ogres—79
Maria & Speedwell ships, ghosts——Water Spirits—69
Marriage with Lady White, demon, Chinese——Lore of Love—68
Massariol, Italy——Dwarfs—100
Men change to wolf by wearing skins, Scandinavian——Night Creatures—117
Merlin, British——Wizards & Witches—34
Meteors as vampires, Siberian——Book of Beginnings—86
Midas's ass ears & barber, Greek——Magical Beasts—25
Miller-trickster & ogre, French——Giants & Ogres—124
Minotaur & Theseus, Greek——Magical Beasts—7
Minstrel summons wolves with song, French——Secret Arts—46
Mint, Greek——Book of Beginnings—119
Mirror lore——Secret Arts—101
Miser tries to steal gold, tied by gossamer webs——Fairies and Elves—80
Mistletoe, Christmas lore——Book of Christmas—90
Monaciello, Naples——Dwarfs —103
Mongolian creation, frog——Book of Beginnings—37
Monk Kwairyo fights goblin heads, rokuro-kubi——Tales of Terror—54
Monkey-god steals Sita, Rama's wife, India——Magical Beasts—44
Moon hung as lantern in oak, German——Book of Beginnings—64
Moon lore——Book of Beginnings—70
Morgan le Fay, Arthurian——Spells & Bindings—60
Morgan Le Fay weds Ogier the Dane, Arthurian——Fairies and Elves—79
Morgiana & Ali Baba, Persian——Seekers & Saviors—78
Morrigan, Tuatha De Danann——Gods & Goddesses—62
Moss Maidens & kobolds of oak trees, German——Fairies and Elves—55
Mother Holle, German——Book of Beginnings—88
Mother Holle, German——Seekers & Saviors—107
Mother longs for Arete, son from grave, Greek——Night Creatures—81
Mother slays child, fairy tale, Scandinavia——Magical Justice—16
Mountain hides treasure of Octavian——Fabled Lands—16
Myndie snake, Australian——Tales of Terror—124
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Nadilla, vampire wife, Persia——Night Creatures—73
Naked emperor with no clothes——Magical Justice—36
Nala & Damayanti, India——Lore of Love—110
Narcissus & Echo, Greek——Lore of Love—74
Narcissus, Greek——Book of Beginnings—122
Necromancy——Ghosts—113
Necromancy, divination from dead——Secret Arts—32
Necromancy of criminal——Ghosts—117
Nefrekeptah seeks Book of Thoth, Egypt——Secret Arts—8
Nera visits other worlds, Irish——Fabled Lands—20
New Year's Eve & burning Death——Book of Christmas—33
Niceros' companion changes to werewolf, Roman——Night Creatures—116
Nidhoggr, dragon at base of Yggdrasil, Norse——Dragons—13
Night hag, Nocnitsa, Poland——Night Creatures—43
Night trolls, Danish——Night Creatures—22
Nightingale & swallow, Greek——Magical Beasts—24
Nightmares——Night Creatures—51
Niobe angers Leto, Greek——Magical Justice—82
Nisse battle on neighbor's farms, Danish——Dwarfs—109
Nix of Magdeburg Market & fisherman, German——Fairies and Elves—62
Nixies & Hovaru, Breton, legend——Water Spirits—119
Nixies, Switzerland——Water Spirits—116
Noah's ark & cat, European——Book of Beginnings—130
Norse pantheon——Gods & Goddesses—100
Northern lights & Milky Way, Estonian——Book of Beginnings—72
Northern lights, Eskimo——Book of Beginnings—84
|Numerology, divination of numbers—— Secret Arts—35
Nutcracker——Book of Christmas—62
Nyx, night goddess, Greek——Night Creatures—14
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Oak & Linden, Philomen & Baucis, Greek——Spells & Bindings—39
Odin & Ymir, Norse——Giants & Ogres—12
Odin gives good fortune to Hadding, Danish——Fabled Lands—14
Odin on Yggdrasil, Norse——Giants & Ogres—46
O'Donoghue rises from lake on May Day, Irish——Fairies and Elves—34
Odysseus——Water Spirits—47
Odysseus & Cyclops——Giants & Ogres—111
Oedipus's fate, Greek——Legends of Valor—46
Og & Noah, Hebrew & Arabian——Giants & Ogres—12
Oil transformed into magic ointment——Secret Arts—73
Oisin battles for love of Niam, Irish——Fabled Lands—105
Olive tree, Greek——Book of Beginnings—122
One with the White Hand, female spirit of moors——Fairies and Elves—53
Oneiromancy, interpretation of dreams——Secret Arts—28
Orfeo plays for Heurodis to return to world, Greek——Fairies and Elves—94
Orion the constellation, Greek——Giants & Ogres—9
Owein, guardian of fountain, Arthurian——Fabled Lands—121
Owls, lore——Magical Beasts—81
Owls spirits called Skogsra, Swedish——Fairies and Elves—56
Ox garbles message of 3 meals/day, Chinese——Magical Justice—89
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Pan, goat god, Greek——Magical Beasts—32
Pandora's box, Greek——Spells & Bindings—58
Panku & creation of world, Chinese——Book of Beginnings—17
Peacock's tail, India——Book of Beginnings—111
Peasants burned in barn change to rats, German——Tales of Terror—22
Pegasus & Bellrophon & chimera, Greek——Magical Beasts—57
Peleus & Thetis, Greek——Lore of Love—8
Penelope's dream of eagle, Greek——Secret Arts—31
Perseus & gorgons, Greek——Legends of Valor—15
Perseus slay dragon, Greek——Dragons—120
Peryton——Magical Beasts—98
Pest maiden with red scarf, Lithuanian——Ghosts—24
Phaeton & sun chariot, Greek——Book of Beginnings—41
Phantoms of Castle Glannis, Scotland——Ghosts—85
Philomena & Procne, Greek——Magical Beasts—24
Phoenix——Magical Beasts—83
Phoenix, Chinese——Magical Beasts—62
Pied piper of Hameln, German——Spells & Bindings—69
Pillywiggin, small spirit wildflowers, British——Fairies and Elves—56
Pitikos, Greek——Dwarfs—98
Plantain, flowery watcher of road, German——Spells & Bindings—41
Plants & herbs used is spells——Secret Arts—67
Plowman mends dwarf's bread shovel, Jutland——Dwarfs—84
Polevik, spirit of wheat fields, Russian——Fairies and Elves—50
Poltergeists——Ghosts—45
Popocatepetl, love, Aztec——Lore of Love—52
Pot of basil, lover's head, Italian——Lore of Love—64
Priest spies on ghosts in church, British——Book of Christmas—53
Prince & myrtle tree Pentamerone, Italian——Fairies and Elves—69
Princess weds disguised beggar-king, Rhine——Magical Justice—40
Puss in boots, French——Seekers & Saviors—7
Pwyll & Rhiannon & son, Welsh——Spells & Bindings—23
Pygmalion & sculpture of woman, Greek——Spells & Bindings—14
Pyramus & Thisbe, Greek——Lore of Love —77
Pythagoras & numbers for divination——Secret Arts—35
Pywll meets Arawn on deer hunt, Welsh——Fairies and Elves—22
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Ra & dragon Apep, day & night, Egyptian——Dragons—19
Rabbi battles cat & demons over cradle of child——Secret Arts—133
Raiko battles spider demon, Japan——Night Creatures—47
Rainbow as spilled wine, Burma——Book of Beginnings—90
Ran, Norse cruel goddess of sea——Water Spirits—29
Rapunzel, German——Wizards & Witches—103
Rashin Coatie, Scottish——Seekers & Saviors—32
Raven saves girl from avalanche, Icelandic——Magical Justice—114
Ravens, lore & stories——Magical Beasts—74
Recipes for romance——Lore of Love—58
Redcap, Scottish——Dwarfs—105
Redcap tries to lure man to death, Scotland——Dwarfs—126
Reimer ferries dwarfs from land, Jutland——Dwarfs—96
Reptilian knight changed back to human, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—15
Rhiannon & Manawyddan vs. Fairy realm, Welsh——Seekers & Saviors—107
Rhys, farmhand, dances with fairies, Welsh——Fairies and Elves—83
Riding of fairy host——Fairies and Elves—7
Ring of Frastada, queen of Charlemagne——Secret Arts—89
Robin Goodfellow or Puck, British——Fairies and Elves—51
Robin's red breast, Eskimo——Book of Beginnings—106
Roc, large bird, Persian——Magical Beasts—70
Roger Bacon saves soul from Devil——Wizards & Witches—74
Roland & Ferragus——Giants & Ogres—116
Roland's last stand, French——Legends of Valor—48
Rose, Greek——Book of Beginnings—118
Rubezahl, Bohemian——Fairies and Elves—56
Rusalky, Russian nymphs of forest——Book of Christmas—57
Ruslan, Russian——Giants & Ogres—41
Rustam & horse Rakhsh slay dragon, Persian——Dragons—139
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Sailor & albatross, English——Magical Justice—93
Sailor doomed to sail forever, Friesian——Magical Justice—92
Sapling & Flint, evil in world, Iroquois——Book of Beginnings—32
Sarah Polgrain, murderess, ghost——Water Spirits—86
Saturnalia King——Book of Christmas—85
Screaming skulls, English——Ghosts—56
Sculptor loved, built castle from mountain, Armenian——Lore of Love—79
Search for Holy Grail & Galahad——Legends of Valor—109
Selkies——Water Spirits—109
Seven deadly sins——Secret Arts—41
Seven Japanese gods of fate——Secret Arts—42
Seven's symbolism——Secret Arts—40
Sexton & dwarvish church cleaner, Danish——Dwarfs—107
Sexus seeks corpse for battle prophecy, Roman——Secret Arts—32
Shaman fights angiak child corpse, Inuit——Tales of Terror—74
Shaman turns brother to cannibal, Inuit——Tales of Terror—70
Ship sink like bowl in girl's hand, Irish——Wizards & Witches—105
Shutendoki, Japanese——Giants & Ogres—39
Siegfried divides treasure of Nibelung, German——Dwarfs—44
Sigurd & Brynhilde, Scandinavian——Legends of Valor—65
Sigurd & Fafnir slay dragon, Danish——Dragons—125
Silkworm, origin of, Chinese——Spells & Bindings—45
Simurg, large bird, Persian——Magical Beasts—67
Sir Bors——Legends of Valor—103
Sir Eglamour & Lady Chrystobel, French——Lore of Love—128
Sir Gareth——Legends of Valor—105
Sir Gawain——Legends of Valor—107
Sir Percival——Legends of Valor—101
Sirens——Water Spirits—51
Sister wins fairy fruit for ailing sister, British——Fairies and Elves—99
Six swans & maiden, Swedish——Seekers & Saviors—48
Skeggi's sword blood-lust, Viking——Secret Arts—112
Sky Woman & creation of world, Iroquois——Book of Beginnings—26
Sleeping Beauty——Spells & Bindings—74
Sleeping heroes inside mountains——Fabled Lands—17
Snegurochka, snow maiden, Russian——Book of Christmas—102
Snow Queen of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish——Fairies and Elves—64
Snowdrop & little woodsmen (Snow White)——Spells & Bindings—111
Solomon rules against 4 winds——Secret Arts—128
Solomon's seal, ring——Secret Arts—83
Solstice celebrations——Book of Christmas—16
Solstice sword dance, medieval——Book of Christmas—27
Solverlad, mother ghost protect kids, Danish——Seekers & Saviors—20
Sorceress Marina & dragon, Russian——Dragons—84
South Sea creation, hog——Book of Beginnings—36
Spider, Arachne, Greek——Spells & Bindings—43
Squire love wife, remove rocks. Brittany——Lore of Love—121
St. Andrew's Day—— Book of Christmas—21
St. George & dragon——Dragons—107
St. Illtyd's church bells stolen, Welsh——Secret Arts—59
St. Lucia's Day——Book of Christmas—25
St. Margaret & dragon——Dragons—95
St. Martin's Day brings snow——Book of Christmas—18
St. Nicholas Day——Book of Christmas—23
St. Nicholas, Dutch——Book of Christmas—97
St. Samson & dragon——Dragons—94
Stalo mountain troll steals kids, Lappland——Book of Christmas—61
Stars dance on earth, New Guinea——Book of Beginnings—75
Stefan was a stable boy, carol——Book of Christmas—113
Stork & Christmas eve, carol——Book of Christmas—117
Sultan sees new life in bowl, Arabian——Fabled Lands—7
Sun & moon, children free from tiger, Korean——Book of Beginnings—56
Sunflower, legend of Clytie, Greek——Spells & Bindings—35
Svafrlami & charmed dwarvish sword, Russian——Dwarfs—33
Svipdag gets weapon from mother's grave, Iceland——Fabled Lands—58
Svyatogor, Russian——Giants & Ogres—37
Swans, legend of Children of Lir, Irish——Spells & Bindings—51
Sword lore——Secret Arts—112
Symplegades, clashing rocks, Greek——
Water Spirits—41
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Taffy ap Sion blunders into fairy ring, Welsh——Fairies and Elves—82
Tails of animals came to be, Russian——Book of Beginnings—100
Taira, Japanese ghosts——Water Spirits—79
Talismans ward off evils of darkness——Night Creatures—19
Tam Lin & Janet, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—101
Tarasque & St. Martha, French——Dragons—95
Tarot cards——Secret Arts—33
Tarot cards——Wizards & Witches—67
Teigue sail to island of fairy maid, Irish——Fairies and Elves—15
Tengu, Japan——Magical Beasts—75
Theft of bedding haunts farm of Froda, Iceland——Tales of Terror—36
Thief's bloody cudgel blooms with flowers, Slavic——Magical Justice—42
Thomas Marsh saved by Aldrovando from leech——Secret Arts—102
Thomas the Rhymer, Scottish——Fairies and Elves—95
Thor, Loki, & giant Skrymir, Norse——Giants & Ogres—17
Thorkil & Gorm sail to dead lands, Danish——Fabled Lands—49
Three king & Christmas star——Book of Christmas—130
Three spirit heads in well, British——Seekers & Saviors—17
Thresholds & borderline times and places——Fairies and Elves—21
Thumbling, British——Seekers & Saviors—103
Thunderstorm, Kayura, African——Book of Beginnings—94
Tiburon, sea monster——Water Spirits—63
Tom Tit Tot, English——Dwarfs—117
Tortoise & dragon & Yu, Chinese——Dragons—43
Traveller gains knife from dwarf, Norse——Dwarfs—7
Tristram & Fair Isolt, Arthurian——Spells & Bindings—7
Trow, little night beings, Shetland Islands——Night Creatures—21
Tuatha de Danann & Lugh of Long Hand, Irish——Magical Beasts—40
Tuatha De Dannann, Irish fairies——Fabled Lands—20
Tvester troll builds church, Norway——Giants & Ogres—125
Twelfth Night & blessing apple trees——Book of Christmas—35
Twelve dancing princesses, French——Spells & Bindings—109
Two girls down in well, 3 helpers, fairytale, Norse——Magical Justice—130
Two hunters & witches, Dalarossie, Scottish——Wizards & Witches—115
Tydorel searched for fairy father, Breton——Fabled Lands—115
Typhon, Greek——Dragons—20
Typhon, volcano, Roman——Book of Beginnings—38
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Undine & Huldbrand, Germany, legend——Water Spirits—126
Unicorn, Karkadann, Persian——Magical Beasts—121
Unicorn, Kirin, Japanese——Magical Beasts—118
Unicorn, k'ilin, Chinese——Magical Beasts—114
Unicorn legends——Magical Beasts—101
Urashima, Japanese——Water Spirits—103
Ut-napishtim, Sumerian immortal flood——Water Spirits—19
Utburd=s rage (child died of exposure)——Ghosts—39
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Vainamoinen & Joukahaninen, Finland——Wizards & Witches—7
Vainamoinen fights Louhi for mill, Finland——Wizards & Witches—27
Vainamoinen's harp & music, Finland——Secret Arts—46
Vampire of Croglin Grange, England——Night Creatures—99
Vampires & lore——Night Creatures—76
Vampires change to cats w/ 2 tails, Japan——Night Creatures—84
Vampires first shadows, Bulgarian——Night Creatures—85
Vampires, Greek——Night Creatures—80
Vegetable lamb——Magical Beasts—92
Vile, forest nymph, Central Europe——Fairies and Elves—59
Violet, Greek——Book of Beginnings—118
Vodianoy, water spirit, Russian——Fairies and Elves—60
Volga the enchanter & Khan, Russian——Wizards & Witches—21
Volund crafts bowl of revenge from skull, Norse——Dwarfs—26
Vortigern & Red & White Dragons, British——Dragons—70
Vouivre dragon, shooting star, French——Dragons—93
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W
(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Wanderers on road without end——Magical Justice—90
Water mother & Vainamoinen's birth, Finland——Book of Beginnings—10
Water nymph & Colvill, Scotland——Water Spirits—113
Well at world's end & frog, Welsh——Spells & Bindings—89
Wereanimals——Night Creatures—112
Werewolf haunts village, Prussia——Night Creatures—109
Werewolf marries & kills wife, Italy——Night Creatures—118
Werewolf's wife hides clothes, Brittany——Night Creatures—124
Whowie, Australian——Tales of Terror—128
Wichtlein, German——Dwarfs—103
Widow's husband returns from hell for her, Italy——Tales of Terror—63
Wife's revenge of murder, Japanese——Ghosts—51
Willow tree fairy marries mortal, Czech——Fairies and Elves—52
Winding sheet of Baubie stolen, Scotland——Ghosts—120
Winter sacrifices——Book of Christmas—41
Wise woman cast out ghost in cottage, Welsh——Wizards & Witches—103
Witch of Fraddam fights wizard, Cornwall——Secret Arts—61
Witches——Wizards & Witches—97
Wooden bowl on daughter's head, Japanese——Magical Justice—20
Woodpecker's red head, Latvia——Book of Beginnings—110
Wren & Hunting in winter, British——Magical Beasts—81
Wren boys of Christmas kill wren, English——Book of Christmas—39
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(Motif—Volume by Title—Page Number)
Ymir & Odin, Norse——Giants & Ogres—12
Ymir, ice giant, Norse——Giants & Ogres—31
Yorkshire Jack, seaman, ghost——Water Spirits—86
Yule log——Book of Christmas—85
Zillah slandered by Hammel, Jewish——Magical Justice—72
Zodiac & planets——Secret Arts—86
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