Motif-Index of Folk-Literature

  1. daily life of the gods
  2. dark traitors
  3. dead lover’s friendly return
  4. dead lover’s malevolent return
  5. dead relative’s friendly return
  6. dead relative’s malevolent return
  7. death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution
  8. death for breaking tabu
  9. death of helpful animal
  10. death or bodily injury by magic
  11. death order evaded
  12. deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents
  13. deceiver falls into own trap
  14. deceiver falls into own trap
  15. deception by disguise
  16. deception by disguise or illusion
  17. deception by disguise or illusion
  18. deception by equivocation
  19. deception by feigned death (sleep)
  20. deception by frightening
  21. deception by substitution
  22. deception connected with adultery
  23. deception in payment of debt
  24. deception in payment of debt
  25. deception into disastrous attempt to procure food
  26. deception into fatal substitution
  27. deception into humiliating position
  28. deception into humiliating position
  29. deception into humiliating position – miscellaneous
  30. deception into killing own children or animals
  31. deception into self-injury
  32. deception into self-injury
  33. deception through bluffing
  34. deception through bluffing
  35. deception through false doctoring
  36. deception through pseudo-simple bargain
  37. deception through shams
  38. deceptions
  39. deceptions connected with adultery
  40. deceptions into self-injury – miscellaneous
  41. deceptions punished
  42. deceptive bargain
  43. deceptive bargains
  44. decisiveness of conduct
  45. deeds of the gods
  46. deeds punished
  47. deeds punished
  48. deeds punished – miscellaneous
  49. deeds rewarded
  50. deeds rewarded
  51. defeating or ridding oneself of fairies
  52. defense against ghosts and the dead
  53. deformed villains
  54. deity
  55. deluge
  56. demigods and culture heroes
  57. demigods and culture heroes
  58. demigods and culture heroes – miscellaneous
  59. destructive magic powers
  60. detection of hypocricy
  61. determination of luck or fate
  62. determination of seasons
  63. determination of span of life
  64. determination of the months
  65. devil cheated of his promised soul
  66. discovery of treasure
  67. disenchantment
  68. disenchantment by faithfulness of others
  69. disenchantment by miscellaneous means
  70. disenchantment by removing (destroying) covering of enchanted person
  71. disenchantment by rough treatment
  72. disenchantment by submission
  73. disposal of cast-off wife
  74. disposition of animals
  75. disregard of danger to objects (or animals)
  76. distribution and differentiation of peoples
  77. distribution of tribes
  78. double dealers
  79. drinking tabus
  80. dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury
  81. dupe tricked into killing himself
  82. dupe’s animals destroyed or maimed
  83. dupe’s goods destroyed
  84. dupe’s property destroyed
  85. dupe’s property destroyed
  86. dwelling of fairies