Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
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sacrament
sacred objects – miscellaneous
sacred persons
sacred persons
sacred relics
sacrifices
saints
sale of false treasure
sale of other worthless objects
sale of pseudo-magic objects
sale of worthless animals
sale of worthless articles
sale of worthless services
saving the promised child
secrets overheard
security breeds indifference
seduction
seduction by disguise or substitution
seduction or deceptive marriage
seduction – miscellaneous
self-dependence
series of creations
services of helpful animals
sex
sex tabu
sex tabu
sex tabu – miscellaneous
sexual perversions
sexual sins punished
shadow mistaken for substance
sham miracles
sham prowess
short-sighted judgments
shortness of life
sickness or weakness for breaking tabu
size of object transformed
sky-god
slanders
slaves
society
society – miscellaneous motifs
soul in animal form
soul leaves or enters the body
speaking animals
speaking tabu
speaking tabu
spirits and demons
spirits and demons (general)
spontaneous creation of universe
star-god
steprelatives
strength in unity
submarine and subterranean world
substituted children
success of the unpromising hero (heroine)
suitor tests
suitor tests
sun-god
superhuman tasks
supernatural helpers
support of the earth
symbolic interpretations
symbolism
symbolism