Motif-Index of Folk-Literature - YAML

- code: "A"
  slug: "mythological-motifs"
  name: "Mythological Motifs"
  description: "Motifs related to creators, gods, demigods, cosmogony, and establishment of natural order."
- code: "B"
  slug: "animals"
  name: "Animals"
  description: "Motifs concerning mythical animals, magic animals, and relationships between humans and animals."
- code: "C"
  slug: "tabu"
  name: "Tabu"
  description: "Motifs of taboos related to supernatural beings, sex, eating, looking, speaking, and punishments for breaking them."
- code: "D"
  slug: "magic"
  name: "Magic"
  description: "Motifs of transformation, magic objects, and magical powers and their manifestations."
- code: "E"
  slug: "the-dead"
  name: "The Dead"
  description: "Motifs concerning resuscitation, ghosts and revenants, reincarnation, and the soul."
- code: "F"
  slug: "marvels"
  name: "Marvels"
  description: "Motifs of otherworldly journeys, marvelous creatures, and extraordinary places and things."
- code: "G"
  slug: "ogres"
  name: "Ogres"
  description: "Motifs concerning ogres, giants, witches, devils, and other monsters."
- code: "H"
  slug: "tests"
  name: "Tests"
  description: "Motifs of identity tests, marriage tests, wisdom tests, tasks, and quests."
- code: "J"
  slug: "the-wise-and-the-foolish"
  name: "The Wise and the Foolish"
  description: "Motifs of acquiring wisdom, wise acts, foolish acts, cleverness, and folly."
- code: "K"
  slug: "deceptions"
  name: "Deceptions"
  description: "Motifs of deception for victory, fraudulent bargains, theft, and trickery."
- code: "L"
  slug: "reversal-of-fortune"
  name: "Reversal of Fortune"
  description: "Motifs of humble heroes triumphing, fall of the proud, and unexpected changes in fortune."
- code: "M"
  slug: "ordaining-the-future"
  name: "Ordaining the Future"
  description: "Motifs of prophecies, vows, bargains, curses, and other acts that determine the future."
- code: "N"
  slug: "chance-and-fate"
  name: "Chance and Fate"
  description: "Motifs of good luck, bad luck, chance discoveries, and the power of fate."
- code: "P"
  slug: "society"
  name: "Society"
  description: "Motifs concerning royalty, nobility, occupations, family relations, and social institutions."
- code: "Q"
  slug: "rewards-and-punishments"
  name: "Rewards and Punishments"
  description: "Motifs of rewards for good deeds, punishments for evil deeds, and karmic justice."
- code: "R"
  slug: "captives-and-fugitives"
  name: "Captives and Fugitives"
  description: "Motifs of captivity, escape, pursuit, and rescue."
- code: "S"
  slug: "unnatural-cruelty"
  name: "Unnatural Cruelty"
  description: "Motifs of cruel relatives, abandonment of children, persecution, and inhumane acts."
- code: "T"
  slug: "sex"
  name: "Sex"
  description: "Motifs of courtship, marriage, sexual relations, birth, and domestic life."
- code: "U"
  slug: "the-nature-of-life"
  name: "The Nature of Life"
  description: "Motifs concerning truths about life, nature of the world, and philosophical insights."
- code: "V"
  slug: "religion"
  name: "Religion"
  description: "Motifs of religious acts, saints, miracles, and faith."
- code: "W"
  slug: "traits-of-character"
  name: "Traits of Character"
  description: "Motifs of virtues, vices, and character traits."
- code: "X"
  slug: "humor"
  name: "Humor"
  description: "Motifs of jokes, jests, comic situations, and satire."
- code: "Z"
  slug: "miscellaneous-groups-of-motifs"
  name: "Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs"
  description: "Motifs not classified elsewhere including formulistic elements, cumulative tales, and symbolic numbers."