APPENDIX
Reading edition
TABLE A. HELPFUL ANIMALS.
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
i. Campbell, 71 Argyllshire Horses and dogs Congenital
Luzel, _Contes Bretons_, 63 Brittany Horses and dogs Congenital
i. Cosquin, 60 Lorraine Horses and dogs Congenital
i. Cosquin, 64 Lorraine Horses and dogs Congenital
ii. Cosquin, 56 Lorraine Horses and dogs Congenital
Zéliqzon, 63 Lorraine Horses and dogs Congenital
Bladé, _Agenais_, 9 Gascony Horses and dogs Congenital
Webster, 87 Basque Provinces Horses and dogs Congenital
Caballero, 27 Spain Horses and dogs Congenital
i. Gonzenbach, 269 Sicily Horses and dogs Congenital
xviii. Pitrè, 45 Sicily Horses and dogs Congenital
vii. Pitrè, 296 Sicily (Albanian) Horses and dogs Congenital
i. Finamore, pt. i., 105 Abruzzi Horses and dogs Congenital
iii. De Nino, 321 Abruzzi Horse and dog Congenital
Nerucci, 61; and Imbriani, 375 Tuscany Horses and dogs Congenital
De Gubernatis, 40 Tuscany Horses and dogs Congenital
Visentini, 104 Mantua Horses and dogs Congenital
Schneller, 186 Tirol Horses and dogs Congenital
Schneller, 79 Tirol Horses and dogs Congenital
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm._, 122 Tirol Horses and dogs Congenital
Wolf, _Deutsche M._, 134 Germany Horses and dogs Congenital
Cavallius, 348 Sweden Horses and dogs Congenital
Leskien, 385 Lithuania Horses and dogs Congenital
Von Wlislocki, _Volksdicht._, 316 Transylvania (Gipsy) Horses and dogs Congenital
Vernaleken, 193 Lower Austria Horses and dogs Congenital
Leskien, 543 (from Jukié) Bosnia Horses and dogs Congenital
Leskien, 544 (from Valjavec) Croatia Horses and dogs Congenital
Leskien, 544 (from Mikuliĕié) Croatia Horses and dogs Congenital
Karajich, 174 Servia Horses and dogs Congenital
i. Von Hahn, 166; and Geldart, 74 Epirus Horses and dogs Congenital
Legrand, 161 Greece Horses and dogs Congenital
*Leskien, 546 (from Afanasief) Russia Horses and dogs Congenital
*Leskien, 546 (from Valjavec) Croatia Horses and dogs Congenital
ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 174 Brittany Horses and dogs ?
Coelho, 120 Portugal Horses Congenital
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 331 Hesse Horses Congenital
*Leskien, 546 (from Erlenvein) Great Russia Horses Congenital
De Gubernatis, 41 Tuscany Dogs Congenital
ii. Von Hahn, 214 Greece Dogs Congenital
ii. Macdonald, 341 Quilimane (probably from Portugal) Dogs Congenital
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
Wardrop, 25 Georgia Eight Dogs Congenital
Leskien, 546 (from Vrána) Moravia Dogs ?
v. _Folklore_, 156 Donegal Horses, dogs, and hawks Congenital
i. Grundtvig, 277 Denmark Horses, dogs, and sparrowhawks Congenital
Pedroso, 100 Portugal Horses and lions Congenital
Braga, i. _Contos_, 117 Portugal Horses and lions Congenital
i. Campbell, 93 South Uist Horses and dogs Lion, wolf, and falcon Congenital Gratitude for dividing carcase justly
Cavallius, 354 Sweden Horses and dogs Bears, wolves, and foxes Congenital Given by parent animals
Kuhn und Schwartz, 337 North Germany Horses and dogs Bears, wolves, and lions Congenital Given by parent animals
i. Comparetti, 126; and Crane, 30 Pisa Horses and dogs Lion, eagle, and ant Dog-fish Congenital Gratitude for dividing carcase Gratitude for saving life
Cavallius, 95 Sweden Dogs Bears, wolves, and foxes Given by mother Given by parent animals
*Cox, _Cinderella_, 450 (from iii. _Journ. Gipsy Lore Soc._, 208) England (Gipsy) Bull-calf Given by father
*Zingerle, _K. und Hausm._, 35; and Busk, _Hofer_, 207 Tirol Three dogs Left to hero by his father
*Dennys, 110 China Dog Supplied by heroine’s father
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 244 Hesse Hares, foxes, wolves, bears, and lions Given by parent animals
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 419 Hesse Bears, lions, and wolves Given by parent animals
Stier, i.; and Jones and Kropf, 110 Hungary Wolves, bears, and lions Given by parent animals
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
Leskien, 544 (from Radostova) Bohemia Wolves, bears, and lions Given by parent animals
Leskien, 389 Lithuania Wolves, boars, foxes, lions, hares, and bears Given by parent animals
Leskien, 544 (from Nowosielski) Little Russia Hares, foxes, wolves, bears, and lions Given by parent animals
*Schott, 135 Wallachia Fox, wolf, and bear Given by parent animals
*i. _Mélusine_, 57 Brittany Hare, fox, and bear Gratitude for sparing lives
Meier, _Märchen_, 204 Swabia Bear, wolf, and lion Gratitude for sparing their lives
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm. aus Süddeutsch._, 260 Tirol Fox, wolf, and bear Gratitude for sparing lives
*Schleicher, 54 Lithuania Hare, she-wolf and lioness Gratitude for sparing lives
i. Campbell, 98 Berneray Fox, wolf, and hoodie Gratitude for dividing carcase justly
*Dasent, _Fjeld_, 237 (from Asbjörnsen) Norway Lion, falcon, and ant Gratitude for dividing carcase justly
Carnoy, _Contes F._, 135 Normandy Dogs Given by fish to father in gratitude for sparing life
i. Gonzenbach, 272 Sicily Horses Given by fish in gratitude for sparing life
Denton, 256 Servia Bears, wolves, dogs, and cats Winged horse Bought from persons about to kill, or who were torturing them Conquered
Pitrè, _Toscane_, 1 Tuscany Flying horse Given by an old man
Leskien, 542 (from Afanasief) Russia Horses Given by an old man
*Larminie, 196 Achill Island Pony Given by Druid by means of magical bridle
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
*Webster, 22 Basque Provinces Horses and dog Given by Tartaro in gratitude for release
Auning, 87 Lithuania Horses and hounds Given by an old man
*Bernoni, _Fiabe._ 50 Venice Three dogs Given by priest
*ii. Kirby, 6 (from Kreutzwald) Esthonia Three dogs Sold by one-eyed old man
*Schleicher, 4 Lithuania Three dogs Given by man in exchange for calves
*Waldau, 468 Bohemia Three dogs Given by butcher in exchange for sheep
*Haltrich, 101 Transylvania (Saxon) Three dogs Given by butcher in exchange for goat and cock
*ii. Strackerjan, 330 Oldenburg Three dogs Given by man in exchange for sheep left by hero’s father
*ii. Strackerjan, 333 Oldenburg Three dogs Given by man in exchange for cow left by hero’s parents
*Pitrè, _Toscane_, 9 Tuscany Three dogs Given by a fair gentleman in exchange for cattle
*ii. _Rivista_, 28 Maremma Three dogs Given by man in exchange for cattle
*Visentini, 85 Mantua Three dogs Given by man in exchange for corn
*De Gubernatis, ii. _Zool. Myth._, 36 note Piedmont Three dogs Given by hunter in exchange for sheep
*Coelho, 114 (English version, 61) Portugal Three dogs Given by Our Lord disguised as beggar in exchange for sheep
*x. _Bibl. Trad. Pop. Españ._, 258 Extremadura Three dogs Given by old man in exchange for cows
*x. _Bibl. Trad. Pop. Españ._, 249 Extremadura Three dogs ?
*Dorsey, _Cegiha_, 114 Omaha (N. A. Ind. Probably from France) Two white dogs Given by man in exchange for bow that never missed
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
*Dorsey, _Cegiha_, 127 Omaha (N. A. Ind. Probably from France) Two dogs Given by man in exchange for gun that never missed
*_F. L. Andaluz_, 357 Andalucia Five dogs, Horse Given by man in exchange for goats Came out of dung heap
*ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 173 Brittany Three dogs White horse Obtained in exchange for cow Found in castle of witch slain by hero
*Grimm, i. _Tales_, 420 Germany Dogs Hare, deer, and bear Given by forester in exchange for goats ?
i. _F. L. Journ._, 54 Tralee, Ireland Horse From castle of giant conquered by hero
*Curtin, _Ireland_, 157 West of Ireland Three horses Acquired by conquest of three giants
*vi. _Folklore_, 309 (from O’Faherty, _Siamsa an gheimhridh_, 60) Connaught Horse Taken from giants killed by hero
*i. Campbell, 97 Argyllshire Horses Acquired from conquered giants
*ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 280 Brittany Three horses Taken from castle of foes slain by hero. [In the abstract of the tale given by M. Sébillot it is not explicitly said that hero made use of horses]
*Romero, 129 Brazil (Portuguese) Three horses Taken from palace of ogre
*Vinson, 56 Basque Provinces Three olanos (dogs) Taken from castle of ogre conquered by hero
*Wolf, _Deutsche Hausm._, 369 Odenwald Three horses Taken from uninhabited castle
*Luzel, ii. _Contes Pop._, 296 Brittany Horse Transformation of Murlu, a mythical creature (enchanted form of hero’s father’s first wife), released by hero from captivity
Authority. Country. Animals. How obtained.
*Vasconcellos, 274 Portugal Two dogs Come out of eyes of witch destroyed by help of St. Antony
*Romero, 83 Brazil (Portuguese) Three dogs Issue from head of old woman slain by hero
*Von Wlislocki, _Volksdicht._, 323 Transylvania (Gipsy) Horse Transformation of horse’s head found by hero under a tree
*_Roumanian F. T._, 48 Roumania Bull Found in hole made in earth by hero’s arrow
*Von Wlislocki, _Volksdicht._, 260 Transylvania (Gipsy) Horse Sent by dead river-nymph
*Leskien, 396 Lithuania Lion, bear, boar, fox, and hare Caught
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm. aus Süddeutsch._, 124 Tirol Dancing bears Caught
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.
TABLE B. WEAPONS.
Authority. Country. Weapons. How acquired.
i. Cosquin, 60 Lorraine Lances Congenital
i. Cosquin, 64 Lorraine Lances Congenital
Pedroso, 100 Portugal Lances Congenital
Braga, i. _Contos_, 117 Portugal Lances Congenital
Coelho, 120 Portugal Lances Congenital
i. Finamore, pt. i. 105 Abruzzi Lances Congenital
Nerucci, 61; and Imbriani, 375 Tuscany Lances Congenital
Schneller, 186 Tirol Lances Congenital
Leskien, 543 (from Jukié) Bosnia Lances Congenital
Caballero, 27 Spain Lances and shields Congenital
Zéliqzon, 63 Lorraine Sabres Congenital
Cavallius, 348 Sweden Swords Congenital
i. Grundtvig, 277 Denmark Swords Congenital
Wolf, _Deutsche M._, 134 Germany Swords Congenital
Karajich, 174 Servia Swords Congenital
Visentini, 104 Mantua Swords Congenital
De Gubernatis, 41 Tuscany Swords Congenital
iii. De Nino, 321 Abruzzi Sword Congenital
i. Gonzenbach, 269 Sicily Swords Congenital
xviii. Pitrè, 45 Sicily Cutlass Congenital
Kuhn und Schwartz, 337 North Germany Sabres, pistols, and guns Congenital
ii. Macdonald, 341 Quilimane (probably from Portugal) Spears and guns Congenital
Authority. Country. Weapons. How acquired.
Chambers, 89 Scotland Magical wand Given by old woman
Webster, 33 Basque Provinces Stick Given by old woman
Leskien, 542 (from Afanasief) Russia Sabres Given by old man
i. _Zeits. f. Volksk._, 230 Lithuania Bow and arrows Given by angel
i. _Kathá_, 381 India Sword Given by goddess Durgá
Leclère, 112 Cambodia Sabres Given by magician
*Leskien, 404 Lithuania Sword Given by old man
*Von Wlislocki, _Volksdicht._, 260 Transylvania (Gipsy) Silver sickle Given by river-nymph
Cavallius, 78 Sweden Knife Given by mother
Cavallius, 95 Sweden Spear Given by father
Cavallius, 356 Sweden Sword Given by a sister, who is married to a dragon
*Dennys, 110 China Sword Supplied by heroine’s father
Thorpe, _Yuletide Stories_, 300; and Dasent, 131 (from Asbjörnsen) Norway Sword, ship, and art of brewing 100 lasts of malt Given by one-eyed hags whose eyes hero has stolen (Graiai)
Pitrè, _Toscane_, 1 Tuscany Mirror Given by two old women with one eye between them (Graiai)
i. Gonzenbach, 272 Sicily Defensive armour and swords Given by fish in gratitude
Meier, _Märchen_, 101 Swabia Magical pipe Given by princess whom hero has freed from giants
*Luzel, ii. _Contes Pop._, 296 Brittany Sword Given by Murlu, a mythical creature (enchanted form of hero’s father’s first wife), released by hero from captivity
*Sébillot, i. _Contes Pop._, 172 Brittany Consecrated stole Given by priest as reward for restoring treasures of chapel stolen by robbers
Authority. Country. Weapons. How acquired.
*Webster, 22 Basque Provinces Sword and bottle of scented water Given by Tartaro, a mythical creature released by hero
*ii. _Rivista_, 109 Sardinia Consecrated stole Given by priest as reward for restoring treasures of chapel stolen by robbers
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 420 Germany Gun, powder-horn, and bag Given by huntsman who has already given dogs in exchange for goats
*Dorsey, _Cegiha_, 114 Omaha (N. A. Indian. Probably from France) Sword Given by a man in exchange for a bow that never misses
*Grimm, ii. _Tales_, 102 Hesse Air-gun that never misses Given by huntsman in payment for services during apprenticeship
i. Campbell, 71 Argyllshire Sword Forged by smith to order
i. Campbell, 93 South Uist Iron staff Forged by smith to order
*MacInnes, 279 Argyllshire Club Forged by smith to order
*ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 172 Brittany Club weighing 500 lbs. Forged by smith to order
*ii. Von Hahn, 259 Island of Syra Iron staff Forged by smith to order
*Wardrop, 68 Georgia Pair of shoes and bow and arrow Made by smith to order
*Vinson, 56 Basque Provinces Mace Bought by hero
*Cox, _Cinderella_, 450 (iii. _Journ. Gipsy Lore Soc._, 208) England (Gipsy) Gut of bull-calf Bull-calf given by father
*Von Wlislocki, _Armenier_, 3 Transylvania (Armenian) Iron staff Made by hero out of golden bird which is the life of a giant destroyed by him
Authority. Country. Weapons. How acquired.
*vi. _Folklore_, 309 (from O’Faherty, _Siamsa angheimhridh_, 60) Connaught Sword of light Taken from giants killed by hero
*Curtin, _Ireland_, 157 West of Ireland Three swords Brown apple Acquired by conquest of three giants Given by third giant’s housekeeper
*i. Campbell, 97 Argyllshire Sword? Acquired from conquered giants
*ii. Strackerjan, 333 Oldenburg Ointment Taken from dwelling of robbers killed by hero
*Haltrich, 101 Transylvania (Saxon) Sword Taken from house of robbers conquered by hero
*Schleicher, 54 Lithuania Stick Gun and sword Taken by hero from his father Taken from dwelling of conquered robbers
*iii. _Archivio_, 537 Abruzzi Sword Taken from slaughtered giant
*i. Gonzenbach, 299 Sicily Sword Acquired by conquest of giant who held hero’s sister in thrall
*ii. Von Hahn, 49 Island of Syra Sword Taken from castle of ogre conquered by hero
*Burton, vi. _Suppl. Nights_, 363 (from _Galland_ MSS.) Levant Sword Belonging to ogre killed by hero
*Romero, 129 Brazil (Portuguese) Arms not specified Taken from palace of ogre
*Schleicher, 4 Lithuania Gun, sabre, and bottle of oil Taken from uninhabited house
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 244 Hesse Sword Found buried before threshold of church on the dragon’s hill
Authority. Country. Weapons. How acquired.
*Wolf, _Deutsche Hausm._, 369 Odenwald Sword and whistle Dug up by direction of a little grey dwarf at a crossway
*_Roumanian F. T._, 48 Roumania Sword which petrifies Found in hole in the earth made by hero’s arrow
*Temple, i. _Leg. Panj._, 17 Panjáb Sword, heel-ropes, and arrow Magical by inherent power of their owner, the hero
*i. Cosquin, 18, 74 (from Schiefner) Avares of Caucasus Diamond sword ?
*ii. Grässe, 29 (from Müller, _Siegburg und der Siegkreis_) Rhine Prov. Crucifix ?
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.
TABLE C. THE IMPOSTOR AND THE TOKENS.
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
i. Cosquin, 60 Lorraine Tongues Three charcoal-burners
i. Cosquin, 64 Lorraine Tongues Charcoal-burner
Zéliqzon, 63 Lorraine Tongues Charcoal-burner
*Luzel, ii. _Contes Pop._, 296 Brittany Tongues Charcoal-burner
*i. _Mélusine_, 57 Brittany Tongues Charcoal-burner
*ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 172 Brittany Tongues Charcoal-burner
*ix. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 173 Brittany Tongues Thatcher
*Sébillot, i. _Contes Pop._, 72 Brittany Tongues A passing man
*MacInnes, 478, citing the Tristan-saga France (12th century) Tongue Cook
Bladé, _Agenais_, 9 Gascony Tongues
*Henderson, 285 Co. Durham Tongue The lord of Mitford Castle. [He brings head and is successful]
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 419 Germany Tongues King’s marshal
Kuhn und Schwartz, 337 North Germany Tongues Coachman
Meier, _Märchen_, 204 Swabia Tongues Coachman
Meier, _Märchen_, 306 Swabia Tongues Cupbearer
*Zingerle, _K. und Hausm._, 35; and Busk, _Hofer_, 207 Tirol Tongue
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm. aus Süddeutsch._, 260 Tirol Tongues King’s servant
i. Grundtvig, 277 Denmark Tongues The Red Knight
*_F. L. Andaluz_, 357 Andalucia Tongues Charcoal-burner
*x. _Bibl. Trad. Pop. Españ._, 249 Extremadura Tongues Negro
*i. Braga, 125 Portugal Points of tongues Not specified
ii. Macdonald, 341 Quilimane (probably from Portugal) Tongue Captain of soldiers
*Romero, 83 Brazil (Portuguese) Points of tongues Negro
*Romero, 129 Brazil (Portuguese) Points of tongues A prince
*ii. _Rivista_, 109 Sardinia Tongues A passing man
*De Gubernatis, ii. _Zool. Myth._, 36 note Piedmont Tongues Chimney-sweeper
*Andrews, 230 Riviera Tongues Charcoal-burner
*Bernoni, _Fiabe_, 50 Venice Tongues Chimney-sweeper. [Detected by not knowing the names of hero’s dogs]
Pitrè, _Nov. Pop. Tosc._, 1 Tuscany Tongues Cobbler
De Gubernatis, 40 Tuscany Tongues Woodcutter
De Gubernatis, 41 Tuscany Tongue Charcoal-burner
Nerucci, 61; and Imbriani, 375 Tuscany Tongues Cobbler
*Pitrè, _Nov. Pop. Tosc._, 9 Tuscany Tongues An ugly Moor
*Leland, _Etr. Rom._, 109 Tuscany Tongues A poor youth. [He is successful]
*_Tuscan F. T._, 21 Tuscany Tongues
iii. De Nino, 321 Abruzzi Tongues Charcoal-burner
*iii. _Archivio_, 537 Abruzzi Tongues Hero’s two comrades (soldiers)
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
i. Finamore, pt. i., 105 Abruzzi Tongues cut out and thrown away
i. _Pentamerone_, 90; and i. Basile, 87 South Italy Tongues Peasant
*i. Gonzenbach, 299 Sicily Tongues Slave
Legrand, 161 Greece Tongues Charcoal-burner
*Maury, _Croy. et Lég._, 196, quoting a scholion on Apollonius Rhodius Megara, Ancient Greece Tongue King’s men
*Carnoy et Nicolaides, 75; and Garnett, i. _Wom._, 165 Lesbos Tongues Charcoal-burners
*Georgeakis, 84 Lesbos Tongues
*Schott, 135 Wallachia Tongues Gipsy
*iii. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 628 Roumania Tongues Gipsy, the emperor’s cook
Leskien, 385 Lithuania Tongues Coachman
*Leskien, 396 Lithuania Tongues Coachman
*Leskien, 404 Lithuania Tongues Coachman
*Schleicher, 54 Lithuania Tongues King’s servant
Auning, 79 Lettish Tongues Coachman
Auning, 87 Lettish Tongues Coachman
Auning, 92 Lettish Tongues Soldier
*Waldau, 468 Bohemia Tongues Coachman
*Dorsey, _Cegiha_, 114, and 127 (variant) Omaha (N. Am. Indian. Probably from France) Tongues Black man
Thorpe, _Yuletide Stories_, 300; and Dasent, 131 (from Asbjörnsen) Norway Tongues and lungs The Red Knight. [He takes the tokens: hero recognised by bringing contents of the slain trolls’ ships]
Meier, _Märchen_, 101 Swabia Tongues and eyes Nobleman
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 244 Hesse Tongues; and handkerchief given by princess King’s marshal
*x. _Archivio_, 316 Dalmatia Tongues wrapt in lady’s handkerchief An old hunchbacked porter
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
i. Gonzenbach, 272 Sicily Tongues wrapt in lady’s handkerchief Slave
*Haltrich, 101 Transylvania Tongues; and lady’s handkerchief and silken band bound by her round each of hero’s dogs’ necks Coachman
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm._, 122 Tirol Tongues; and lady’s veil Lamplighter
Webster, 87 Basque Provinces Tongues; and seven pieces cut by hero from lady’s robes Charcoal-burner
*Webster, 22 Basque Provinces Tongues; and 42 pieces cut by hero from lady’s robes Charcoal-burner
*Webster, 33 Basque Provinces Tongues; and seven pieces of silk cut by hero from lady’s robes Charcoal-burner
*Vinson, 56 Basque Provinces Tongues wrapt in seven pieces of silk cut by hero from lady’s robes Charcoal-burner
*Vasconcellos, 274 Portugal Tongues wrapt in lady’s robe “Um curioso”
*Leskien, 407 Lithuania Tongues; and lady’s clothes Three generals
*Grimm, ii. _Tales_, 102 Hesse Tongues; corner of lady’s handkerchief, her slipper, and piece cut from her nightdress One-eyed captain
Pröhle, _K. und Volksm._, 20 Germany Tongues; ring, and handkerchief given by lady Servant
Zingerle, _K. und Hausm. aus Süddeutsch._, 217 Tirol Tongues; ring, chain, and handkerchief given by lady King’s servant
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
*Cox, _Cinderella_, 450 (from iii. _Journ. Gipsy Soc._, 208) England (Gipsy) Tongue; and lady’s ring, and hero’s first finger bitten off by dragon Gentlemen from all over England
*x. _Bibl. Trad. Pop. Españ._, 258 Extremadura Tongues; and lady’s ring Negro
*Coelho, 114 (Eng. version, 61) Portugal Tongues; and lady’s ring Negro
*ii. Von Hahn, 49 Island of Syra Tongues; and lady’s ring Moor
*vi. _Folklore_, 309 (from O’Faherty, _Siamsa an gheimhridh_, 60) Connaught Tongue; and hair cut by lady from hero’s head Courtiers
ii. Cosquin, 56 Lorraine Heads Hero’s brothers
Auning, 91 Lettish Heads
*Steel and Temple, 143 Panjáb Ogre’s head Scavenger. [He produces the head, and is successful; but the hero is subsequently recognised]
*Day, 64 Bengal Rakshasi’s head Woodcutters
Cavallius, 78 Sweden Troll’s eyes Courtier
Stier, 1 (from Erdelyi); and Jones and Kropf, 110 Hungary Tooth from each head of dragon The Red Knight
*ii. Strackerjan, 330 Oldenburg Some of dragon’s teeth Coachman
*Kirby, ii. _Hero of Esthonia_, 6 (from Kreutzwald) Esthonia Horns and tusks (or claw) Coachman
*i. Cosquin, 18, 74 Avares of the Caucasus Ears
*x. _Rev. Trad. Pop._, 193 Armenia Ears [A feminin deliverer]
*i. Cosquin, 76 (from xxiv. _Asiatic Journ._, N.S., 196) Hala Canara (India) Lion’s tail King’s washerman
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
Cavallius, 95 Sweden Ring fastened by lady in hero’s hair Coachman
Cavallius, 348 Sweden Ring fastened by lady in hero’s hair Coachman
*Dasent, _Fjeld_, 261 (from Asbjörnsen) Norway Ring fastened by lady in hero’s hair A man named Glibtongue
Leskien, 389 Lithuania Lady’s ring and half her handkerchief Coachman and lackey
*_Roumanian F. T._, 48 Roumania Lady’s ring and handkerchief Gipsy
i. Campbell, 71 Argyllshire Lady’s rings; only hero can take the beast’s heads off the withy on which he has bound them General
*i. _Archæol. Rev._, 303 Ireland Strip from lady’s garment bound on hero’s wounded wrist Many
*Schleicher, 4 Lithuania Lady’s handkerchief Coachman
i. Campbell, 93 South Uist Scratch on hero’s forehead made by lady; only he can untie the beast’s heads off the withy
*i. Campbell, 97 Argyllshire Joint bitten off hero’s little finger by damsel, patch cut by her from top of his head, and notch from his ear; only he can untie heads from withy A red-headed lad
i. Campbell, 98 Berneray Joint bitten off hero’s little finger by lady, patch cut by her from top of his head, and notch from his ear Many who counterfeited the marks
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
*MacInnes, 279 Argyllshire Point of hero’s little finger cut off by lady Cook
*Larminie, 139 West of Ireland Piece of hero’s coat and lock of his hair, both cut by lady; and his shoe Son of King of Prussia
*Curtin, _Ireland_, 157; Larminie, 196; and i. _F. L. Journ._, 54. [_Cf._ Curtin, _Ireland_, 114, where hero conquers giants and proves his victory by their tongues, while the son of the King of Tisean has brought their heads] Ireland Blue glass boot of hero Many
*Wolf, _D. Hausm._, 369 Odenwald Hero wounded in leg at subsequent tournament
*De Rochemonteix, 25 Nubia Lady’s thigh marked by hero with his hand dipped in monster’s blood
*Edwards, 90 Bahama (Negro) Only hero can take out red stain he has made on lady’s handkerchief All the high people of the place [Relic of Coachman]
*Bérenger-Féraud, _Sénég._, 39 Senegambia Only hero can untie a dog, brandish a lance and put on a sandal Warriors
*Auning, 96 Lettish Hero’s beasts King’s servant
*ii. Strackerjan, 333 Oldenburg Charioteer
Leclère, 112 Cambodia Two Mandarins
Authority. Country. Token of identity. Impostor.
Ovid, _Metam._, iv. Greece (ancient) Lady’s betrothed attacks wedding party, claiming bride
Grimm, i. _Tales_, 420 Germany Lady’s betrothed tries to kill hero
*ii. _Rivista_, 28 Maremma King endeavours to wed lady to a rich baron instead of hero
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.
TABLE D. THE DELIVERER’S SLEEP.
Authority. Country. How hero awakened.
*De Rochemonteix, 25 Nubia Lady drops tear into hero’s face
*ii. Von Hahn, 49 Island of Syra Lady drops tear on hero’s cheek
*ix. _Archivio_, 484 Bosnia Lady’s tears fall on hero’s face
*Ralston, _Russian F. T._, 347 Bulgaria Lady’s tears fall on hero’s face
*Schott, 135 Wallachia Lady drops tears on hero’s face
*Burton, vi. _Suppl. Nights_, 363 (from _Galland MSS._) Levant [No lousing.] Lady drops tear on hero’s face
*Wardrop, 68 Georgia [No lousing.] Lady drops tear on hero’s cheek
*_Roumanian F. T._, 48 Roumania [No lousing.] Lady drops tears on hero’s face
*Romero, 83 Brazil (Portuguese) [No lousing.] Lady drops tear into hero’s face
*Georgeakis, 256 Lesbos Lady calls hero
*_F. L. Andaluz_, 357 Andalucia [No lousing.] Lady calls hero
*Curtin, _Ireland_, 157 W. of Ireland [No lousing.] Roused by lady
*MacInnes, 279 Argyllshire Lady cuts off joint of little finger of hero’s right hand
i. Campbell, 97 Argyllshire Lady cuts (1) joint from hero’s little finger, (2) patch from top of his head, (3) notch from his ear
Authority. Country. How hero awakened.
i. Campbell, 98 Berneray [No lousing.] Lady cuts (1) joint from hero’s little finger, (2) patch from top of his head, (3) notch from his ear
i. Campbell, 71 Argyllshire [No lousing.] Lady puts (1) ring from her finger on hero’s finger, (2) her earring in his ear, (3) her other earring in his other ear
i. Campbell, 93 South Uist ?
*Denton, 309 Servia ?
Cavallius, 95 Sweden
Cosquin, in _Congress Report_ (1891), 70, citing Chalatiauz Armenia [No lousing.] Lady drops tear (?)
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.