| 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.
| 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 |
* Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon.