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Group No. 92


Letter

H. Tests

Group No.

H0 – H199

Group name

Identity tests: Recognition

Description

H15.2. Recognition by recalling common experiences. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H17. Recognition by reminders of what has been said. Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 3; Jewish: Neuman.
 
H22. Recognition through image. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H31.2. Recognition by unique ability to bend bow. Greek: Fox 139; Jewish: Neuman.
 
H32. Recognition by extraordinary prowess. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H36.2.1. Crown fits only legitimate successor to throne. Jewish: Neuman.
 
H51. Recognition by scar. (Cf. H56.) *Type 314; Icelandic: *Boberg; Italian: Basile Pentamerone I No. 9, *Rotunda; Greek: Odyssey, books XIX, XXIV; Arabian: Burton Nights I 248; Jewish: *Neuman; Indonesia: De Vries’s list No. 158; Chinese: Werner 281; N. A. Indian (Ponka): Dorsey CNAE VI 606, (Blackfoot): Wissler and Duvall PaAM II 109, (Eastern Cree): Skinner PaAM IX 92.
 
H71.8. Tears of blood: sign of royalty. Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Inca): Alexander Lat. Am. 252.
 
H79. Recognition by physical attributes – miscellaneous. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H80. Identification by tokens. Types 300, 301, 304, 306, 873; English: Child V 499 s.v. ”tokens“; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 18; Greek: Fox 71; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
H80.1. True redeemers to be recognized by tokens. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
H81.1. Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her. *Types 304, 550, 551; *BP II 505; *Fb ”sove“ III 472a; Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 26; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
H92. Identification by necklace. *Types 450, 870, 870A; *BP I 79ff., III 443ff., 445; *Fb ”guldkjæde“ IV 192a; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 514.
 
H94. Identification by ring. *Types 301, 304, 882; *BP II 348; Thien Motive 33; *Fb ”ring“ III 60a; *Hartland Perseus III 207ff.; Liungman Två Folkeminnes. 25 n. 1; Saintyves Perrault 204ff.; Irish myth: *Cross, MacCulloch Celtic 26; English: Wells 9ff. (Horn Childe and Maiden Rimnild), 73 (Sir Percyvelle of Galles), 80 (Sir Tristrem); Icelandic: *Boberg; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 181; Missouri French: Carrière; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 3; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Penzer II 76f., Tawney I 142 n., II 620; Chinese: Graham.
 
H96. Identification by amulet. (Cf. D1070.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
H105.7. Sex organs of enemy as proof of slaying. Jewish: Neuman.
 
H151.1.3. Recognition by ability to perform marvels. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
H151.4. Recognition by cup in sack: alleged stolen goods. Cup is placed in the sack of Joseph’s brethren, they are accused of theft; this gives occasion for recognition. *BP I 489; *Fb “sæk” III 720b, “bæger” IV 83a; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian: Basile Pentamerone IV No. 10; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
H154. Recognition of abandoned child when parent comes to him for relief from famine. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
H175. Recognition by “force of nature”. Unknown member of family immediately and magically recognized. *Dickson 16f., 69 n. 17; Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 86.
 
H192. Recognition by supernatural manifestation. Jewish: Neuman.
 
H192.1. Recognition of man acceptable to God: knife leaps into his hand. Jewish: *Neuman.

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