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American folklorist (1885–1976)
Stith Thompson (March 7, 1885 – January 10, 1976) was an American folklorist: he has been described as "America's most important folklorist". He is the
Stith_Thompson
Index used to classify folk narratives
translated into English, revised, and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1928, 1961), and later further revised and expanded by German folklorist
Aarne–Thompson–Uther_Index
Six volume catalogue of folklore motifs used by folklorists, composed by Stith Thompson
composed by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1932–1936, revised and expanded 1955–1958). Often referred to as Thompson's motif-index, the catalogue has
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
Motif-Index_of_Folk-Literature
1958 book by Américo Paredes
kill, I would have been dead a long time ago." In 1955, folklorist Stith Thompson was invited to UT Austin from Indiana University as a visiting professor
With_His_Pistol_in_His_Hand
Folklore
folklore (and has also been connected with non-European folklore). In the Stith Thompson Motif Index it is F661.3, described as "Skillful marksman shoots apple
Shooting an apple off one's child's head
Shooting_an_apple_off_one's_child's_head
1988 novel by Paulo Coelho
original on September 29, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025. Antti Aarne, Stith Thompson. The types of the folktale. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1961
The_Alchemist_(novel)
Sámi fairy tale collection
Aarne and Stith Thompson. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica. p. 203. ISBN 978-951-41-0963-8. Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types
The_Mermaid_and_the_Boy
Motif and a group of related folktales
subtype referring to a certain aspect of the legend: As described by Stith Thompson, all tale types begin when the hero pays the creditors of a dead man
Grateful_dead_(folklore)
Mythological symbol
classification and bibliography based on the system of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Folklore Fellows’ Communications. Vol. 1: Tales of Magic. Kalevala
Serpent_symbolism
Middle-Eastern folk tale
Aarne and Stith Thompson. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica. pp. 328, 330, 331. ISBN 978-951-41-0963-8. Thompson, Stith. The Folktale
Aladdin
Folktale motif
tales, which can comprise several motifs. It may be found, e.g., in Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature as "D2003. Forgotten fiancée. Young
The_Forgotten_Bride
German fairy tale
number 191. It is Aarne-Thompson type 554, The Grateful Animals, and similar to 851, Winning the Princess with a Riddle. Stith Thompson classified the tale
The_Sea-Hare
German fairy tale
also appears traditionally in other sub-types of ATU 327. As argued by Stith Thompson, the simplicity of the tale may explain its spread into several traditions
Hansel_and_Gretel
Pact between a person and the Devil or another demon
centuries, became an international hit and gave new life to the legend. In Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, "Bargain with the devil" constitutes
Deal_with_the_Devil
German fairy tale
Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica. p. 99. ISBN 978-951-41-0963-8. Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale
Town_Musicians_of_Bremen
Ability to physically transform in mythology, folklore and speculative fiction
ISBN 0-292-78376-0 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p. 56, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London, 1977 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p
Shapeshifting
Typology of Beauty and the Beast
Animal as Bridegroom" to the tale of Cupid and Psyche. Folklore scholar Stith Thompson clarified that the animal bridegroom may have been born due to its parents'
Animal_as_Bridegroom
Literary work
Ashliman, "The Blue Light: Folktales of Aarne–Thompson–Uther Type 562" Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and
The_Blue_Light_(fairy_tale)
Italian fairy tale
diffusion to the rest of Southern Europe and into the Orient. Similarly, Stith Thompson tentatively concluded on an Italian origin, based on the distribution
The Love for Three Oranges (fairy tale)
The_Love_for_Three_Oranges_(fairy_tale)
German fairy tale
Central and South Europe, and in the Middle East. In the same vein, Stith Thompson argued for a Mediterranean origin for the story, due to "its great popularity"
Rapunzel
German fairy tale
emperor Nero, who was often mockingly compared to a frog. Folklorist Stith Thompson suggested that the story of the Frog King in the German tradition began
The_Frog_Prince
German fairy tale
a human prince. According to scholars Johannes Bolte, Jiří Polívka, Stith Thompson, and Hans-Jörg Uther, the tale, in the Grimm's compilation, originated
Snow-White_and_Rose-Red
Index to deities
the types of gods as based on the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, by Stith Thompson: A0 Creator A100—A199. The gods in general A101. Supreme God A104. The
List of deities by classification
List_of_deities_by_classification
Fairy-tale motif
Calumniated Wife is a motif in traditional narratives, numbered K2110.1 in Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. It entails a wife being falsely accused
Calumniated_Wife
German fairy tale
Fairy Book. It is Aarne-Thompson type 516. Others of this type are Father Roquelaure and The Raven. Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson catalogued about 500 tales
Trusty_John
European fairy tale about a cat
as Aarne–Thompson–Uther ATU 545B, "Puss in Boots", a subtype of ATU 545, "The Cat as Helper". Folklorists Joseph Jacobs and Stith Thompson point that
Puss_in_Boots
Interpretations and traditional meanings of the star cluster among various human cultures
ancestral groups, so too its yearly heliacal setting. As noted by scholar Stith Thompson, the constellation was "nearly always imagined" as a group of seven
Pleiades in folklore and literature
Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature
Ancient Egyptian literary work
ISSN 0021-8715. Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. University of California Press. 1977. p. 275. ISBN 0-520-03537-2. Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of
Tale_of_Two_Brothers
Magic object used or present in mythology
ISBN 0-618-25760-8, page 77 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 70-1, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London, 1977 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p
Magic_item
German fairy tale
specially the riddle of coming "not dressed, yet not undressed". Folklorist Stith Thompson argued for a Central European source for the ATU 875 type. Scholars
The_Peasant's_Wise_Daughter
German fairy tale
314]". Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-520-03537-2 Although folktale scholar Stith Thompson considered
Iron_John
German fairy tale
(or giants, trolls, etc.). Despite its own catalogation, folklorists Stith Thompson and Hans-Jörg Uther argue that this narrative does not exist as an independent
The King of the Golden Mountain
The_King_of_the_Golden_Mountain
Indian folktale
Aarne and Stith Thompson. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica. pp. 238–239, 246. ISBN 978-951-41-0963-8. Thompson, Stith; Balys, Jonas
Princess_Aubergine
Lithuanian fairy tale
golden appearance under the pretense of having ringworm. According to Stith Thompson, "a standard part" of tale type ATU 314 is motif D672, "The Obstacle
The_Magician's_Horse
Norwegian fairy tale
Ashliman, "Tatterhood" Archived 2004-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 96, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles
Tatterhood
French literary fairytale
the international Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, it is classified as tale type ATU 402, "The Animal Bride". Folklorist Stith Thompson argued that the "Animal
The_White_Cat_(fairy_tale)
Fictional story typically featuring folkloric fantasy characters and magic
the most beautiful. — George MacDonald, The Fantastic Imagination As Stith Thompson points out, talking animals and the presence of magic seem to be more
Fairy_tale
German fairy tale
that they were a vise. It ran off. Professor Stith Thompson classified the tale type as Aarne–Thompson–Uther ATU 850, "The Birthmarks of the Princess"
The_Clever_Little_Tailor
Folk tale classification type
Princesses" is the standardized title as catalogued by Uther. However, Stith Thompson in The Folklore (1977) had referred to Type 301 variously as "Bear's
Bear's_Son_Tale
1695 literary fairytale by Charles Perrault
Straparola's Teobaldo (from The Facetious Nights). According to Ton Deker and Stith Thompson, after the heroine flees home and finds work elsewhere, the second part
Donkeyskin
Fairy tale by an identifiable author
Beast Archived 4 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine" Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore
Literary_fairy_tale
Magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
("shem-shamayim"), 'name of heaven'. Open sesame has been classified by Stith Thompson as motif element D1552.2, "Mountain opens to magic formula". Abracadabra
Open_sesame
Arabic folk tale
the mountain, carrying the thieves inside leather bags). According to Stith Thompson and Ton Dekker, the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves integrated
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves
Motif in folklore and mythology
mountain (D 1960.2 in Stith Thompson's motif-index) is a prominent folklore trope found in many folktales and legends. Thompson termed it as the Kyffhäuser
King_asleep_in_mountain
Series of folktales about a calumniated wife and her wonder children
reunited and the jealous relatives are punished. According to folklorist Stith Thompson, the tale is "one of the eight or ten best known plots in the world"
The Three Golden Children (folklore)
The_Three_Golden_Children_(folklore)
1964 novel by Uladzimir Karatkievich
published in 1964. It is based on the Wild Hunt, a motif (Motif E501 in Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature) that occurs in the folklore of various
King_Stakh's_Wild_Hunt
Surname list
William & Mary Stith is also a first name, and may refer to: Stith Thompson (1885–1976), folklorist This page lists people with the surname Stith. If an internal
Stith
Group of South Indian folktales
Madanakamaraja Katha, a book that collects Tamil folktales. Scholars like Stith Thompson, Warren Roberts and Stuart Blackburn have related the story and variants
The_Turtle_Prince
English folk tale
ISBN 9783955075422. Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. University of California Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0520035379 Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale.
Dick_Whittington_and_His_Cat
Legendary object in Japanese folklore
needed] In folkloristics, the uchide no kozuchi is catalogued in the Stith Thompson motif index scheme under "magic hammer, D 1470.1.46". In the legend
Uchide_no_kozuchi
German fairy tale
[1961]. p. 178. Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 0-520-03537-2. Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
One-Eye,_Two-Eyes,_and_Three-Eyes
Northern European fairy tale
compiled by Stith Thompson, a guide that is still used worldwide today to organize and analyze folktales. According to Pete Jordi Wood, Thompson held a negative
The_Dog_in_the_Sea
American musicologist and folklorist (1867–1948)
were Stith Thompson and J. Frank Dobie, who both began teaching English at the university in 1914. In 1915, at Lomax's recommendation, Stith Thompson became
John_Lomax
Mythical object that grants invisibility
The motif falls under "D1361.12 magic cloak of invisibility" in the Stith Thompson motif index scheme. Cloaks of invisibility are magical items found in
Cloak_of_invisibility
Legendary musician of ancient Greece
among Greeks (Euripides, Electra 435f; for the folktale motif, see Stith Thompson, Motif Index of Folk Literature (Bloomington IN) 1955-58) s.v. B300-B349
Arion
Christian saint
universal, sub-literary folktale morphology, given the designation H51.1 in Stith Thompson, Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (Indiana University Press) 1955–58;
Saint_Roch
Multiple births from different fathers
by Jenny Kleeman. Superfecundation is categorized as A515.1.1.1 in Stith Thompson's motif-index. There are many mythical cases of superfecundation in Greek
Superfecundation
Italian folktale
international folktale index, American folklorist Stith Thompson grouped this cycle of stories, in the then Aarne-Thompson Index (henceforth, AT/AaTh), as tale type
Cola_Pesce
Star cluster in the constellation of Taurus
ax and a knife, as well as a bow and a quiver. As noted by scholar Stith Thompson, the constellation was "nearly always imagined" as a group of seven
Pleiades
Folk tale of the Arabian Nights
JSTOR 27699843. Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-520-03537-2 Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of
The_Ebony_Horse
European fairy tale
710, "Our Lady's Child". Hungarian-American folklorist Linda Dégh and Stith Thompson also remarked on the closeness between types 450 and 403. In this regard
Brother_and_Sister
Russian fairy tale
Press 1969 p 31 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 121-2, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London, 1977 Stith Thompson, The Folktale,
The_Armless_Maiden
Fairy tale from the Arabian Nights
incompatibility (help) Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. pp. 75-76. ISBN 0-520-03537-2. Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types
Hassan_of_Basra
Deuterocanonical book of Christian scripture
episodes from the book. Scholarship on folkloristics (for instance, Stith Thompson, Dov Noy, Heda Jason and Gédeon Huet) recognizes the Book of Tobit as
Book_of_Tobit
Indian fairy tale
Folklorists Stith Thompson and Warren Roberts established an index for South Asian folktales based on the international Aarne-Thompson Index. In their
The_Fisher-Girl_and_the_Crab
Theme in mythology and folk tales
Idols, and Ideas, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2014, p. 177. Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 55, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles
Anthropomorphization of animals
Anthropomorphization_of_animals
1855 epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
of authenticity, as he rewrote and censored sources. The folklorist Stith Thompson, although crediting Schoolcraft's research with being a "landmark,"
The_Song_of_Hiawatha
German fairy tale
that Mullenhoff's tale is the oldest attestation of the tale type. Stith Thompson claimed that the tale type is "essentially Scandinavian", since most
Maid_Maleen
Albanian fairy tale
Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index type 303, "The Twins or Blood Brothers," and includes ATU type 300 ("The Dragon Slayer"). In The Folktale (1946), Stith Thompson
The_Twins_(folktale)
Ukrainian folk tale / fairy tale
Classification and Bibliography, Based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica. pp. 214, 215
Ivasyk-Telesyk
1835 horror novella by Nikolai Gogol
Classification and Bibliography. Based on the system of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. FF Communications no. 284 (Vol. 1). Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia
Viy_(story)
German fairy tale
Stith Thompson indicated that the oldest attestation of the tale was a collection of Chinese Buddhistic legends of the 6th century. Scholar Stith Thompson
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
The_Wishing-Table,_the_Gold-Ass,_and_the_Cudgel_in_the_Sack
Fairy tale by Giambattista (1636)
ISBN 0-691-06943-3 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 121-2, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London, 1977 Stith Thompson, The Folktale,
Penta of the Chopped-off Hands
Penta_of_the_Chopped-off_Hands
Norwegian fairy tale
tale, while W. A. Clouston proposed an Asiatic provenance. Folklorist Stith Thompson argued that similarities between the European "Master Thief" tales and
The_Master_Thief
Fairy tale
Press 1969 p 70-1 Stith Thompson, The Folktale, p 121-2, University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London, 1977 Stith Thompson, The Folktale,
The_Girl_Without_Hands
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
of myth has been comparative. Wilhelm Mannhardt, James Frazer, and Stith Thompson employed the comparative approach to collect and classify the themes
Greek_mythology
death. Folklorist and scholar Stith Thompson noted two tale types that closely resemble legends about vampires: Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index ATU 307, "The Princess
Vampire_folklore_by_region
German fairy tale
Fairy Tales. New York, London: G. P. Putnam's sons. 1916. pp. 238–239. Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. University of California Press. 1977. pp. 215–217. ISBN 0-520-03537-2
The_Brave_Little_Tailor
Russian fairy tale
Classification and Bibliography, based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Volume 1: Animal tales, tales of magic, religious tales, and realistic
The_Magic_Swan_Geese
Indian folk tale
Review, in 1907, by one Shaikh Chilli, and sourced from Hindustan. Stith Thompson and Jonas Balys [lt] sourced it from the Ganges Valley. Author Ruskin
The_Story_of_Hira_and_Lal
Study of the structure of fairy tales
Antti Aarne's theories, enlarged and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson in 1961 and by Hans-Jörg Uther in 2004, look at motifs rather than actions
Morphology_(folkloristics)
Kashmiri folktale
Lost Husband", of the international classification of folktales. In Stith Thompson and Warren Roberts's Types of Indic Oral Tales, the tale is classified
Himal_and_Nagaray
American Folklore character and metaphor
Roosevelt: an autobiography. The Macmillan Company. Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore
Tar-Baby
French fairy tale
and Revisions of An Old Tale, p 25 ISBN 0-226-32239-4 Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore
Beauty_and_the_Beast
Smallest meaningful unit in a language
volume catalogue of folklore motifs used by folklorists, composed by Stith Thompson, featuring a comparable concept in folklore studies Theoretical linguistics –
Morpheme
Bengali fairy tale
classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children". According to Stith Thompson' and Jonas Balys's index of Indian
Kiranmala_(folktale)
Story from the Old Testament
Classification and Bibliography, Based on the System of Antii Aarne and Stith Thompson, I, Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 2004. Eli Yassif, The Hebrew
Judgement_of_Solomon
German fairy tale
(Genesis) Hans My Hedgehog Tale of Two Brothers Chariton Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore
The_Three_Snake-Leaves
Motif in many mythologies and religions
Classification and Bibliography, Based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Folklore Fellows Communications (FFC) n. 284. Helsinki: Suomalainen
World_tree
Greek myth about tragic lovers
Little, Brown and Company. Housman, A. E. More Poems. XV. Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore
Hero_and_Leander
Finnish folklorist (1867–1925)
what became the Aarne–Thompson classification system of classifying folktales, first published in 1910 and extended by Stith Thompson first in 1927 and again
Antti_Aarne
German fairy tale
ear. The tale is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as ATU 671, "The Three Languages". Stith Thompson argues that the tale is sometimes confused
The_Three_Languages
German fairy tale
D. L. Ashliman, Trading Away One's Fortune: folktales of type 1415 Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-520-03537-2
Hans_in_Luck
Religious motif in which a deity dies and is resurrected
late antiquity. "Death or departure of the gods" is motif A192 in Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (1932), and "resurrection of gods" is
Dying-and-rising_god
Classical story of Cupid and Psyche
legitimate folklore source. Some scholars tend to look for a single source: Stith Thompson suggested an Italian origin, while Lesky, Gédeon Huet and Georgios A
Cupid_and_Psyche
Danish fairy tale published in the 19th century by Danish folklorist Svend Grundtvig
Near East, migrating to Scandinavia in the 17th century. Folklorist Stith Thompson was also of the opinion that the continuation of the narrative with
King_Lindworm
Russian fairy tale
animal brothers-in-law, destroys the heart. According to professor Stith Thompson, the tale is very popular "in the whole area from Ireland to India"
The Death of Koschei the Deathless
The_Death_of_Koschei_the_Deathless
Archetypal woman who transforms from ugly to beautiful
The loathly lady (Welsh: dynes gas, Motif D732 in Stith Thompson's motif index), is a tale type commonly used in medieval literature, most famously in
Loathly_lady
American anthropologist (1911–2000)
and a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University, under the guidance of Stith Thompson. Both of his dissertations were based on field studies of American folklore
Herbert_Halpert
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
James the Great in a rudderless boat to Hispania might be added. See Stith Thompson, Motif-index of folk-literature; a classification of narrative elements
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
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