’s even more scary mother, 4. a beast with hidden legendary wisdom, 5. heroic horse who is king over other horses, 6. lady descending to underworld, 7. shape shifter who isn’t exactly evil but causes a lot of mischief, 8. king asleep in mountain till needed, 9. primeval sentient abyss of ocean/space/creation, 10. extremely hot extremely idiotic hero, 11. benevolent luck-giving animal whom nobody can find, 12. the vegetable lamb of tartary (which is not a trope but it’s epic and needed to be included)