The constellation
R121 Means of rescue from prison
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- Rescue of captive · R110 entry
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- Princess pulled through prison window by hand and freed · R121.1 entry
- Rescuer impersonates captive and deceives blind guardian while captive escapes · R121.2 entry
- House burned (torn) down to deliver man imprisoned in it · R121.3 entry
- Ants carry silk threads to prisoner, who makes rope and escapes. They have thread tied to their feet · R121.4 entry
- Ariadne-thread. Prisoner given a thread as a clue to find his way out of the labyrinth in which he is being confined · R121.5 entry
- Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.) · R121.6 entry
- Lovers ransomed from prison · R121.7 entry
- Fairy mound destroyed to rescue person confined in it · R121.8 entry
- Stream carries communication between prisoner and rescuer · R121.9 entry
- With her teeth woman files away chain tying up husband · R121.10 entry
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