μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2221.2.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 90 No. 82
  • Flemish DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 87 No. 92**
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3130, Legends Nos. 229ff.
  • England Baughman.
  • general Fb "rodkjælk". – Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 54 No. 92**
Within the index

Filed under Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.)

Filed beside it
Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.) Blood of scourged Christ on certain spiders. (Cf. A2411.3.2.) Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Why robin has red breast. (Cf. A2221.2.2.)
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “redbreast” · wander