μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 13.
Within the index

Filed under Cries of birds.

1 finer motif beneath it
Why cock crows on roof with neck stretched out
Filed beside it
Nightingale's song. (Cf. A2272.1.1.)Garden warbler's song. (Cf. A2272.1.3.)Bittern's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.)Hoopoe's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.)Cuckoo's song. (Cf. A2275.2.)Cawing of crowCroaking of ravenWhy dove coosWhy goose quacksWhy duck quacksWhat parrot saysMeaning of swallow's songCackling of guinea henWhy certain species of eagle cries like a baby: spirit of tortured baby became an eagleOrigin of cry of brain-fever birdOrigin of owl's cries. (Cf. A2427.3.)

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