μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general Jamaica negro: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 259 No. 48.
Within the index

Filed under Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
Why dog looks back at person who has beaten himWhy dogs howl, looking at sky
Filed beside it
Why dogs look at one another under tail. (Cf. A2275.5.5, A2232.8; also *Dh IV 129ff.)Why hogs inspect one another: seek pancake. (Cf. A2275.5.1.)Why hawk (vulture) hovers over camp-fire: seeks grandmother. (Cf. A2275.5.2.)Why diver always looks at sea. (Cf. A2275.5.3.)Why lynx squints: is looking afar at viewWhat hawks are looking forWhy mason-wasp looks for fireplaceWhy animals always look down

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