μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • IrishBeal XXI 336. – Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 312, (Zulu): Callaway 219, 299, (Thonga): Junod 242, (Basuto): *Jacottet 56 n. 1. – Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 266 No. 73. – Japanese: Ikeda. – S. Am. Indian (Carib): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 129, 147, (Chiriguano): ibid. 162, Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484, (Yuracare): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 144.
  • general *Type 781
  • general *BP I 275 n. 1
  • general Hdwb. d. deutschen Märchens s.v. "Ibycus". English: Child II 144, 146–155
Within the index

Filed under Bird of truth. A bird which reveals the truth. (Cf. B122, B141, B172.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Crows reveal the killing of mare
Filed beside it
Truth-telling owlBird reveals treachery. (Cf. B133.2.)Bird betrays woman's infidelity. (Cf. B134.1.)Bird reveals dead rider. Calls out in human voice at seeing living woman riding behind dead manPeacock's feathers ruffled in presence of poison. (Cf. B143.1.2.)Bird betrays hiding-place of the VirginBirds reveal innocence of suspectBird warns to hurry
Carried in tale types

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