μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

  • JewishNeuman
  • ArabianBurton Arabian Nights SV 245
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • JapaneseIkeda. – Africa (Angola): Chatelain 153 No. 16, (Ibo [Nigeria]): Thomas 48, (Fjort): Dennett 92 No. 23, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 78 No. 12.
  • general *Type 707
  • general *BP II 380 (Gr. No. 96)
  • general *Köhler-Bolte I 118
  • general *Fb "fugl". – Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseau"
Within the index

Filed under Truth-telling animals.

9 finer motifs beneath it
Truth-telling owlBird reveals murderBird 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
Filed beside it
Truth-speaking cowTruth-speaking horseTruth-telling dogTruth-telling catTruth-telling deer
Travels with
Bird with magic wisdom. (Cf. A1904, B130, B211.3.)Prophetic domestic beastsMagic bird

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