Horse warns hero of danger — Mythoi

Motif

Horse warns hero of danger.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Truth-telling animals. · view the constellation · filed as B133.1

Filed across the traditions

English Child No. 43
Icel. *Boberg
Irish myth Cross
Lithuanian Leskien-Brugmann 359ff.
Russian v. Löwis of Menar Russische Märchen 13, Rambaud La Russie épique 49
Persian Nöldeke Das iranische Volksepos 58
India Thompson-Balys
Missouri French Carrière.

Within the index

Filed under Truth-speaking horse.

Filed beside it

Truth-telling ass (mule) Horse reveals treachery. (Cf. B131.2.) Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine Horse refuses to carry one who speaks falsehood

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