Horses determine road to be taken. They are left to pick out the road themselves and to stop at the destination — Mythoi

Motif

Horses determine road to be taken. They are left to pick out the road themselves and to stop at the destination.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Oracular animals. · view the constellation · filed as B151.1.1

Cited in the index

general *DeCock Studien en Essays 200ff.
general Wesselski Theorie 30. – Chinese: Graham.

Within the index

Filed under Beast determines road to be taken.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Horses travel between clerics without guidance Horse stops where murder has occurred Horse allowed to go as it pleases, finds unknown person Mare with foal left behind finds road home. The foal is left so that the force of nature in the mare will discover the unknown road home Ass determines road to be taken

Filed beside it

Bull determines road to be taken Fox determines road to be taken Elephant determines road to be taken Camel determines road to be taken Dog indicates road to be taken

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