Animal selects unknown person — Mythoi

Motif

Animal selects unknown person.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Oracular animals. · view the constellation · filed as B152

Within the index

Filed under Oracular animals.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Dog indicates pregnant woman, adulteress, etc. (Cf. B121.1, B134, B153.) Fly indicates successful suitor. Girl to marry man on whom specially marked fly lights Hawk lighting on man points out criminal

Filed beside it

Animal determines road to be taken Dog indicates hidden treasure Animal as soothsayer Location determined by halting of an animal Animal leads searchers Miscellaneous oracular animals

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