μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship. (Cf. B236.1.)

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · King of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B242.1.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Japanese Ikeda.
  • general *Type 221
  • general *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171)
Within the index

Filed under Various birds as king of birds.

1 finer motif beneath it
Wren as "druid of the birds" (drui én)
Filed beside it
Eagle king of birds Hornbill king of birds Pelican as king of birds Shrike as king of birds Jackdaw king of birds Peacock king of birds Owl as king of birds Swan as king of birds Ziz as king of birds
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Election of king of birds. (Cf. B232.)
Carried in tale types

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