King of birds — Mythoi

Motif

King of birds.

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

Filed across the traditions

Breton Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseaux"
Missouri-French Carrière
English Jacobs English 82 No. 17
Hindu Tawney I 183, II 65 n.
India *Thompson-Balys
Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 40, 437.
general *Type 221
general *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171). Irish myth: Cross
general Bødker Exempler 293 No. 52

Within the index

Filed under King of animals.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Various birds as king of birds King of the various kinds of birds

Filed beside it

Bear as king of animals Rabbit as king of animals Wild man as king of animals Lion as king of animals. (Cf. K961, K962, K1632.) Tortoise as king of animals Gazelle as king of animals Buffalo as king of animals Fox as king of animals Dog as king of animals Wolf as king of animals Camel as king of animals Monkey as king of animals Tiger as king of animals Elephant as king of animals Crocodile as king of animals King of beasts (quadrupeds)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “birds” · wander