μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Wendish: Haupt-Schmaler Volkslieder der Wenden II 144 No. 194 (kite).
Within the index

Filed under Bird wedding.

1 finer motif beneath it
Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame
Filed beside it
Wedding of turkey and peacock. All birds invited except eagle. This omission starts great conflictWedding of lark and another birdWedding of owlWedding of finch with another bird. (Cf. B285.1.)Wedding of goldfinch with another birdWedding of bullfinch with another birdWedding of titmouse with another birdWedding of wren with another birdWedding of sparrow and another birdWedding of blackbird with another birdWedding of thrush with another birdWedding of woodpecker with another birdWedding of magpie with another birdWedding of heathcock with another birdWedding of raven with another birdWedding of quail with another bird

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