μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Faithful lapdog dies when mistress dies.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B301.7

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Faithful animal.

1 finer motif beneath it
Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave and dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.1.2.]
Filed beside it
Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder Faithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master dead Faithful horse follows dead master to grave Faithful animals resuscitate master Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns Faithful lion follows man who saved him

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