μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Irish mythCross.
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 534
Within the index

Filed under Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hungerFaithful animal at master's grave avenges his murderFaithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master deadFaithful horse follows dead master to graveFaithful animals resuscitate masterFaithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their hornsFaithful lapdog dies when mistress diesFaithful lion follows man who saved him

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