Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift — Mythoi

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Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Acquisition of helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B312

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Filed under Acquisition of helpful animal.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Helpful animals a gift Helpful animals obtained by exchange Helpful animal(s) bequeathed to hero Helpful animal purchased Helpful, strong horse caught

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Congenital helpful animal. Born at same time as master and (usually) by same magic means Helpful animal an enchanted person Helpful animal brothers-in-law Animal helpful after being conquered Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.)Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper Helpful animals transformed from other animals Helpful animal otherwise acquired