μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • JewishNeuman.
Within the index

Filed under Animals save person's life. (Cf. B540.)

4 finer motifs beneath it
Serpent shows condemned man how to save prince's life. Bites the prince and then shows the man the proper remedy (cf. B512). By thus ingratiating himself the man is freed from false accusationKite steals jewels and thus saves condemned man. Innocent man in possession of stolen jewels, is about to be apprehended. Kite carries off the jewels and saves himWoman slandered as adulteress is thrown into lion pit. Lions do not harm herEagle carries off condemned child
Filed beside it
Animal warns of fatal dangerAnimal saves man from pursuerAnimal overcomes man's adversaryAnimal spares man he is about to devourAnimal saves man from death by burningAnimal saves man from death by drowningAnimal saves person's life – miscellaneous

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