μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Dogs kill attacking cannibal (dragon).

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B524.1.1

Filed across the traditions
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 20. – Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 56 No. 9, (Zulu): Callaway 51, (Kaffir): Kidd 226 No. 1.
  • general *Type 300
  • general *BP I 547. Irish myth: Cross
Within the index

Filed under Animals overcome man's adversary by force.

Filed beside it
Dogs rescue fleeing master from tree refuge Cat kills attacking rat Wolf defends master's child against serpent Helpful buffaloes tramp hero's enemies to death Helpful bird kills snake attacking master's wife and child Horse kills master's attacking enemies Shut in with elephants, blackbird orders ants to burrow themselves into the elephants' brains Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies Helpful centipede kills ogre Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. [Inadvertant duplication of B549.5.]
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Helpful dog. (Cf. B524.1.1, B268.2.1. War-dogs.) Dog saves man from malevolent living corpse. Dog killed, man safe. (Cf. B524.1.1.)
Carried in tale types

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