μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals overcome man's adversary by strategy.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B524.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Indonesian De Vries' list No. 48. – Africa (Kaffir): Kidd 230 No. 2, (Ekoi): Talbot 233, (Basuto): Jacottet 114 No. 27.
  • general Type 545
  • general BP I 325ff., III 487 (Gr. 33a, 214). Icel.: Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Animal overcomes man's adversary.

1 finer motif beneath it
Helpful bees (hornets) sting opposing army
Filed beside it
Animals overcome man's adversary by force Helpful snake protects man from attack Supernatural bird prevents mother from killing babe Broom, transformed into porcupine, drives away would-be ravisher Grateful hare raises animal army for hero Faithful dog kills would-be murderer of sleeping master Chicken picks out one of attacker's eyes

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