μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal overcomes man's adversary.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

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

8 finer motifs beneath it
Animals overcome man's adversary by force Animals overcome man's adversary by strategy 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
Filed beside it
Animal warns of fatal danger Animal saves man from death sentence Animal saves man from pursuer Animal spares man he is about to devour Animal saves man from death by burning Animal saves man from death by drowning Animal saves person's life – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal kills ogre. (Cf. B524.)

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