Animal saves man from death by drowning — Mythoi

Motif

Animal saves man from death by drowning.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B527

Filed across the traditions

Saints' legend (Irish) Plummer cxlvi (sea birds)
Irish myth Cross
Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 747.

Within the index

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

3 finer motifs beneath it

Fish promises to spare man in coming flood. (Cf. B375.1.) Helpful animal stops leak in Noah's Ark Owl saves man from drowning: flaps wings to call attention to direction of land

Filed beside it

Animal warns of fatal danger Animal saves man from death sentence Animal saves man from pursuer Animal overcomes man's adversary Animal spares man he is about to devour Animal saves man from death by burning Animal saves person's life – miscellaneous

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