μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal saves person's life – miscellaneous.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B529

Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
Animals (sow, bitch, mare) hide boy in their belly to protect him Dragon swallows arrow (thunderbolt) intended for hero
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 man from death by drowning

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