μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • Greek Fox 22 (doe), 56 (bear), 118, 155 (goat, crow, sow), 280, Frazer Apollodorus I 397, II 47 n. 2, Roscher s. v. "Achilleus" → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. IX
  • Roman Fox 307 (Romulus and Remus) (wolf)
  • Persian Carnoy 330
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chien" (dog)
  • Missouri-French Carrière
  • Icel. Þiðriks saga I 302–03 (hind), Boberg
  • English Wells 118 (Octovian) (lion)
  • Chinese Ferguson 41. – N. Am. Indian: Thompson CColl II 387 (Mt. 707), Thompson Tales 316 n. 146b
  • S. Am. Indian (Brazil) Ehrenreich International Congress of Americanists XIV 662. – Indonesian: De Vries Volksverhalen I Nos. 22, 89
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Africa (Basuto) Jacottet 104 No. 15, 190 No. 28, (Wakweli): Bender 49f.
  • general *Frazer Fasti II 369ff., especially 369 n. 3, 375
  • general Dickson Valentine and Orson 36, 103, 107, 112, 169
  • general *Liebrecht Zur Volkskunde 17ff.
  • general *Nutt FLR IV 1ff.
  • general Penzer II 294
  • general *Fb "ulv" III 971 a (Wolf)
  • general *BP II 317, III 60ff. – Irish myth: Cross
  • general McCartney Papers of Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters IV (1924) 15–42
  • general Wesselski Theorie 19
Within the index

Filed under Animals nourish men. Provide food, shelter, or other necessities.

16 finer motifs beneath it
Cow as nurse cares for children Bandicoot (large rat) as nurse. Cares for children Goat as nurse for child Dog as nurse for child Abandoned prince grows up in eagle's nest Frog as nurse for child Bird as nurse for child Tiger as nurse for child She-wolf as nurse for child Sheep and oxen protect exposed child She-wolf cares for baby exposed in the forest Eagle cares for baby while mother works in field Crab as nurse for child Serpent as nurse for child Goat feeds other animals from its body. Permits them to feed from it internally Animal nurses fight with real parent for children
Filed beside it
Mythical frog as host to woman Elephants look after ascetic in jungle Animals provide food for men Helpful animal cares for wounded (sick) master Animals adopt mysterious housekeeper Animals provide shelter
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Stolen child rescued by animal nurse. (Cf. B535.) Animal aids abandoned child(ren). (Cf. B535.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350 Grateful animals Helpful wild beasts – felidae Bat rescues man from height. Bat lets him down in a spider-web basket Lions do not mate with their fellows, but prefer leopards. (Cf. Q551.3.) Magic footwear Magic arrow Magic ball Magic bone gives advice. (Cf. D1013.) Miraculous speed from magic object

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