μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Unusual animal as riding-horse.

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“The Princess, after a posthumous title had been conferred upon her, was buried with great magnificence a few miles to the east of the city, while Ch'un-yü remained in the capital, living in such state, and gaining so much influence, that he excited the King's jealousy; and when it was foretold, by means of signs in the heavens, that ruin threatened the kingdom, that its inhabitants would be swept away, and that this would be the work…”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI · served from our shelf

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Scholars’ trail — 9references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Icel.Boberg
  • EnglishWells 114 (lion, unicorn, leopard)
  • JewishBin Gorion Born Judas 2d ed. III 148
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • ChineseWerner 392 (tiger). → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI
  • general *BP II 483 (Gr. 108) (cock)
  • general Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 72f. (goat, goose, snake)
  • general *Fb "buk" IV 77a (goat)
  • general Penzer II 143. Missouri-French: Carrière
Within the index

Filed under Animals carry men.

15 finer motifs beneath it
Man carried on goat's horns. (Goat is transformed man.)Saint carried by wild oxenMan carried by deerCrocodile as means of transportation for a saintPerson carried by lionMagic dog carries owner in his earPerson carried by catPerson carried by cobraPerson carried by locustPerson carried by tigerPerson (animal) carried by elephantPerson carried by peacockJackal rides on foxPerson carried by frogWolf carries man
Filed beside it
Animal carries man across waterMan carried by birdAnimals serve as bridge across streamSea-beast allows voyager to land upon his backUnusual draft-animalAnimals carry men – miscellaneous
Travels with
Man rides on back of fleeing wild boar. (Cf. B557.)Lie: man rides unusual riding animal (lion, deer, etc.). (Cf. B557.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
City-godsCreation of the universeWild man as king of animalsMarriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.)Marriage to dog in human formJointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into piecesTabu: looking under certain bell too soonJourney to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etcSpirits and demons (general)Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habitsHeadless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breastHeadless persons cannot smell or hear

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