μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals direct man on journey.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals advise men. · view the constellation · filed as B563

Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Benga) Nassau No. 33, (Basuto): Jacottet 140 No. 20, 202 No. 30, (Ekoi): Talbot 209.
  • general Type 400
  • general Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt I 190f.
  • general Dickson Valentine and Orson 54 n. 67
  • general *Günter Christliche Legende des Abendlandes 235 s.v. "Führung"
  • general *DeCock Studien en Essays 200ff.
  • general *Fb "Ravn" III 23a. India: *Thompson-Balys
Within the index

Filed under Animals advise men.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Lion leads lost king from forest. (Cf. B431.2.) Birds point out road to hero. (Cf. B151.0.3.) Squirrel points out road Animal leads cleric to holy place Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt Birds as scouts Bird conducts navigators to landing place
Filed beside it
Grateful dragon king gives hero advice Animals tell hero their secrets. Do so voluntarily Animals' advice leads man to wealth Parrot gives advice to queen playing chess, and she always wins Animals advise men – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Auguries from movement of animal. (Cf. B563.)

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