μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • 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 roadAnimal leads cleric to holy placeWild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to EgyptBirds as scoutsBird conducts navigators to landing place
Filed beside it
Grateful dragon king gives hero adviceAnimals tell hero their secrets. Do so voluntarilyAnimals' advice leads man to wealthParrot gives advice to queen playing chess, and she always winsAnimals advise men – miscellaneous
Travels with
Auguries from movement of animal. (Cf. B563.)

wander