μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal accompanies man on journey.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals serve men. · view the constellation · filed as B579.1

Scholars’ trail — 3 references (open)

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.

  • Irish myth Cross
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Graham.
Within the index

Filed under Animals serve man otherwise.

Filed beside it
Helpful cow strikes at flies, while boy eats Animal corrects examination paper for his rescuer Animals help repair leaky pot Serpent acts as a rope to collect wood for man Faithful dog is offered as security for a debt Animal earns money for master

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