μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 189
  • PapuaKer XLI 147.
  • general *Type 671
  • general BP I 322
  • general *Ward Catalogue of Romances III 208, Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 141, *Warnke Quellen des Esope der Marie de France 221ff. India: *Thompson-Balys
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Animal brings wealth to manAnimal helps person to success in loveAnimal gives treasure to manAnimal gives man other giftsAnimal wins contest for manAnimal helps man to wealth and greatness – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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