μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys. – Marquesas: Handy 120
  • New HebridesCodrington 397
  • PapuaKer 57
  • general Mono Alu: Wheeler 20. – Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 52, 75
  • general (Greenland, Cape York): Rasmussen III 57, 83.
Within the index

Filed under Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Marriage to eagleMarriage to fulmarMarriage to pigeonMarriage to vultureMarriage to craneMarriage to gooseMarriage to parrotMarriage to kingfisher
Filed beside it
Various animals tried out as wives. Only one acceptedAnimal husband provides characteristic animal foodMarriage of person to beast. (Cf. B641, B651)Marriage to fish (whale). (Cf. B612.)Marriage to reptile. (Cf. B613, B622.1, B642, B652.)Marriage to dragon
Travels with
Marriage to person in bird form. (Cf. B602, D150.)Marriage to person in fish form

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