μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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 mythCross.
Within the index

Filed under Human foster-child with animal qualities.

1 finer motif beneath it
Culture hero licked by deer mother
Filed beside it
The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.)Wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scarSon of dog ("cu," person)

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