μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Means of ridding person of animal in stomach.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Other fanciful traits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B784.2

Within the index

Filed under Animal lives in person's stomach.

5 finer motifs beneath it
No remedy possible Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water Patient sits before tempting meal without eating; animal emerges Frog is enticed from patient's mouth by offering it a piece of cheese Physician removes animal from stomach of patient
Filed beside it
Frog living in person's stomach rises into throat, croaks every spring How animal gets into person's stomach (or body) (various methods)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “ridding” · wander