μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man unharmed in den of animals. (Cf. B771.2.1.)

Animals. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · view the constellation · filed as B848

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Jewish *Neuman.
  • general Type 403
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Filed under Miscellaneous animal motifs.

2 finer motifs beneath it
The musician in the wolf-trap: meets wolf already trapped, and saves himself by playing music. (Cf. K551.3.1.) Girl removes dog from lion's claws without being harmed
Filed beside it
Elephants in folktales Horses in tales and legends. (Cf. B41.1, B41.2, B103, B133, B149.1, B151, B181, B811.1.) Sacred animals Animals try in vain to repair sleigh. They get unsatisfactory materials Long-lived animals Faithful old dog to be killed Immortal animals Wild animals herded Monkeys construct a bridge across the ocean Lions placed in city to prevent entrance When cow calls her calf, all cattle graze Birds perch on ears of cows Each of grazing herd of cows eats same amount Man and bear in the rick of hay. The bear, persecuted by wolves, runs onto the hay-rick where the man was hidden, and defends himself from the wolves with bunches of hay Animal avenges injury
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Hungry lions do not harm saint
Carried in tale types

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