μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Seven-league boots. Boots with miraculous speed. (Cf. D1065.1.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object affords miraculous transportation. · view the constellation · filed as D1521.1

Filed across the traditions
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 10
  • England *Baughman
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 253
  • Philippine Fansler MAFLS XII 177.
  • general *Type 328
  • general *Saintyves Perrault 283, 286
  • general *Fb "sko" III 288a, "støvle" III 642a. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s. v. "bottes"
Within the index

Filed under Miraculous speed from magic object.

1 finer motif beneath it
Sandals with magic speed
Filed beside it
Ship with miraculous speed. (Cf. D1123, D1520.15.) Sleigh as swift as thought. (Cf. D1115.) Carriage as swift as thought. (Cf. D1111.) Jewel gives miraculous speed. (Cf. D1071.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic boots Magic transportation by shoes. (Cf. D1065.2, D1521.1.)
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “seven-league” · wander