μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary death.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Suicide from fear of starvingDeath from fear of demonsSuicide from fright of evil prophecyMan dies from frog's bite, thinking it snakebite
Filed beside it
Death from broken heartDeath from grief for death of lover or relativeDeath from sorrow or chagrinDeath from longingDeath from excessive joyDeath from sight of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1.)Man dies when he learns storm is magicDeath on beholding hellDeath from jealousyDeath (illness) from envyDeath from horrorDeath from shame
Travels with
Extraordinary result of fear. (Cf. F950.5, F1041.1.11)

wander