μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general Penzer II 6ff., VII 66ff.
Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary madness.

1 finer motif beneath it
Madness from sight of magically beautiful man
Filed beside it
Madness from grief. (Cf. F1041.21.5.)Madness from seeing ugly ogreMadness from thirstMadness from overeatingMen go mad in battleMad warriors fly up into clouds. (Cf. F1041.16.6.)Madness from hearing prophetic voice from airMadness from regret that knight has forsaken his wifeMadness (rage) from hearing about brother's deathMadness from loss of fortune
Travels with
Death from sight of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1.)Flame indicates presence of beautiful woman. (Cf. F1041.8.1. and cross references.)

wander