μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fairy foster-father. Guardian to mortal.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies and human children. · view the constellation · filed as F311.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Fairies adopt human child.

1 finer motif beneath it
Man killed on night when fairy guardian relaxes vigilance
Filed beside it
Fairy godmother. Attendant good fairy Fairy foster-mother. (Cf. P270.)

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