μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general Ireland, England, Scotland, U.S.: *Baughman (F286.2).
Within the index

Filed under Grateful fairies.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Mortal wins fairies' gratitude by joining in their danceMortal wins fairies' gratitude by letting them cut his hair and shave himMortal wins fairies' gratitude by joining in their song and completing it by adding the names of the days of the weekMortal wins fairies' gratitude by playing for their dance
Filed beside it
Fairy grateful for hospitalityFairy grateful to human midwife. (Cf. F372.1.)Fairy grateful to mortal for healingFairy grateful for loanFairies loyal to mortal who owns their knollFairy grateful to mortal for saving his life. (Cf. F304.5.)Fairies grateful to man who repairs their utensils or implementsOther grateful fairies

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