μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fairies, directed by druid, bring about death of king by causing fish-bone to stick in his throat.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies). · view the constellation · filed as F363.1

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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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Fairies cause death. (Cf. F364.1.)

Filed beside it
Brownie (Redcap, Redcomb, Bloody Cap) murders travelers, catches their blood in his capSight of fairies fatalFairy's look burns mortal to ashesFairy calls her victim only once or twiceFairies tickle mortals to death

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