μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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 Malevolent or destructive fairies (= pixies).

3 finer motifs beneath it
Fairy warriors sit upon mortals and thus kill themFairies wrestle with mortalsWar between fairies and giants
Filed beside it
Malevolent or hostile beings in otherworldFairies pursue unbaptized childrenFairy's revengeFairies cause diseaseFairies cause death. (Cf. F364.1.)Fairies stealFairies abuse livestockDestructive fairy drink. Upon returning to earth mortal pours out drink which had been offered by fairies. It burns up whatever it touchesHuman beings as game in fairy huntMalevolent fairies – miscellaneous

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