μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 53ff., 437–38, (1928) 47ff.
  • GermanEckart 79, Ey 29, Haas Grimmen 46 No. 54, Haas Greifswald 36 No. 39, Bindewald 56, 84, Kapff 45
  • SpanishBoggs FFC XC 41 No. 301
  • Africa (Gold Coast)Barker and Sinclair 63 No. 9.
  • general *Types 403, 709
  • general BP I 450 ff.
  • general Böcklen Sneewittchenstudien 84f.
  • general BP I 99, Dickson 218. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 270, 272, *Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

21 finer motifs beneath it
Dwarf as godfatherDwarfs adopt girl as sisterDwarfs make new golden hair for womanDwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to goldMoney or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.)Other gifts from dwarfsDwarfs serve mortalsDwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser)Dwarfs direct mortals to treasureDwarfs heal (give medicine)Dwarfs lend to mortalsDwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to anotherDwarf washes, combs, and braids hair for sleeping maidsDwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from noblemanDwarfs warm heath by underground fireDwarf king prevents a father from shooting his sonDwarfs protect the forestDwarfs teach mortalsDwarfs help human beings with spinningDwarfs help in performing taskHouse of dwarf's friend spared in fire
Filed beside it
Malevolent dwarfDwarfs are ancestors of mortalsMortal goes to land of dwarfsDwarfs have human woman as midwifeDwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.)Dwarfs visit mortal's homeDwarfs associate with mortalsDwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.)Business relations of dwarfs and mortalsDwarfs suffer abuses by mortalsDwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favorsDwarfs exact promise from mortalsDwarfs tease mortalsDwarfs give riddles and questions to mortalsDwarfs dislike human vicesDwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)
Travels with
Task performed by dwarfs. (Cf. F451.5.1.)Dwarf as foster father. (Cf. F451.5.1.)
Carried in tale types

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