Person with ass's (horse's) ears. Midas — Mythoi

Motif

Person with ass's (horse's) ears. Midas.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Monstrous persons. · view the constellation · filed as F511.2.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross, *Porter Proc. Royal Irish Academy (1932) 142.
general Köhler-Bolte I 383 n. 1, 511, 587
general RTP I 327, VII 356
general *Zs. d. deutschen morgenländ. Gesel. XL 549
general Crooke FL XXII 183
general *BP IV 147 n. 7 (Celtic)
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 397
general Huet 45
general Penzer III 188 n., VII n. 1, VI 26 n. 1

Within the index

Filed under Person unusual as to his ears. (Cf. F542.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Person with cat's ears

Filed beside it

Person with ears on breast Person with many ears Person without ears

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Person born with cow's ears. (Cf. F511.2.2.)

Carried in tale types

Midas and the Donkey's Ears · ATU 782 2 recorded variants

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