μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Amazons. Women warriors.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Unusual manner of life. · view the constellation · filed as F565.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • English Wells 105 (The Prose Alexander) Malory Morte Darthur X 39
  • Icelandic Olrik Sakses Oldhistorie I (1892) 52ff., *Boberg
  • Greek Fox 85, *Frazer Apollodorus I 98 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX
  • India *Thompson-Balys, Tawney II 589 n.
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 411 s. v. "Amazonen"
  • Philippine (Tinguian) Cole 68
  • N. Am. Indian Hatt Asiatic Influences 70ff.
  • S. Am. Indian *Chamberlain JAFL XXIV 16, Alexander Lat. Am. 19 n. 5, 281f., (Tropical Forests): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55.
  • general **Klein Die Antiken Amazonensagen in der deutschen Literatur (Leipzig, 1919)
  • general *Chauvin VIII 55 No. 22
  • general *Gaster Exempla 186f. No. 5A. – Irish myth: *Cross
  • general MacCulloch Celtic 144
Within the index

Filed under Women warriors or hunters.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Amazons cut off left breast of daughters so that they can handle bow All male children killed by Amazons Queen takes husband's place in battle
Filed beside it
Remarkably strong women Parliament of women Women hunters
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Woman instructs in art of arms. (Cf. F565.1.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5) Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.) Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.) Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

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