μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 425
Within the index

Filed under Tedious tasks.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Task: securing three eggs from top of glass towerTask: carrying ever-increasing burden up mountain
Filed beside it
Task: carrying hundreds of sheep across stream one at a timeTask: herding rabbitsTask: bailing out a pondTask: chopping down large tree with blunt (fragile) implements. (Cf. H1095.)Task: breaking huge rock to piecesTask: bringing as many horses as there are days in the year. (Brings one for each week-day.)Task: counting hairs in pig's back (feathers in bird)Task: picking all nuts from tall tree. (Performed by grateful squirrel.)Task: preparing large quantity of grainTask: feeding ravenous beast to satiationTask: gathering all stones from brook or fieldTask: traveling till iron shoes are worn outTask: carrying off huge quantity of moneyTask: keeping up a certain work all nightOther tedious tasks
Carried in tale types

wander