μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Theft as a task.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying. · view the constellation · filed as H1151

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 123
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 1525
  • general BP III 379ff.
Within the index

Filed under Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying.

26 finer motifs beneath it
Task: stealing golden apples Task: stealing twelve horses out of stall. (Cf. H1151.13.3.) Task: stealing sheet from bed on which person is sleeping Task: stealing ring from finger Task: stealing belt from queen Task: stealing elephant's tail (tusks) Task: stealing the two horns of a savage bull Task: stealing cattle which are guarded by a marvelous dog Task: stealing troll's golden horse Task: bringing branch from tree guarded by ghosts Task: bringing a baby lion's tail to use as broom Task: stealing eggs from under bird Task: stealing from a king Task: stealing sword from giant Task: stealing goddess Freya's necklace Task: stealing the mead of poetry Task: stealing the bait of the demon Añan Task: liberating wife's sister, elephant's captive, who lives in a box in his ear Task: eating only what is stolen without sinning Task: stealing magic healing apples. (Cf. H1323.) Task: stealing magic healing water. (Cf. D1500.1.18.) Task: stealing laborer's pajamas Task: stealing beautiful clothing of a witch Task: stealing ogress's drum +2 more
Filed beside it
Task: selling an animal and keeping him Task: selling three old women. (Devil finds that no one wants them.) Tasks: capturing animals Task: taming wild animals. (Cf. H1154.3.) Task: incurring anger of ferocious animal Task: killing ferocious beast Task: killing certain man. (Cf. H335.3, H335.5, H335.6.) Task: uprooting man-devouring tree. (Cf. H335.) Task: bullfight (buffaloes) Task: duel Task: bringing an ogre to court Task: luring Thor into the power of giants Suitor test: killing monster Bringing fairies to court
Carried in tale types

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