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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • GreekFox 80ff.
Within the index

Filed under Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying.

13 finer motifs beneath it
Task: bringing head(s) of animal(s)Task: capturing magic pig carrying scissors, comb, and razors between its earsTask: capturing deer from herd watched by giantTask: bridling a wild animalTask: catching huge fish without nets or tackleTask: capturing elkTask: capturing squirrel and rattlesnakeTask: capturing birdTask: capturing magic horseTask: capturing pair of every wild animal in the landTask: capturing badgersTask: obtaining marrow of wild pig, lard of wild boar, water bird (coot?)Task: bringing in fierce lion alive
Filed beside it
Theft as a taskTask: selling an animal and keeping himTask: selling three old women. (Devil finds that no one wants them.)Task: taming wild animals. (Cf. H1154.3.)Task: incurring anger of ferocious animalTask: killing ferocious beastTask: killing certain man. (Cf. H335.3, H335.5, H335.6.)Task: uprooting man-devouring tree. (Cf. H335.)Task: bullfight (buffaloes)Task: duelTask: bringing an ogre to courtTask: luring Thor into the power of giantsSuitor test: killing monsterBringing fairies to court

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