μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 105
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • ChilePino Saavedra 399, 403, 404
  • Africa (Ekoi)Talbot 350.
  • general *Types 402, 550
Within the index

Filed under Quest assigned.

Filed beside it
Quest assigned by kingQuests assigned in order to get rid of heroQuest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous questQuest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathersQuest assigned because of hero's knowledge of animal languagesQuest assigned because of hero's boastMother sends son to find unknown father. (Cf. H1385.7.)Quest assigned because of dreamKing possessing one marvelous object sends hero on quest for another like itAssignment of quests – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

wander