Quest assigned by father — Mythoi

Motif

Quest assigned by father.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Attendant circumstances of quests. · Quest assigned. · view the constellation · filed as H1210.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Missouri French Carrière
Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 105
India *Thompson-Balys
Chile Pino 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 king Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest Quest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathers Quest assigned because of hero's knowledge of animal languages Quest assigned because of hero's boast Mother sends son to find unknown father. (Cf. H1385.7.) Quest assigned because of dream King possessing one marvelous object sends hero on quest for another like it Assignment of quests – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

Bird, Horse and Princess (previously Search for the Golden Bird) · ATU 550 16 recorded variants
Water of Life (previously The Sons on a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for their Father) · ATU 551 8 recorded variants
The Animal Bride (previously The Mouse [Cat, Frog, etc · ATU 402 2 recorded variants

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