Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero — Mythoi

Motif

Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Attendant circumstances of quests. · Quest assigned. · view the constellation · filed as H1211

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
Missouri French Carrière
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 116, 139–141
Italian Novella Rotunda
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 650
general Dickson 51

Within the index

Filed under Quest assigned.

Filed beside it

Quest assigned by father Quest assigned by king 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

The Faithless Mother (previously The Prince and the Arm Bands) · ATU 590 144 recorded variants
The Man Persecuted Because of his Beautiful Wife · ATU 465 1 recorded variant

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