Quest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathers — Mythoi

Motif

Quest for remarkable bird caused by sight of one of its feathers.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Attendant circumstances of quests. · Quest assigned. · view the constellation · filed as H1213

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 550
general BP I 503ff., *III 33
general *Chauvin VI 5 No. 182 n. 1
general Köhler-Bolte I 411

Within the index

Filed under Quest assigned.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Quest for princess caused by sight of one of her hairs dropped by a bird (or floating on river) Quest for strong man caused by sight of his handiwork

Filed beside it

Quest assigned by father 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 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

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