μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • IndiaThompson-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 fatherQuest 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 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

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