μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Quest for adventure.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Attendant circumstances of quests. · Quests voluntarily undertaken. · view the constellation · filed as H1221

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • English Wells 66 (Ywain and Gawain), 134 (Sir Degare)
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "aventures"
  • Arabian Burton Nights VI 1–83, S IV 420, 509ff. This motif is prominent in Romances of Chivalry.
  • general *Type 650
Within the index

Filed under Quests voluntarily undertaken.

1 finer motif beneath it
Old warrior longs for more adventure. Refuses to rest in old age
Filed beside it
Prince a-hunting enters on quest Quest to undertake feats of valor Quest to distant king for military aid Quest for a strong adversary Pursuit of rolling cake leads to quest Quest undertaken before hero will marry Quest undertaken by hero for vengeance Quests voluntarily undertaken – miscellaneous

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