μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • general Type 480
  • general *Roberts 127
  • general BP I 217, II 392, III 458.
Within the index

Filed under Quests voluntarily undertaken.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Pursuit of rolling hoop leads to questPursuit of magic arrow leads to adventuresPursuit of rolling golden apple leads to questPursuit of rolling ball of yarn leads to quest
Filed beside it
Quest for adventurePrince a-hunting enters on questQuest to undertake feats of valorQuest to distant king for military aidQuest for a strong adversaryQuest undertaken before hero will marryQuest undertaken by hero for vengeanceQuests voluntarily undertaken – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

wander