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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general Type 402
  • general BP II 34
Within the index

Filed under Quests for the unique.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Quest for the best of meatQuest for best-cooked dish
Filed beside it
Quest for the most beautiful of womenQuest for the most beautiful bouquetQuest for the finest of chainsQuest for the finest of linenQuest for the smallest of dogsQuest for the finest of horsesQuest for the richest personQuest for the greatest of foolsQuest for person who can withdraw swordQuest for the spring of the biggest of three rivers east of GardarikiQuest for the strongestQuest for ornament (jewel, etc.) to match one already at handLiar escapes from devil: quest for greater liar. (Cf. G303.16.19.3, K210, X905.)Quests for the unique – miscellaneous

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