μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.
Within the index
22 finer motifs beneath it
Attention drawn and recognition followsRecognition through accidental encounterOutcast wife (children) builds castle identical with king's, invites him, and is recognizedRecognition of abandoned child when parent comes to him for relief from famineAbandoned queen invites all to forest, gives appropriate food to her persecutors, and is recognizedKing finds note with children in casket floated down river identifying them as his. (Cf. S141.)Recognition of transformed person among identical companions. Prearranged signalsRecognition of disguised princess by bee lighting on herRecognition of own cow in herd of twenty thousand. Hornet helperFather recognizes son after having thrown him in ovenAnimal (object) indicates election of rulerAnimal will serve only certain manDisguised man recognized by dogRecognition by "force of nature". Unknown member of family immediately and magically recognizedRecognition by unmaskingBeating brings about outcry and recognitionIdentification by nurse. Long-missing person identified by his childhood nurseRecognition by miraculous sight of seer (saint)Hero spits twice at his wife as sign of recognitionRecognition by servant: saves master from deathPrincess appears before crane (who had demanded her in marriage) and is recognized by him despite loathly disguiseRecognition by supernatural manifestation

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