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.

  • S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba)Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 132.
Within the index

Filed under Tests of power to survive. Vain attempts to kill hero.

Filed beside it
Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fireCold test. Attempt to freeze hero to deathPoisoned food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him poisoned foodPoisoned clothing test. Attempt to kill hero by poisoning clothingTest: bite of poisonous snakeClam test. Hero is sent to capture a giant clam, so that he can be killedKilling trees threaten heroSpine test. Attempt to kill hero by throwing him on sharp spine or spikeWedge test. Hero is caught in cleft of treeHanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hangingPlank test. Attempt to kill hero by letting plank fall on himPrecipice test. Hero is pushed over a precipiceToboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous tobogganTest: playing game with ferocious beastDrowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero

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