μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 324 n. 168.
Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
Test: dancing on sharp instruments Vain attempt to kill hero on stairway set with razors
Filed beside it
Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire Cold test. Attempt to freeze hero to death Poisoned food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him poisoned food Poisoned clothing test. Attempt to kill hero by poisoning clothing Test: bite of poisonous snake Clam test. Hero is sent to capture a giant clam, so that he can be killed Killing trees threaten hero Clashing rocks test: hero to pass between them Wedge test. Hero is caught in cleft of tree Hanging test. Unavailing attempt to kill hero by hanging Plank test. Attempt to kill hero by letting plank fall on him Precipice test. Hero is pushed over a precipice Toboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous toboggan Test: playing game with ferocious beast Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Deceiver in swinging contest killed. Old woman planning to kill hero in swinging game by cutting rope is killed when hero cuts the rope first Miraculous conception Conception from eating Conception from falling rain Conception from casual contact with man Miraculous birth Birth of human being from an egg. (Cf. F611.1.11.) Child born in a jug (jar) Pregnant man Place and conditions of childbirth

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