μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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 *Penzer V 175ff.
  • general *Hartland Ritual and Belief (1914) 290ff.
  • general *Christiansen FFC XXIV 124
  • general Paris Zs. f. Vksk. XIII 6 n. 8. India: *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Animal (object) indicates election of ruler.

1 finer motif beneath it
Elephant raises girl three times to be king's wife
Filed beside it
Bird indicates election of king (pope)Horse indicates election of emperorMan before whom riderless car stops chosen kingStone of destiny (Lia Fáil). Roars out under rightful king. (Cf. H71.)Pope selected by chair moving toward candidate
Travels with
Princess's husband selected by elephant bowing to him. (Cf. H171.1.)
Carried in tale types

wander