μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • JapaneseIkeda
  • KoreanZong in-Sob 195
  • PhilippineFansler MAFLS XII 137.
Within the index

Filed under Test of guilt or innocence.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Decision of victory by single combat between army leaders. (Cf. H218.)Decision by single combat or holmgang of who is to marry girlHolmgang to decide owner of goldHolmgang to decide who is to be king
Filed beside it
Guilt or innocence of souls tested by bridgeCriminal detected by having child hand knife to himMagic manifestation at execution proves innocenceIndications of innocenceTrial by combat. Guilt or innocence established in judicial combat

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