μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.
  • general *Type 506
  • general von der Hagen I cxxxix
Within the index

Filed under Recognition by unique manner of performing an act.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Recognition of false bride by inability to finish true bride's weavingRecognition by embroidery
Filed beside it
Recognition by unique manner of playing luteRecognition by unique cookery. Only one person could have prepared the food in this wayRecognition by unique manner of carving chips. These sent down stream for recognition. (Cf. H135.)Recognition by manner of throwing cakes of different weights into faces of old uncles

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