μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Recognition by unique manner of performing an act.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition through personal peculiarities · view the constellation · filed as H35

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Filed under Recognition through personal peculiarities

5 finer motifs beneath it
Recognition by unique manner of playing lute Recognition by unique cookery. Only one person could have prepared the food in this way Recognition by unique needle-work Recognition 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
Filed beside it
Recognition by unique ability Recognition by extraordinary prowess Recognition by exact fitting of clothes Person's rank betrayed by habitual conversation Recognition of royalty by personal characteristics or traits. (Cf. H36.2, H71.) Recognition by perfume Recognition of deity Cannibal recognized by cloud of dust raised Demon recognized by corpse it occupies turning to worm when stake is driven through it Animal in human form recognized. (Cf. H64.) Recognition through personal peculiarities – miscellaneous

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