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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • Icelandic*Boberg.
  • general Type 920
  • general *De Vries FFC LXXIII 40ff., 323ff.
Within the index

Filed under Recognition of royalty by personal characteristics or traits. (Cf. H36.2, H71.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Unknown prince reared by fisher spends money on princely tastes
Filed beside it
Princess on the pea. Princess recognized by her inability to sleep on bed which has a pea under its dozen mattressesHigh-spitting the test of a chiefTest of king (pope): his candle lights itselfFlame issuing from mouth as sign of royaltyProphecy for newborn princesses: the one who takes gold in the mouth will be married to a prince; the one who takes hawkweed, to a peasantTask: to ride horse whereby one becomes kingTest of royalty: ability to sow, reap, and winnow rice in one dayKing recognized by unique ability to occupy certain seat (Siege perilous)Chief in disguise carries bundle so large that rank is recognized
Carried in tale types

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