Infant indicates his unknown father by handing him an apple — Mythoi

Motif

Infant indicates his unknown father by handing him an apple.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Father tests. · view the constellation · filed as H481.1

Cited in the index

general *Fb "æble" III 1135b, "guldæble" I 516a
general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 93b.

Within the index

Filed under Infant picks out his unknown father.

1 finer motif beneath it

Baby picks out his disguised father from a crowd by handing him a bow

Carried in tale types

The Lazy Boy · ATU 675 2 recorded variants
The Mother who Did not Bear Me but Nourished Me · ATU 713 2 recorded variants

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