Recognition by wound. (Cf. H51.) — Mythoi

Motif

Recognition by wound. (Cf. H51.)

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition by bodily marks or physical attributes. · view the constellation · filed as H56

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 169, 170
India Thompson-Balys
Hawaii Beckwith Myth 417.
general *Types 314, 502
general *Cosquin Études 447ff.
general Dickson 42 n. 41

Within the index

Filed under Recognition by bodily marks or physical attributes.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Recognition by hole burned in hand when woman removes glove Mutilation of children's bodies for identification

Filed beside it

Recognition by scar. (Cf. H56.) Recognition through branding Recognition by missing member Tell-tale hand-mark. Clandestine lover is identified by paint marks left on his skin by his mistress Recognition by ornaments under skin Recognition of transformed person (animal). (Cf. H48.) Recognition of other transformed persons Recognition of disenchanted person by physical attributes Marks of royalty. (Cf. H41, H171.5.) Identification by a hair Recognition by feather Recognition by physical attributes – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Recognition by scar. (Cf. H56.)

Carried in tale types

Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 314 2 recorded variants

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