Recognition by golden hair — Mythoi

Motif

Recognition by golden hair.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Recognition by bodily marks or physical attributes. · view the constellation · filed as H75.4

Cited in the index

general Types 314, 502
general BP II 275. Icelandic: Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Identification by a hair.

Filed beside it

Identification by hair found floating on water Identification by hair dropped by bird Recognition by hair found in a fish which has swallowed it Identification by wolf's hair Recognition by missing hair Recognition of murderers by their short hair

Carried in tale types

Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 314 4 recorded variants

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