μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Recognition by bodily marks or physical attributes.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Identification by hair found floating on waterIdentification by hair dropped by birdRecognition by hair found in a fish which has swallowed itRecognition by golden hairIdentification by wolf's hairRecognition by missing hairRecognition of murderers by their short hair
Filed beside it
Recognition by scar. (Cf. H56.)Recognition through brandingRecognition by wound. (Cf. H51.)Recognition by missing memberTell-tale hand-mark. Clandestine lover is identified by paint marks left on his skin by his mistressRecognition by ornaments under skinRecognition of transformed person (animal). (Cf. H48.)Recognition of other transformed personsRecognition of disenchanted person by physical attributesMarks of royalty. (Cf. H41, H171.5.)Recognition by featherRecognition by physical attributes – miscellaneous

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