μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • Jewish*Neuman.
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Filed under Recognition by bodily marks or physical attributes.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Troll's daughter after being cooked in kettle recognized by golden fingernailIdentification of man by his little toeRecognition by voiceRecognition by smile. Sultan frees prisoner when he recognizes him as a former aidIdentification of man by his skullRecognition by large breasts that woman in bed is not husband's wifeRecognition of monk by his large organIdentity established because one of man's teeth is blue
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.)Identification by a hairRecognition by feather

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