μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • EnglishChild V 499 s. v. "tokens"
  • Icelandic*Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Identification by tokens.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Tokens sent to jailor as warrant of king's authorityMarriage tokens identifying loverTokens between lovers. (Cf. H105.6.)Ring sent from husband to wife as token that he has been baptized, and that she should also beToken sent as warningToken sent with youth to relatives, that they may take care of him
Filed beside it
True redeemers to be recognized by tokensClandestine lover recognized by tokensRescue tokens. Proof that hero has succeeded in rescue. (Cf. H105, H105.1, H105.2.)Tokens of exploitsCaptive sends token of safetyInscribed name on article as token of ownership. (Cf. H94.10.)Garlands (flowers) as tokenRecognition by tokens left as trail

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