μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • French CanadianBarbeau JAFL XXIX 22
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • SpanishBoggs FFC XC 59 No. 425D
  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone III No. 7, IV No. 5, Rotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • West IndiesFlowers 459.
  • general *Types 328, 501, 531, 725
  • general BP I 109, III 18ff.
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 430
Within the index

Filed under Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion.

1 finer motif beneath it
Task (quest) assigned at suggestion of jealous co-wife
Filed beside it
Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous brothers (sisters)Tasks assigned by jealous parentTasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting. The mother foolishly boasts to the king that the daughter can perform an impossible task (often spinning)Tasks assigned because of girl's (boy's) own foolish boastTasks imposed at suggestion of spouse (sweetheart)Tasks assigned at own unwitting suggestion. Jason thus sent for the Golden FleeceTasks assigned at suggestion contained in letter borne by the victimAssignment of tasks in response to suggestion – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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