μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 18references

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, MacCulloch Celtic 26
  • EnglishWells 9ff. (Horn Childe and Maiden Rimnild), 73 (Sir Percyvelle of Galles), 80 (Sir Tristrem)
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • French CanadianBarbeau JAFL XXIX 181
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone IV No. 3
  • Italian Novella*Rotunda
  • JewishNeuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • HinduPenzer II 76f., Tawney I 142 n., II 620
  • ChineseGraham.
  • general *Types 301, 304, 882
  • general *BP II 348
  • general Thien Motive 33
  • general *Fb "ring" III 60a
  • general *Hartland Perseus III 207ff.
  • general Liungman Två Folkeminnes. 25 n. 1
  • general Saintyves Perrault 204ff.
Within the index

Filed under Identification by ornaments.

12 finer motifs beneath it
Recognition of wife's ring in friend's possession informs husband of her unfaithfulnessIdentification by ring baked in cakeIdentification by ring baked in breadIdentification by ring dropped in pitcher of wineIdentification by ring dropped in glass (cup) of wineIdentification through broken ring. (Cf. H100.) The two parts of the ring fit togetherRecognition through arm-ringRecognition by ring springing off fingerRecognition by medallion (plaque)Identification through ring concealed in garlandRecognition through gold ring with owner's name engraved on it. (Cf. H88.)Recognition by earrings
Filed beside it
Recognition through precious metalIdentification by necklaceIdentification by jewelRecognition by braceletIdentification by amulet. (Cf. D1070.)
Carried in tale types

wander