μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • RussianAndrejev No. 1313.
  • general Type 1312*
Within the index

Filed under One animal mistaken for another.

Filed beside it
Dungbeetle thought to be bee. "I know you well enough, you have put on a blue coat."Wolf thought to be colt. In the man's absence eats the mareAss thought to be hareEarthworm thought to be snake (or other monster)Other animals thought to be a giant cat. Hero in search of monster brings home a dog, zebra, etc. thinking it is the animal he seeksRabbit thought to be a cow. Servant sent to bring in cows is found chasing rabbitsTiger (lion, etc.) mistaken for domestic animalOther mistaken animals
Carried in tale types

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