μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 22references

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.

  • IrishO'Suilleabhain 22, Beal XXI 307, *Cross
  • IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 80, *Boberg
  • BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "Pierre"
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • GreekFox 200, Grote I 36, 63, 88, 103, 160
  • Jewish*Neuman, *bin Gorion Born Judas I 176f., 374
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • HinduTawney I 370
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 19, 318, 473, 477, 648, 840, II 471, 504, 519, 572, 602, 1079, 1182, 1258, 1353, 1366
  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 1f., 169
  • JapaneseIkeda
  • HawaiiBeckwith Myth 69
  • S. Am. Indian (Inca)Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 316, (Chamacoso): Métraux MAFLS XL 28, (Huaroichiri): ibid. 158
  • Africa (Ekoi)Talbot 177
  • West IndiesFlowers 545.
  • general *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791
  • general *BP II 210, III 198, 451
  • general *Dh II 129
  • general *Rohde Der Griechische Roman 451 n.
  • general Fb "Sankt Peder" III 164a
  • general United States (Mormon): **Lee, Hector, "The Three Nephites: the Substance and Significance of the Legend in Folklore" (Albuquerque, 1949), "The Three Nephites: a Disappearing Legend" Am. Notes and Queries II 35–38, Hand, "The Three Nephites" Am. Notes and Queries II 56–57, Fife, "The Legend of the Three Nephites among the Mormons" JAFL LIII 1–49
Within the index

Filed under Deception by disguise.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Mortal entertained by disguised godGoddess in disguise visits earth and is waylaid by thieves. They set her free after she promises to tell them the fate of the new-born princeGods (spirits) disguised as beggars. Test hospitalityDeity disguised as old man (woman) visits mortalsGod disguised as doctor cures mortalDeity takes form of particular person to visit mortalsDeity takes form of animal to visit mortals
Filed beside it
Disguise by putting on clothes (carrying accoutrements) of certain personDog procures disguise from magician to frighten tigerLover disguised as other knight in order to reach sweetheartKing in disguiseDisguised husband visits his wifeWoman in disguise wooed by her faithless husbandHumble disguise. (Cap o' Rushes, Peau d'âne Allerleirauh.) Usually in rough clothing. (Cf. K521.4.3, K1812, K1816.)Disguise as menialDisguise as wandererDisguise as sick manDisguise by changing bodily appearanceAnimal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.)Man disguises as animalDisguise as layman. Priest disguises as laymanDisguise as professional manDisguise as churchman (cleric)
Travels with
Satan disguised as deer. (Cf. K1811.)
Carried in tale types

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