μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Treacherous co-wife (concubine).

Deceptions. · Villains and traitors. · Treacherous rivals. · view the constellation · filed as K2222

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 2
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 526
  • Africa Werner 203, (Basuto): Jacottet 246 No. 36, (Fjort): Dennett 47 No. 7, (Ekoi): Talbot 312. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VI
  • general Type 450
  • general Dickson 29 n. 3, 41 n. 41
Within the index

Filed under Treacherous rivals.

Filed beside it
Jealous rivals prevail on person to break tabu (prohibition) Treacherous rival lover. Wife's paramour or rival in love. (Cf. K2230.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Jealous co-wife kills woman's children. (Cf. K2222.) Persecuted sons of co-wife. (Cf. K2222.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
God of thunder Rain-god Transformation by eating apricot Magic rain. (Cf. D910.) Magic bottle Magic water. (Note: here are included all references to magic water, whether as a remedy or as another type of magic agent) Magic healing bottle. (Cf. D1171.8.) Rain produced by pouring water. (Cf. D1242.1.) God reincarnated as monster Spirit of thunder

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