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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • S. Am. Indian (Brazil)Hartt Amazonian Tortoise Myths (Rio de Janeiro, 1875) 29
  • AfricaWerner African 296, 299, (Kaffir): Theal 187, (Mpongwe): Nassau 17 No. 1, 45 No. 6, (Zulu): Callaway 6, (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 395 No. 18, (Nakami): FL X 386
  • American Negro (Georgia)Harris Remus 58 No. 12
  • West IndiesFlowers 514
  • BahamaParsons MAFLS XIII 103.
  • general *Type 5
  • general *BP II 117 n. 2
  • general Krohn Bär (Wolf) und Fuchs (JSFO VI) 62ff.
  • general *Fb "bjørn" IV 43b
  • general Indonesia, Malay Peninsula: *Dixon 190 n. 11, *DeVries's list No. 1
Within the index

Filed under Escape by overawing captor.

1 finer motif beneath it
Fox to crocodile who has caught him by the tongue: "Those are the dirty clothes I've been washing!" She lets go
Filed beside it
Escape by reporting oneself invulnerable and overawing captorEscape by falsely reporting one's ability to escape. "I should be caught if there were not an escape at the back." When the captors run to the rear, the captive escapesEscape by alleged possession of external soul. Monkey caught for his heart (as remedy) makes his captor believe that he has left his heart at homeEscape by falsely reporting approach of rescuersPope escapes captivity and death by dressing in full regalia and overawing captorEscape by frightening would-be captors. (Cf. K1710.)Escape by making attacker believe there are many defenders. (Cf. K2368.)
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