μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • Africa (Wute)Sieber ZsES XII 215
  • American Negro (Georgia)Harris Friends 12ff. No. 2, Harris Nights 325ff. No. 56
  • West IndiesFlowers 523f.
  • Cape Verde Islands*Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 324 n. 2
  • JamaicaBeckwith MAFLS XVII 233 No. 1.
Within the index

Filed under Deception into allowing oneself to be tied.

Filed beside it
Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.)Animal persuaded to be tied by promise of foodAnimal persuaded to be tied through curiosity to learn secret namesOgre allows self to be tied so as to learn magicAnimal allows self to be tied so as to learn musicFaithless wife ties sleeping husband's hair to bed, allowing lover to kill himWomen bind warrior's hair to wall of hostel while he sleeps
Carried in tale types

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