μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 10references

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.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • JewishNeuman
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson CColl II 392, (Pawnee): Dorsey CI LIX 104 No. 25, (Arikara): Dorsey CI XVII 84ff. Nos. 25, 26, (Crow): Simms FM II 309 No. 20.
  • general *Type 590
  • general BP I 551, III 2 n. 1
  • general *Frazer Old Testament II 480
  • general Huet Contes Populaires 134
  • general MacCulloch Childhood 58
  • general Krappe Revue Archéologique (1933) 195–211. – Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Other fatal deceits.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Pretended exchange of confidences as to the one thing that can killSecret of external soul learned by deception
Filed beside it
Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: animal to be killed. (The sick lion.)Camel induced to offer himself as sacrifice. Other animals feign to offer themselves to the lion as food. The lion eats the camelRope cut and victim dropped. Man is being hauled up on the ropeBarber killed when hero reports king's ancestors need his services in heavenMan with deformed head slays his barbersDaughter pulls out father's magic life-containing hair. As soon as it is taken out he diesUriah letter. Man carries written order for his own executionFatal deception: changed message from oracleDupe induced to stand under falling treeDupe persuaded to climb tree. Tree felled and dupe killedMan is lured into sitting in a mechanical chair and is killedMagic horse lent by fairy in disguise brings about death of mortalMurder induced by bribery (lands, riches, wives)Person thrown out of magic airship and killedDupe persuaded to go to dangerous place; killed
Carried in tale types

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