μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising origin.

1 finer motif beneath it
Heroine daughter of wife not favorite of king
Filed beside it
Exile returns and succeedsFoundling heroWidow's son as heroOrphan heroBastard heroAnchorite's son as heroFuture hero (heroine) raised by animalHero of story neglected grandson of rajaUnpromising fourth son succeeds

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