μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.
  • general *Type 708
  • general *BP II 236
  • general Cosquin Lorraine II 224
Within the index

Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

1 finer motif beneath it
Loathly man father of supernaturally born boy
Filed beside it
Very small heroDeformed child as heroDirty boy as hero"Burnt-belly" as hero"Scar-face" as heroSkin-sore as heroLame child as heroUgly child becomes great poetOne-armed heroHeroine born with pigeon's head
Carried in tale types

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