Very small hero — Mythoi

Motif

Very small hero.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L112.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Icelandic Hrólfssaga Gautrekssonar passim
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 133–135
Korean Zong in-Sob 78 No. 44
Philippine Fansler MAFLS XII 24.

Within the index

Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

Filed beside it

Monster as hero Deformed child as hero Dirty boy as hero "Burnt-belly" as hero "Scar-face" as hero Skin-sore as hero Lame child as hero Ugly child becomes great poet One-armed hero Heroine born with pigeon's head

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