Dirty boy as hero — Mythoi

Motif

Dirty boy as hero.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L112.4

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Chinese Graham
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 327 n. 183.
general Type 301

Within the index

Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

Filed beside it

Monster as hero Very small hero Deformed child 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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