μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

"Burnt-belly" as hero.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L112.5

Filed across the traditions
  • N. Am. Indian (Pawnee) Dorsey CI LIX Nos. 42, 44, 47, Grinnell 87ff., (Skidi Pawnee): Dorsey MAFLS VIII No. 9, (Arikara): Dorsey CI XVII Nos. 17–19, (Hidatsa): Curtis N. Am. Indian IV 165.
Within the index

Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

Filed beside it
Monster as hero Very small hero Deformed child as hero Dirty boy 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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