Lame child as hero — Mythoi

Motif

Lame child as hero.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L112.8

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Africa (Wakweli) Bender 79.

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

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