μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Jewish*Neuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Types of unpromising heroes (heroines).

1 finer motif beneath it
Penniless hero. Loved by a courtesan, he proves later to be a great man
Filed beside it
Hero (heroine) of unpromising originHero (heroine) of unpromising appearanceHero (heroine) of unpromising occupationHero (heroine) of unpromising habitsSuccessful foolish sonInsane hero (heroine)Stupid hero. (Cf. Z253.)Unsophisticated heroDumb hero

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