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.

  • BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "laide".
  • general Type (4032)
Within the index

Filed under The unpromising surpasses the promising.

1 finer motif beneath it
Ugly sister helps pretty one
Filed beside it
Stupid person surpasses cleverPupil surpasses masterPoor man surpasses richIgnorant surpasses learned manNeglected surpasses favorite childTardy surpasses punctualSlowness surpasses hastePeasant girl outwits princeDaughter succeeds on quest where son failsScorning stops when it turns out that the scorned has saved the king by fighting alone against fourDisagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable oneUnpromising hero kills those who scorn him

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