[First Edition: L190. Unpromising hero (heroine) – miscellaneous.] — Mythoi

Motif

[First Edition: L190. Unpromising hero (heroine) – miscellaneous.]

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Success of the unpromising hero (heroine). · view the constellation · filed as L190[1st ed.]

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Filed under Success of the unpromising hero (heroine).

Filed beside it

Lowly hero marries princess Lowly heroine marries prince (king) Lowly boy becomes king. (Most references to L161 apply here) Lowly successful hero invites king and humbles him Despised boy wins race Despised boy wins gambling game

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