μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Icelandic*Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Promises connected with death.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Promise to dying father leads to adventuresPromise to dying father not to wed woman of certain tribePromise to dying father to bury him in his homeland
Filed beside it
Dying man's promise will be keptPromise of dying man to bring news of other world. (Or two friends agree that the first to die shall bring news)Friends in life and death. In pursuance of the pledge, the living follows the other to the world of the deadPromise to be buried with wife if she dies firstDeathbed promise concerning the second wife. Promises his dying wife that he will not marry unless the bride meets the specifications the dying wife imposesPromise to dying man brokenDying monster's request and promise. Hero is to drink his blood, suck his eyes and brains, and give his heart to his loved one to eat. He will become marvelously strong and his wife will have three sons and four daughters with great powers

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