Prophecy of future greatness given by animals — Mythoi

Motif

Prophecy of future greatness given by animals.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Favorable prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M312.0.2

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general *Type 517
general *BP I 322

Within the index

Filed under Prophecy of future greatness for youth.

Filed beside it

Dream of future greatness Prophecy of future greatness if boy lives to be eighteen Mother's symbolic dream (vision) about the greatness of her unborn child Prophecy: son will tie father to a horse's leg and strike him fifty blows Prophecy: wealthy marriage for poor boy Prophecy: parents will humble themselves before their son. (Vaticinium.) Eater of magic bird-heart will become rich (or king) Prophecy: superb beauty for girl Prophecy: child will build religious edifice. (Cf. M311.2.) Prophecy: boys to be fathers of saints Prophecy of luck for outcast child Prophecy: man will make sun and moon stand still Prophecy: no people or king will be able to stand up against hero

Carried in tale types

The Boy who Understands the Language of Birds (previously The Boy who Learned Many Things) · ATU 517 2 recorded variants

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