μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 1138
  • IndonesiaDe Vries's list No. 190.
  • general *Type 567
  • general *BP III 3
  • general **Aarne MSFO XXV 176
  • general Chauvin VI 170
Within the index

Filed under Prophecy of future greatness for youth.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Eater of magic fish will have power to spit up treasureWhoever eats outside of fruit will become a king and whoever eats the seed will drop gems from his mouth every time he laughs
Filed beside it
Dream of future greatnessProphecy of future greatness given by animalsProphecy of future greatness if boy lives to be eighteenMother's symbolic dream (vision) about the greatness of her unborn childProphecy: son will tie father to a horse's leg and strike him fifty blowsProphecy: wealthy marriage for poor boyProphecy: parents will humble themselves before their son. (Vaticinium.)Prophecy: superb beauty for girlProphecy: child will build religious edifice. (Cf. M311.2.)Prophecy: boys to be fathers of saintsProphecy of luck for outcast childProphecy: man will make sun and moon stand stillProphecy: no people or king will be able to stand up against hero
Carried in tale types

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