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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Prophecy: man (child) will become king. (Cf. M311.4.)

Filed beside it
Prophecy: girl will be queenProphecy: king will be succeeded by the son whom he shall see next. Sends for elder son, who delays and is preceded by younger son. Elder son is slain next day; younger son becomes kingProphecy: younger son will succeed to throneProphecy of future empire for fugitive hero

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