μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Favorable prophecies.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: girl will be queenProphecy: son who catches certain fawn will become kingProphecy: 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
Filed beside it
Prophecy: future greatness and fameProphecy: future greatness of unborn child. (Cf. M301.2.2, M301.5.1, M301.12, M359.3, M371.1.)Prophecy of future greatness for youthMan transformed into swine will regain his human form after third marriageProphecy: man will eat magic salmon and gain knowledgeProphecy: strength to be gained when milk is drunk from hero's skullProphecy: race will never be without an illustrious womanProphecy: no snakes in IrelandProphecy: long lifeProphecy: person will avenge his own deathProphecy: victory against great oddsProphecy: future Golden AgeProphecy: glory and prosperity for a peopleProphecy: future success as hunterPrincess to marry prince
Travels with
Prophecy: unborn child to become king. (Cf. M314.)Long life sacrificed that descendants may be kings as prophesied. (Cf. M314.)

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