μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • IrishBeal XXI 313, O'Suilleabhain 37, *Cross
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • JewishNeuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • JapaneseIkeda.
Within the index

Filed under Death prophesied.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: death on wedding dayProphecy: early deathProphecy: death before certain ageProphecy: death at certain ageProphecy: death within certain periodProphecy: death after certain timeProphecy: death at birth of child
Filed beside it
Saint prophesies that certain man will have a warning of coming deathAll forty of man's sons to die at onceProphecy of death not to come true if baby is married to girl of twelve yearsProphecy: death by particular instrument. In spite of all precautions the prophecy is fulfilledProphecy: death in particular placeProphecy: criminal going to death predicts that his judge (king, prince) shall soon meet himProphecy: either youth or mother will dieProphecy: person foretells own death
Travels with
Prophecy: death on journey. (Cf. M341.1.)
Carried in tale types

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