μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 827
Within the index

Filed under Prophecy: death by particular instrument. In spite of all precautions the prophecy is fulfilled.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: death by tiger. Tiger-shaped cake becomes tiger and kills man in spite of all precautionsProphecy: death from tiger. Tiger picture comes to life and kills man
Filed beside it
Prophecy: death by particular weaponProphecy: death by mistletoeProphecy: death by stormProphecy: death by drowningProphecy: three-fold death. Child to die from hunger, fire, and water. It so happensProphecy: death by horse's head. Man is killed in that wayProphecy: death by wolf. Killed by a wolf claw (or by a cat transformed to wolf)Prophecy: death by fireProphecy: death by poisonProphecy: death from hands of man with one sandalProphecy: death by lightningProphecy: death through future husbandProphecy: death through spindle woundProphecy: death by means of boneProphecy: death at hands of man bearing a certain nameProphecy: death from thorns in rice
Travels with
Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)

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