μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Prophecy: death from bite of stone lion. Man killed by scorpion concealed in the statue.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Unfavorable prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M341.2.10

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • India Thompson-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 precautions Prophecy: death from tiger. Tiger picture comes to life and kills man
Filed beside it
Prophecy: death by particular weapon Prophecy: death by mistletoe Prophecy: death by storm Prophecy: death by drowning Prophecy: three-fold death. Child to die from hunger, fire, and water. It so happens Prophecy: death by horse's head. Man is killed in that way Prophecy: death by wolf. Killed by a wolf claw (or by a cat transformed to wolf) Prophecy: death by fire Prophecy: death by poison Prophecy: death from hands of man with one sandal Prophecy: death by lightning Prophecy: death through future husband Prophecy: death through spindle wound Prophecy: death by means of bone Prophecy: death at hands of man bearing a certain name Prophecy: death from thorns in rice
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)

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