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.

  • general Type 728*.
Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable prophecies.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: girl shall have a hundred lovers, shall marry her servant and die from spider's bite. This happensProphecy: man will deceive many women
Filed beside it
Prophecy of grief fulfilled by death of relative (friend, etc.)Forced prophecies are unfavorableProphecy of general misfortune to newborn childBridegroom to meet with disaster if he rides a certain elephant which comes to meet himPrediction of dangerProphecy of great misfortuneDeath prophesiedProphecy of downfall of kingdomParricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his fatherMother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his motherProphecy: child to be abducted at certain timeMurderer warned by God's voice that murder will be avengedProphecy that youth shall abandon his religion and become Christian. (Baarlam and Josaphat.)Prophecy of particular perils to prince on wedding journeyPrediction by bird that girl will have dead husband. (She disenchants him from magic sleep)Prophecy that child will have external soul

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