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 336, O'Suilleabhain 123
  • LithuanianBalys Index No. 787*
  • SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 205.
  • general *BP II 535 n. 1
  • general *Wesselski Mönchslatein 88 No. 76
Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable prophecies.

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: daughter shall commit murder and incest and be sentenced to deathProphecy: child to be abducted at certain timeProphecy 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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