μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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  • Irish mythCross
  • JewishNeuman.
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Filed under Unfavorable prophecies.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: weapons with which man is killed will recount deed to his sonProphecy: prince's marriage to common womanProphecy: unborn child to kill enemy in revengeProphecy: torture "with varied tortures."Prophecy: poverty from birthProphecy: all flocks will perish and family dieProphecy: rich man will have a son but the son will marry a poor girlDeluge prophesiedProphecy of famineThievery a predestined lot
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 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)

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