μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Prophecy of death fulfilled.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. · view the constellation · filed as M370.1

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Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 932A*
  • Russian Andrejev No. 932I*
  • Rumanian Schullerus FFC LXXVII No. 932*
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.10, M343, M344.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Prophecy wittingly fulfilled by wazir that he will murder the raja, but unwittingly causes his own death twelve years hence
Filed beside it
Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Confinement in tower to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Expulsion to avoid fulfillment of prophecy Slaughter of innocents to avoid fulfillment of prophecy God swallows his pregnant wife to prevent birth of son whom he fears Sword that is to kill one is weighted and sunk so as to avoid the prophecy. (Cf. M341.2.) Man whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag Futile moving to avoid death. Man told by Death he will die where he stands sells everything and moves to another town. He goes for a ride on a mare which runs away with him and throws him on the spot he so dreads, killing him
Carried in tale types

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