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Motif

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

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Greek Grote I 85
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 109, 428, 598, II 1220
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 202 No. 149
  • Africa (Wakweli) Bender 103.
  • general *Type 930
  • general **Aarne FFC XXIII 110ff.
  • general *BP IV 116 n. 10
  • general *Fb "rig" III 55a
  • general *Cosquin Études 27ff.
Within the index
9 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy of death fulfilled 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
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Prophecy: death from bite of stone lion. Man killed by scorpion concealed in the statue Parricide prophecy. In spite of all attempts to thwart the fates, the child kills his father Mother-incest prophecy. In spite of all precautions the youth marries his mother
Carried in tale types

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