μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Determination of luck or fate.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Different kinds of luck attending persons born on the several days of the weekTuesday as auspicious dayWednesday as auspicious (inauspicious) dayThursday as lucky dayFriday as auspicious day
Filed beside it
Fate decided before birthLucky or unlucky placesChoices by chanceLots cast to determine luck or fateUnlucky days ("cross-days")
Travels with
Wager: it is an auspicious day. In spite of all misfortunes wagerer insists that he is right. (Cf. N127.)

wander