μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Changing of luck or fate.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Thirteen as unlucky numberPossession of money brings luck. Nothing escapes a mouse as long as she has in her hole a purse of moneyThe luck-bringing shirt. The king is to become lucky when he puts on the shirt of a lucky man. The only man who says that he is lucky has no shirtLucky marks on body
Filed beside it
Acts performed for changing luckPersons effect change of luckThe judge's bad-luck bringing boots. The wealthy merchant becomes a beggar, due to the judge's boots he acquired through exchange (theft)Philosopher conquers evil fate

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