μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • SpanishEspinosa Jr Nos. 202–209
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Crime inevitably comes to light.

11 finer motifs beneath it
The sun brings all to light. The murderer repeats as he sees the rays of the sun, the last words of the dying man, thus betraying the crimeMurder revealed by unusual names of boys. The dying man leaves message to name his sons "O God" and "O king" (or the like). This arouses the king's curiosity and brings the murder to lightThe Cranes of Ibycus. Murdered man calls on cranes, the only witnesses of the murder, to avenge him. The cranes follow the murderer and point him outMurder discovered through knowledge of bird languages. Birds point out the murderMurderer through miracle suspected of theft; murder thus discoveredMurder revealed by childMurder discovered on digging foundations of house. House burns. Diggers discover bodyMurderer traced through victim's ringTree follows murdererShip will sink if murderer is aboardMurder will out: murderers quarrel under influence of drink and reveal crime
Filed beside it
Criminal confesses because he thinks himself accused[First Edition: N276. Thief finally discovered when he pawns stolen goods.]Oxen bear dead usurer to gallows to be buried. They are allowed to go where they willSupernatural voice points out criminal[First Edition: N290. Luck and fate – miscellaneous motifs.]
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