μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Eavesdropping person unwittingly killed.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Person unwittingly killed. · view the constellation · filed as N322

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg. Cf. death of Polonius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
Within the index

Filed under Person unwittingly killed.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Eavesdropping man in disguise as devil killed unwittingly by daughter's lover Eavesdropping wife hidden in bushes killed unwittingly by husband
Filed beside it
Man unwittingly causes death of daughter Son returning home after long absence unwittingly killed by parents. (Cf. N338.3.) Parricide prophecy unwittingly fulfilled Man unwittingly kills prince. Exiled Unwitting murder because of insane illusion

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