μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Accidental fatal ending of game or joke.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N334

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Filed under Accidental killing or death.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Children play hog-killing: one killed Hanging in game or jest accidentally proves fatal Practical joker asks doctor to castrate him. Doctor insists on the operation
Filed beside it
Things accidentally fall and kill person Accidental poisoning Aiming at fly has fatal results Unexpected death at hands of an animal Accidental death through dream. Man dodging blow in dream hits his head against wall and kills himself Accidental death through misdirected weapon Death as result of mistaken identity: wrong person killed Accidental death – miscellaneous

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