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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Accidental killing or death.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Saint changes places with charioteer; latter is killedFool (person) disguised as (supposed) king killedSon killed because mistaken for someone else. (Cf. N321.)
Filed beside it
Things accidentally fall and kill personAccidental poisoningAiming at fly has fatal resultsAccidental fatal ending of game or jokeUnexpected death at hands of an animalAccidental death through dream. Man dodging blow in dream hits his head against wall and kills himselfAccidental death through misdirected weaponAccidental death – miscellaneous

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