Father kills self believing that son is dead. The son forgets to spread white sails, the prearranged signal of his safety. (Told also of lovers.) — Mythoi

Motif

Father kills self believing that son is dead. The son forgets to spread white sails, the prearranged signal of his safety. (Told also of lovers.)

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Hasty killing or condemnation (mistake). · view the constellation · filed as N344

Filed across the traditions

Greek Frazer Apollodorus II 137 n. 4. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
general *Schoepperle II 437f.

Within the index

Filed under Hasty killing or condemnation (mistake).

2 finer motifs beneath it

Wrong sign put out leads to boys' leaving home. They are to be informed by a sign if a sister is born Father causes death of innocent son, believing him guilty of adultery with father's wife

Filed beside it

Suicide in remorse over hasty condemnation King hastily has 7,000 people put to death for stoning his judges to death Woman wrongly condemned for drunkenness when seen to take one drink Misunderstood message causes messenger to be killed (accused) Hasty condemnation of man who accidentally becomes suspected of crime Lover kills self believing his mistress dead. She has been frightened away by a lion. (Pyramus and Thisbe.) The falcon of Sir Federigo. An impoverished suitor has only a falcon to catch birds with. His lady's sick son wants the falcon and she goes to ask for it. The suitor serves dinner for her – his falcon. When she makes her request it is too late Pigeon hastily kills his mate for stealing wheat. It has merely dried out and no longer fills the nest. When the dampness later swells the wheat, he sees his mistake and kills himself in remorse Innocent man accidentally suspected of crime. (Cf. N342.2.) Jealous husband kills innocent wife. Suspicions aroused when villain leaves his handkerchief in her room. (Othello.) Hasty killing or condemnation – miscellaneous

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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