μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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 mythCross
  • Finnish-SwedishWessman 78 Nos. 652–656
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • ChineseGraham
  • West IndiesFlowers 565.
Within the index

Filed under Discovery of treasure.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Stumble reveals depository of treasureGold hoard found by cow stepping into holeSaint sticks crozier into sod and finds pound of goldInformation about treasure received from overheard conversationPoor boy accidentally finds deserted city with treasureTreasure found by man when he obeys call of natureMan digging stones in the pavement finds a chest of treasureJewel found accidentally on a bought donkey's neck
Filed beside it
Treasure discovered through dreamLight indicates hidden treasure. (Cf. N511.1.4.)Treasure discovered by magic objectTreasure indicated by statue (stone) with inscription, "Dig here"Treasure pointed out by angelsSpeaking bird tells where treasure is buriedTreasure pointed out by supernatural creature (fairy, etc.)Treasure reveals itself only at certain timesSpecial conditions for finding treasureCertain person to find treasureMan in despair digging own grave finds treasureUnderstanding of animal languages leads to discovery of a treasureDiscovery of treasure – miscellaneous

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