μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Game killed by jumping on it from above.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Accidental success in hunting or fishing. · view the constellation · filed as N622

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Accidental success in hunting or fishing.

1 finer motif beneath it
Tortoise jumps from tree and breaks rhinoceros's back
Filed beside it
Lucky shot with arrow – foot and ear of deer. Deer is scratching ear Lucky cast of spear (weapon) Man falls into well and accidentally kills cobra: rewarded Fish jumps into boat of disheartened fisherman Ass falls into water and catches fish in his ear Destructive elephant eats poison man has prepared for himself. Man rewarded

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