Lucky cast of spear (weapon) — Mythoi

Motif

Lucky cast of spear (weapon).

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Accidental success in hunting or fishing. · view the constellation · filed as N623

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Accidental success in hunting or fishing.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Lucky cast of spear – animal's mouth pinned shut Lucky cast of ball: boy throws ball into mouth of hostile hound. Ball carries out entrails Lucky cast of ball made of human brains – ball sticks in head of enemy Lucky cast from sling slays hostile queen

Filed beside it

Lucky shot with arrow – foot and ear of deer. Deer is scratching ear Game killed by jumping on it from above 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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