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Motif

Adventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird). (Guiding Beast.)

Chance and fate. · Accidental encounters. · Experiences leading to adventures. · view the constellation · filed as N774

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Lagerholm 25–26, Sveinsson FFC LXXXIII xxxiii, *Boberg
  • Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 9, *Rotunda
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • New Britain Dixon 140.
  • general Types 710 (Grimm No. 3), 425 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 3
  • general *Tegethoff 14
  • general **Pschmadt Die Sage von der verfolgten Hinde (Greifswald, 1911)
  • general Dickson 53f.
  • general Clouston Tales I 215
  • general *Fb "hjort" I 625a
  • general Hibbard 244 (Chevalere Assigne). Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Experiences leading to adventures.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Adventure from pursuing thieving birds Adventures from seeking (lost) domestic beast (bull) Adventures from pursuing animal (not magic)
Filed beside it
Feast as occasion for the beginning of adventures or the arrival of questers King (prince) lost on hunt has adventures Parting at crossroads to go on adventures Adventure from following animal to cave (lower world) Race with fairies leads to adventures Light seen from tree lodging place at night leads to adventures Dropped ball (basket) leads to adventures when recovery is attempted Taking refuge in a grave leads to adventure Hero embarks in rudderless boat Mother's parting gift to adventuring son: the two loaves of bread. One for hunger, one for overeating Broken vessel (calabash, etc.) to be mended leads to adventure Shouting after bathing: adventures follow Adventures from seeking water Anchor catching in oratory of submarine monastery leads to adventures Incidents when wife takes food to husband in field or forest Adventures from pursuing object carried off by river
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Heaven. A blissful upper world Banishment from heaven for breaking tabu Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting hedge Residence in a tree Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence Punishment: burning alive Angels Stubbornness

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