μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Light seen from tree lodging place at night leads to adventures.

Chance and fate. · Accidental encounters. · Experiences leading to adventures. · view the constellation · filed as N776

Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Japanese Ikeda.
  • general *Type 130, 327
  • general *Aarne FFC XI 111
  • general BP I 115ff.
Within the index

Filed under Experiences leading to adventures.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Climbing tree to look around leads to adventures Adventures from trying to strangle oneself in tree Adventures from having slept beneath tree
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) Adventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird). (Guiding Beast.) Race with fairies 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
Carried in tale types

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