μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fairy as helper.

Chance and fate. · Helpers. · Supernatural helpers. · view the constellation · filed as N815

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Supernatural helpers.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Helpful tree-spirit. (Cf. F441.2.) Helpful water-spirit. (Cf. F420.) Fairy nurse as helper
Filed beside it
Invisible guardians Helper's beard and eyebrows cut. Only after hero has performed this service is help forthcoming Hero's divine father as helper Supernatural helper comes from sky Supernatural person disguised as servant as helper Saint disguised (as poor man) as helper Supernatural godfather. A king chooses as the godfather of his son the first man he meets. The godfather proves to be supernatural Giant or ogre as helper Helpful genie (spirit) Helpful angel Santa Claus as bringer of Christmas gifts Deity as helper Sky as helper Supernatural helpers – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Witch overcome by help of fairy. (Cf. N815.)
Carried in tale types

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