μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • CheremisSebeok-Nyerges.
Within the index

Filed under Human helpers.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Boy as mysterious housekeeper for buffalo herd. (Cf. H831.1.)Sons as helpers
Filed beside it
Help from little manLame boy (girl) as helperOld person as helperHelp from beggar. (Cf. N825.3.1.)Child as helper. (Cf. N832.)Wise woman as helperGirl as helperWealthy (powerful) man as helperKing as helperQueen as helperHero (culture hero) as helperShepherd as helperCook as helperHermit as helperDervish as helperMagician as helper
Travels with
Child as helper. (Cf. N832.)

wander