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.

  • Spanish ExemplaKeller.
Within the index

Filed under Human helpers.

3 finer motifs beneath it
King adopts hero (heroine)Each of four kings does something to save dying falconKing helps princes in exile to avenge their father and take their homeland back
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 helperBoy as helper. (Cf. N827)Wealthy (powerful) man as helperQueen as helperHero (culture hero) as helperShepherd as helperCook as helperHermit as helperDervish as helperMagician as helper

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