Hermit as helper — Mythoi

Motif

Hermit as helper.

Chance and fate. · Helpers. · Human helpers. · view the constellation · filed as N843

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Icelandic Boberg
English Wells 66 (Ywain and Gawain)
Spanish Boggs FFC XC 70 No. 535, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 129, 139
India *Thompson-Balys
Hindu Tawney I 486, II 146.

Within the index

Filed under Human helpers.

Filed beside it

Help from little man Lame boy (girl) as helper Old person as helper Help from beggar. (Cf. N825.3.1.) Child as helper. (Cf. N832.) Wise woman as helper Girl as helper Boy as helper. (Cf. N827) Wealthy (powerful) man as helper King as helper Queen as helper Hero (culture hero) as helper Shepherd as helper Cook as helper Dervish as helper Magician as helper

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Hermit rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N843, R169.2.) Boys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.)

Carried in tale types

Robber Madej (previously The Devil's Contract) · ATU 756B 108 recorded variants

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