μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri French Carrière.
Within the index

Filed under Human helpers.

1 finer motif beneath it
Smith as foster father
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 Hermit as helper Dervish as helper
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Smith rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N855.)

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