μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Within the index
5 finer motifs beneath it
Wife chooses father's side in feud. Must choose between husband and father Wife more merciful than blood relations. They refuse to ransom condemned man; wife does so Husband more merciful than blood relations. They refuse to ransom condemned woman; husband does so Wife drinks blood of slain husband Wife only one able to persuade her husband
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Wife flees from husband. (Cf. P210, T200.)

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