μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Parents and children.

Society. · The family. · Parents and children. · view the constellation · filed as P230

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller.
  • general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 527a s. v. "Eltern und Kinder"
Within the index
11 finer motifs beneath it
Mother prefers son, father daughter Mother dislikes her children in forced marriage Queen dislikes son who is unlike her and loves a poor girl: plots against him Mother and son Mother and daughter Father and son Father and daughter Undutiful children Daughters flogged by parents Parents descend to hell instead of sons Children punished for fathers' sins
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Dead child's friendly return to parents. Frequently to stop weeping. (Cf. P230.)

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