μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Mother and son.

Filed beside it
Boy sickens from grief at mother's death Son warns mother. (Hamlet.) Mother kills sons who lack courage to help her revenge her father and brothers, and are likely to betray the plot Mother reveals fact that son is offspring of supernatural father Mother (eagle) casts out dull, stupid changeling; rears bold, energetic son Mother commits suicide when son wants to marry foreigner according to foreign rites

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