μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mother reveals fact that son is offspring of supernatural father.

Society. · The family. · Parents and children. · view the constellation · filed as P231.5

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Mother and son.

Filed beside it
Boy sickens from grief at mother's death Son warns mother. (Hamlet.) Mother-love Mother kills sons who lack courage to help her revenge her father and brothers, and are likely to betray the plot 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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