One sister and three (four) brothers — Mythoi

Motif

One sister and three (four) brothers.

Society. · The family. · Brothers and sisters. · view the constellation · filed as P253.0.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 14
Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 22
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXV XXV. Temporary Kings
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 129 129.— THE FOUR SKILFUL BEOTHERS.
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , V V.

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Sister and brother.

Filed beside it

Sister's son One sister and two brothers One sister and ten brothers One sister and six (seven, eleven, twelve) brothers Brother about to drink blood of seemingly guilty sister Sister faithful to transformed brother Brother chosen rather than husband or son. Only one can be saved; he alone is irreplaceable Girl comes to brother's aid when he is attacked. She slays the assailant and is eventually acquitted Sister avenges brother's death Sister warns brothers Brothers persecute sister's lover and are in return killed by him Clever sister saves life of brother Woman dies of sorrow for death of brother

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