Girl comes to brother's aid when he is attacked. She slays the assailant and is eventually acquitted — Mythoi

Motif

Girl comes to brother's aid when he is attacked. She slays the assailant and is eventually acquitted.

Society. · The family. · Brothers and sisters. · view the constellation · filed as P253.4

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Sister and brother.

Filed beside it

Sister's son One sister and two brothers One sister and three (four) 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 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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