μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Clever sister saves life of brother.

Society. · The family. · Brothers and sisters. · view the constellation · filed as P253.8

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Filed under Sister and brother.

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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 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 Woman dies of sorrow for death of brother

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