μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magician as foster father. (Cf. N845.)

Society. · The family. · Foster relatives. · view the constellation · filed as P271.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • English romance Malory, Book 1
  • Icelandic Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Foster father.

Filed beside it
Fisherman as foster father Dwarf as foster father. (Cf. F451.5.1.) Living king's or nobleman's son as foster son of father's friend: considered an honor for the foster father Foster father as constant helper Foster children return foster father's love: avenge him, etc King's son named after his father's foster father Thor slays his foster father and takes himself the realm of Thrace
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magician as helper

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