μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Friend sacrifices his life for the other.

Society. · Other social relationships. · Friendship. · view the constellation · filed as P316

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Filed across the traditions
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 1369.
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Filed under Friendship.

1 finer motif beneath it
Man knowing of murder plot against his friend disguises and is killed in his place. (Cf. P361.1.)
Filed beside it
Friends want to divide good and evil Friends avenge each other Dying hero sends greetings to friends Friends want their children to be friends too Defeated enemy turns true friend. (Cf. P311.1.) One friend dies shortly after the other Man wins wife for his friend Friendship possible only between equals Friends given the power of reading each other's secret thoughts Sworn brethren. Friends take an oath of lasting brotherhood Blood-brotherhood. Friends take oath of brotherhood by means of mixing their blood Milk-brotherhood. Friends bound in brotherhood through partaking of milk from the same woman Combat of disguised friends Friends offer to die for each other. (Bürgschaft.) Each falsely confesses crime so as to save the other. Neither guilty. Often combined with P325 Refusal to believe that a friend has spoken ill of one Man refuses to follow friend in wicked conduct
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Faithful servant dies for his master. Puts on his master's clothes so as to be slain in his place. (Cf. P316.)

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