μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 9references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • SwissJegerlehner Oberwallis 323 No. 95
  • SpanishEspinosa III No. 152, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 181f.
  • Italian Novella*Rotunda
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 455, 989
  • Africa (Loango)Pechuël-Loesche 110, (Kaffir): Kidd 251 No. 13, (Ekoi): Talbot 208.
  • general Scala Celi 51b, 81b, 83b, 104b, 152b, 158a, 164b Nos. 290, 466, 477, 569, 839, 884, 926
  • general Alphabet No. 368
Within the index

Filed under Kindness rewarded.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Angels entertained unawares. Hospitality to disguised saint (angel, god) rewarded. (Cf. Q42.3.)Hospitality to devil repaidHospitality to ascetic rewardedRevenge given up as reward for hospitality. (Cf. Q151.6.)Hospitality repaid by attack on devastating enemyHospitality repaid by magic procuring of provisions
Filed beside it
Politeness rewardedGenerosity rewardedReward for giving counselReward for almsgivingReward for protecting fugitiveKindness to orphans repaid by dead parentsKindness to animals rewardedReward for rescueUprightness rewarded. (Cf. Q151.7.)Reward for sparing life when in animal formLove rewardedAttendance on the sick rewarded
Travels with
Riches as reward (for hospitality). (Cf. Q45.)Hospitality of a citizen saves a city from destruction. (Cf. Q45.)Inhospitality punished. (Cf. P320, Q45, Q551.6.7, Q556.7, W158.)
Carried in tale types

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