μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • general Type 653
  • general Africa (Konde): Gemuseus und Berger ZsES XXIII 1ff., (Tanga): Nassau JAFL XXVIII 30ff. No. 5, (Vai): Ellis 200f. No. 18.
Within the index

Filed under Rescue of captive maiden. (Cf. H1385.1, R10.1.)

Filed beside it
All man's property offered to rescuer of stolen daughterPrincess (maiden) rescued from captorPrincess rescued from place of captivityMeans of rescuing princessHero returns rescued princess to her betrothedNobleman rescues lady from treacherous servantGirl rescued and then abandonedRescued person stolen from rescuer
Carried in tale types

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