Rescue of abandoned or lost persons — Mythoi

Motif

Rescue of abandoned or lost persons.

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of abandoned or lost persons. · view the constellation · filed as R130

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8 finer motifs beneath it

Exposed or abandoned child rescued Vanished wife rescued Abandoned children (wife, etc.) find way back by clue (bread-crumb, grain, pebble, etc.). They have dropped the objects while being led away Mermaid rescues heroine who has been thrown overboard. (Cf. B81.) Rescue from shipwreck Rescue from well Exposed children swallowed by earth; vomited up when grown. (Cf. F900.) Abandoned man befriended by a Centaur. (Cf. B21.)

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