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.

  • EnglishWells 96 (Chevalere Assigne)
  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Exposed or abandoned child rescued.

1 finer motif beneath it
Woman disguised as hermit rescues abandoned child. (Cf. K1837.3.)
Filed beside it
Nurse begs alms from door to door so as to keep child and nurture himMiraculous rescue of all exposed childrenHunter rescues abandoned childMiller rescues abandoned childHerdsman rescues abandoned child. (Cf. S351.2.)Fisher rescues abandoned childServant rescues abandoned childPeasant rescues abandoned childMerchant rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N851.)Other workmen rescue abandoned childPorter rescues abandoned childExalted person rescues abandoned childFairy rescues abandoned child. (Cf. F311.)Palmer rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N846.1.)Sailors rescue abandoned childChildren abandoned in a boat survive storm and are rescued
Travels with
Hermit as helperBoys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.)

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