μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Shepherd rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N841.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of abandoned or lost persons. · view the constellation · filed as R131.3.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • Greek Longus Daphnis and Chloe, Fox 43 (Zethos and Amphion), 48 (Oedipus), 118 (Paris).
  • general *Type 930
  • general Hartland Perseus III 3 ff.
  • general *Aarne FFC XXIII 56ff.
  • general Dickson 101, 170
  • general *Nutt FLR IV 1ff. Roman: Fox 307 (Romulus and Remus)
Within the index

Filed under Herdsman rescues abandoned child. (Cf. S351.2.)

Filed beside it
Goatherd rescues abandoned child Cowherd rescues abandoned child Swineherd rescues abandoned child
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Shepherd as helper

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