μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 6references

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 14 (The Lay of Havelok)
  • Italian NovellaRotunda.
  • general *Types 707, 930
  • general BP II 380ff.
  • general *Boje 65, 126
  • general *Aarne FFC XXIII 62
Within the index

Filed under Exposed or abandoned child rescued.

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.)Servant rescues abandoned childPeasant rescues abandoned childMerchant rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N851.)Other workmen rescue abandoned childPorter rescues abandoned childHermit rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N843, R169.2.)Exalted 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
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