Son frees father by bringing riddle the king cannot solve. (Cf. H542.) — Mythoi

Motif

Son frees father by bringing riddle the king cannot solve. (Cf. H542.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R154.2.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Boggs FFC XC 112 No. 927*B.

Within the index

Filed under Son rescues father.

Filed beside it

Son recovers father's bones Sons rescue father

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Death sentence escaped by propounding riddle king (judge) cannot solve

Carried in tale types

Out-riddling the Judge · ATU 927 2 recorded variants

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