μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Son rescues father.

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R154.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic Boberg
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general Type 301C*
Within the index

Filed under Children rescue parents.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Son frees father by bringing riddle the king cannot solve. (Cf. H542.) Son recovers father's bones Sons rescue father
Filed beside it
Children rescue mother from lion's den Son rescues mother Daughter rescues father

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