μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Rescuers.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Youngest brother rescues his elder brothers. (Cf. L31.)Elder brother rescues younger
Filed beside it
Husband rescues wifeWife rescues husbandParents rescues child. (Cf. S351.)Children rescue parentsBrother rescues sister(s). (Cf. G551.1.)Sisters rescue sisters. (Cf. G551.2.)Sister rescues brother(s)Lover rescues his ladyRescue by captor's daughter (wife, mother)Rescue by grateful dead man. (Cf. E341.)Rescue by giant. (Cf. G100.)Rescue by saint (holy man). (Cf. R121.6.)Brothers having extraordinary skill rescue princessMaster rescues discipleAngels as rescuersOther rescuers

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