Rescue by stranger — Mythoi

Motif

Rescue by stranger.

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R169.15

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Other rescuers.

Filed beside it

Hero in disguise of foolish knight, then of black knight, rescues lady. (Cf. R222.) Boys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.) Boy saved by werwolf. (Cf. D113.1.1.) Hero rescued by servant. (Cf. P361, R53.4.) Hero rescued by friend Youth saved from death sentence by father's friend Royal minister rescues abandoned queen(s). (Cf. P110.) Predestined rescuer Boy rescued by childless woman Unpromising hero as rescuer. (Cf. L100.) Unknown helper(s) emerge(s) in the last moment and turn(s) out later to be well known. (Cf. R222.) Hero rescued by sailors Child rescued by nurse Wounded hero restored in peasant's house Death as rescuer. (Cf. R185.)

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