μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Boys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R169.2

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  • general Dickson 105.
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Filed under Other rescuers.

Filed beside it
Hero in disguise of foolish knight, then of black knight, rescues lady. (Cf. R222.) 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 Rescue by stranger Death as rescuer. (Cf. R185.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Hermit as helper Hermit rescues abandoned child. (Cf. N843, R169.2.)

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