μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 519, 851
Within the index

Filed under Other rescuers.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Rescue of bride from mysterious perils by hidden faithful servantRescue of king's children by faithful servant
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 friendYouth saved from death sentence by father's friendRoyal minister rescues abandoned queen(s). (Cf. P110.)Predestined rescuerBoy rescued by childless womanUnpromising 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 sailorsChild rescued by nurseWounded hero restored in peasant's houseRescue by strangerDeath as rescuer. (Cf. R185.)
Travels with
Faithful servantFaithful servant locks his master and his friend up in a little house built from wood from their wrecked ships; they falsely think themselves betrayed
Carried in tale types

wander