μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • EnglishWells 97 (Chevalere Assigne)
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • West IndiesFlowers 572.
  • general *Dickson 78 n. 40
  • general *Boje 116ff.
Within the index

Filed under Rescue – miscellaneous motifs.

1 finer motif beneath it
Escape from sacrificial altar on ram with golden fleece
Filed beside it
Executioner miraculously blinded: condemned man savedDemon enclosed in bottle releasedTrue rescuer hidden by girl when he arrives to claim herMortal fights with "Death". (Cf. R169.16.)Horn of Roncevalles. Hero calls aid of waiting soldiers on hornRescued person horrifies rescuers: e.g., they swoon on seeing himKing (prince) returns home (from exile) and rescues his native country
Travels with
Rescue from being burned. (Cf. R175.)Husband rescues wife from burning at stake. (Cf. R175.)Son rescues mother from burning at stake. (Cf. R175.)Giant rescues woman from burning at stake. (Cf. R175.)Escape from executionLightning strikes branch on which man is being hanged. Delay gives him chance to prove his innocence. (Cf. R175.)
Carried in tale types

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