Escape from prison — Mythoi

Motif

Escape from prison.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Escapes. · view the constellation · filed as R211

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LXVI LXVI. The External Soul in Folk-Tales
Irish Old Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic , Tale 10 THE CHASE OF SLIEVE FUAD.
Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit) The Hymns of the Rigveda , 6.11
Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 18

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
Missouri French Carrière.

Within the index

Filed under Escapes.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Giant breaks from tower prison Captive bores way out of prison Escape through underground passage Escape from slavery (pirates). (Cf. R61.) Captive hews through iron prison with sword Captive knocks prison roof off. (Cf. F627.) Escape from pit of snakes by means of rope. (Cf. Q465, R41.3.1.) Rescue from prison by beheading giant keeper Escape from prison because of bribed guards

Filed beside it

Escape from grave Escape from home Animal eludes bird watchman and escapes from his hole Escape from execution Escape from ship while captors quarrel Inscription accidentally seen tells hero how to escape captivity Escape from fairyland. (Cf. F210.) Escapes – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Prayer unfastens boy's fetters. (Cf. R211.)

Carried in tale types

The Princess Confined in the Mound · ATU 870 2 recorded variants

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