μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Escape from execution.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Escapes. · view the constellation · filed as R215

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Filed under Escapes.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Escape from execution pyre by means of wings Escape from death by boiling oil Escape from execution on flying wooden horse. (Cf. D1626.1.)
Filed beside it
Escape from prison Escape from grave Escape from home Animal eludes bird watchman and escapes from his hole 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.)
Rescue at the stake. (Cf. R151.2, R154.1.1, R164.2, R215.)

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