Obstacle flight – Atalanta type. Objects are thrown back which the pursuer stops to pick up while the fugitive escapes — Mythoi

Motif

Obstacle flight – Atalanta type. Objects are thrown back which the pursuer stops to pick up while the fugitive escapes.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Flights. · view the constellation · filed as R231

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 60 receipt

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
Spanish Espinosa II Nos. 122–25
Greek Roscher Lexikon s. v. "Absyrtos"
India Thompson-Balys
Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 860
Japanese Anesaki 224
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 342 n. 232
S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux MAFLS XL 74
Africa (Gold Coast) Barker and Sinclair 99 No. 18, 125 No. 22, (Zulu): Callaway 145, (Angola): Chatelain 101 No. 6, (Kaffir): Theal 46 No. 2, (Yoruba): Ellis 269 No. 4.
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 526
general Köhler-Bolte I 430

Within the index

Filed under Flights.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Ogre tries to retain fugitive by tempting him with gold ring; but he takes ring by cutting off the hand Fugitive cuts tail of camel caught by pursuer and it turns into grass

Filed beside it

Heroine's three-fold flight from ball. Cinderella (Cap o' Rushes) after meeting the prince at a ball (church) flees before identification is possible. Repeated three times Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament.) For three days in succession an unknown knight in different armor wins a tournament and escapes without recognition. Finally identified by tokens Girl flees to escape incestuous brother Elopement Wife flees from husband. (Cf. P210, T200.) Children leave home because their parents refuse them food Fugitive kills pursuer and takes his extraordinary horse to continue flight Fugitives cut support of bridge so that pursuer falls Pursuers aided by magic weather phenomenon Flight on skis; two on one pair Flight carrying friend (girl) on back Fugitives aided by helpful animal. (Cf. B520.) Ships burned to prevent flight Whale-boat. A man is carried across the water on a whale (fish). (He usually deceives the whale as to the nearness of the land or as to hearing thunder. As a consequence the whale runs into the shore or is killed by lightning.) Crane-bridge. Fugitives are helped across a stream by a crane who lets them cross on his leg. The pursuer is either refused assistance or drowned by the crane Flight on a tree, which ogre tries to cut down

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Wish for animal husband realized. Girl says she will marry a certain animal. Latter appears and carries her off. (Cf. C15.) Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre). (Cf. R10.1.)

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