μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • ChineseGraham
  • JapaneseIkeda
  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 341 n. 230
  • S. Am. Indian (Toba)Métraux MAFLS XL 62
  • Africa (Zulu)Callaway 145, 346.
  • general Type 162*
  • general *Fb "træ" III 865a
  • general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 199a
  • general BP I 429, II 195f. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s. v. "arbres"
Within the index

Filed under Refuges.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Trees magically hide a fugitiveKing escapes pursuers through hollow tree in his hallStolen child found in hollow treeStretching tree refuge for fugitive. (Cf. D482.1.)
Filed beside it
Forest as refugePrincess hides in strawNegro takes refuge under princess's throneCave as refugeRefuge on rock in seaWell (spring) as refugeGirl hidden in skin of her dead motherEscape to the stars. Fugitives rise in the air and become stars. (Cf. R324.)Eagle's nest as refugeRefuge in upper worldRefuge in air. Fugitive supernaturally rises in air to escape. (Cf. R321.)Church (altar) as refugeEscape to fairyland. (Cf. F210.)Earth opens to rescue fugitiveHero takes refuge at king's courtRoof as refuge for pursued animals

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