Cave as refuge — Mythoi

Motif

Cave as refuge.

Captives and fugitives. · Refuges and recapture. · Refuges. · view the constellation · filed as R315

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Jewish *Neuman
India Thompson-Balys
general Eskimo, (Greenland): Rasmussen I 150.

Within the index

Filed under Refuges.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Cave as eloping lovers' refuge. (Cf. R225, T35.) Christians crushed in cave where they take refuge from heathen

Filed beside it

Tree refuge Forest as refuge Princess hides in straw Negro takes refuge under princess's throne Refuge on rock in sea Well (spring) as refuge Girl hidden in skin of her dead mother Escape to the stars. Fugitives rise in the air and become stars. (Cf. R324.) Eagle's nest as refuge Refuge in upper world Refuge in air. Fugitive supernaturally rises in air to escape. (Cf. R321.) Church (altar) as refuge Escape to fairyland. (Cf. F210.) Earth opens to rescue fugitive Hero takes refuge at king's court Roof as refuge for pursued animals

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