μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Surprise capture.

Captives and fugitives. · Captivity. · Captivity. · view the constellation · filed as R4

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Captivity.

1 finer motif beneath it
Enemy surprised while bathing: taken
Filed beside it
Wild man captured and tamed God holds the devil captive for three years King imprisons another king's embassy Capture on field of battle Messenger of Death imprisoned Men held captive in the Land of Women. (Cf. F112.) Gods captured Captivity – miscellaneous

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “surprise” · wander