μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Father kills child.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Father kills son (for stealing)Father murders his two sons for whining
Filed beside it
Man who doubts his children's paternity kills them. Murders wife and paramourFather kills deformed children. (Cf. S325.0.1.)Cruel father, learning that he is to be killed by his son, puts to death all children born to him. (Cf. M375.)Cruel king slays brother and brother's sonFather throws boy into river (sea)Father orders son assassinated. (Cf. K512.)Father eats own children. (Cf. G10.)

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