μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index
23 finer motifs beneath it
Old people killed in famineMan kills all guests, hoping some day to kill rivalPrincess builds tower of skulls of unsuccessful suitorsPrince resolves to drive relatives from his domain. Kills manyMurderer kills all who come to certain spotMurder by poisoningBurning to death. (See notes to K955 and Q414.)Murder by strangling. See references to Q424Murder by flayingMurder by stabbingMurder by crushing. (Cf. S167.)Death by dragging behind horseMurder by cuttingMurder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chestFlogging to death. (Cf. Q458.2.)Burial aliveImmolationMurder by throwing from heightMurder by drowningMurder by starvation. (Cf. R51.1, S123.4.)Murder by beheading. (Cf. Q421.)Murder by springing bent tree. Man bound to it is torn to pieces. (Cf. H1522.1.)Miscellaneous cruel murders

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