μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Murder with poisoned robe. Consumes wearer.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S111.6

Filed across the traditions
Within the index

Filed under Murder by poisoning.

Filed beside it
Murder with poisoned bread Murder with poisoned lace Murder with poisoned comb Murder with poisoned apple Murder with poisoned book. King wets finger to turn leaves and falls dead Murder with poisoned slippers Murder by feeding poisonous snake Murder by placing a poisoned fingernail on step
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5) Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.) Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.) Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.) Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

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