μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Murder by drowning.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S131

Filed across the traditions
  • English Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne)
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 651
  • Marquesas Handy 53
  • Maori Beckwith Myth 318
  • Eskimo (Greenland) Holm 56, Rasmussen I 363, III 200, (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 152, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 637
  • Africa (Fang) Einstein 153.
  • general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 346b nn. 130–46
Within the index

Filed under Murders.

1 finer motif beneath it
River carrier (whale, crocodile) throws passenger off and drowns him
Filed beside it
Old people killed in famine Man kills all guests, hoping some day to kill rival Princess builds tower of skulls of unsuccessful suitors Prince resolves to drive relatives from his domain. Kills many Murderer kills all who come to certain spot Murder by poisoning Burning to death. (See notes to K955 and Q414.) Murder by strangling. See references to Q424 Murder by flaying Murder by stabbing Murder by crushing. (Cf. S167.) Death by dragging behind horse Murder by cutting Murder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chest Flogging to death. (Cf. Q458.2.) Burial alive

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