Child of supernatural birth exposed. (Cf. T520.) — Mythoi

Motif

Child of supernatural birth exposed. (Cf. T520.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Abandoned or murdered children. · Reasons for abandonment of children. · view the constellation · filed as S313

Filed across the traditions

Greek Grote I 103
Jewish Neuman
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Nutt FLR IV 1ff., Gaster Thespis 255

Within the index

Filed under Reasons for abandonment of children. (Cf. K2015, M371, M373, M375.)

Filed beside it

Undesirable children exposed, desirable preserved Illegitimate child exposed. (Cf. S12.2.1, T640.) Twins (triplets) exposed. (Cf. T587.) Destitute parents abandon children Children abandoned (driven forth, exposed) by hostile relative Pregnant woman ordered by husband to kill child to be born Diseased child exposed Disobedient children cast forth Child cast out because of his stupidity Mother sells her child to heathen sailors Reasons for abandonment of children – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Daughter of the Sun · ATU 898 2 recorded variants

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