μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Prince (princess) adopts exposed child.

Unnatural cruelty. · Abandoned or murdered children. · Fate of abandoned child. · view the constellation · filed as S354.3

Scholars’ trail — 2 references (open)

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.

  • Jewish Neuman
  • Africa (Wachaga) Gutmann 142.
Within the index

Filed under Exposed infant reared at strange king's court (Joseph, Oedipus).

Filed beside it
Abandoned child adopted and found by queen Travelers find exposed baby girl and take her to emperor's court

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