μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Woman gives birth to a plant. (Cf. T543.0.1.)

Sex. · Conception and birth. · Monstrous births. · view the constellation · filed as T555

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Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 2
  • Persian Carnoy 295.
  • general BP II 125
Within the index

Filed under Monstrous births.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Woman gives birth to a fruit. Can transform itself to girl Queen gives birth to a gourd
Filed beside it
Monster child helps mother Abnormally born child has unusual powers Misshapen child from brother-sister incest. (Cf. T415.) Monstrous birth because mother sees horrible sight Blemished children born of monstrous parent Only half a son is born by queen who ate merely half of mango. (Cf. F525, T589.2.) Poor woman gives birth to child who has no body (merely head or skull) Child with extraordinary members (limbs) Child born bearing an object Thumbling born as result of hasty wish of parents. They wish for a child, no matter how small he may be Woman gives birth to animal Woman gives birth to a demon Child born with viper in heart (body) Child born in a jug (jar) White woman bears black child Birthmarks
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Twig, born of a woman, is planted and becomes a girl. (Cf. T555.)
Carried in tale types

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