μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • general Chauvin III 56 No. 15.
Within the index

Filed under Adoption of children.

1 finer motif beneath it
Children prefer foster mother
Filed beside it
Adoption by suckling. Ogress who suckles hero claims him as her sonAdopted child reproaches his foster mother and is returned to his real motherRich but stingy couple adopt young man as their son: everybody is happyAdopted child deserted when own child is born to coupleChildless couple adopt animal as substitute for childSubstitute for a child. Aged, childless couple carve themselves a child from wood, or make one from snow, clay, and the likeAdopted child identical with real child reared with him

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