Accidental Killing By The Would Be Protector
1
Adopted Predator Betrays The Flock
1
Benefactor Becomes Predator
1
Deceptive Food Hides A Harmful Object
1
Deceptive Food With A Hidden Harmful Object
1
False Companion Abandons Ally In Crisis
1
Betrayal For A Second Reward
1
Betrayal Of A Later Husband To Restore A First Marriage
1
Betrayal Of A Protector
1
Betrayal Of A Sleeping Warrior By Removal Of Weapons
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Betrayal and Violated Trust
22 tagged occurrences across 9 traditions.
Protector betrayal and feast/drink betrayal are different scenes, but both make the broken bond itself the mythic engine.
22total occurrences
22child motifs
9traditions present
800 BCE to 1849 CEknown era range
These counts are generated from tagged extraction evidence. Similarity means structural or thematic recurrence unless a source record explicitly supports historical contact.
Child Motifs
Tradition Frequency
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Greek
How This Tradition Tells It
6 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Adopted Predator Betrays The Flock (1), Betrayal For A Second Reward (1), Betrayal Of A Later Husband To Restore A First Marriage (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Aesop's Fables; a new translation and Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE ATHENIAN AND THE THEBAN / THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT / THE SHEEP AND THE DOG / THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF; lines 4230-4246 | high | Adopted Predator Betrays The Flock | record |
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE BULL AND THE CALF / THE TREES AND THE AXE / THE ASTRONOMER / THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE; lines 3819-3833 | high | Irreconcilable Injury Remembered In The Offender's Presence | record |
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHERD / THE WOLF AND THE BOY / THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR ASS / THE STAG AND THE VINE; lines 3605-3618 | high | Betrayal Of A Protector | record |
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE OLD MAN AND DEATH / THE MISER / THE FOXES AND THE RIVER / THE HORSE AND THE STAG; lines 5046-5058 | high | Temporary Helper Becomes Permanent Master | record |
| Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE; lines 4886-4903 | high | Betrayal For A Second Reward | record |
| The Iliad | BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE.; lines 23271-23326 | medium | Betrayal Of A Later Husband To Restore A First Marriage | record |
Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Betrayal Through Feast Or Drink (1), Plea For Reconciliation After Betrayal (1), Public Denunciation Of A Treacherous Ally (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Heroic Romances of Ireland and Gods and Fighting Men. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL; lines 12435-12549 | high | Plea For Reconciliation After Betrayal | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 85 / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / PAGE 91 / PAGE 93; lines 7907-7968 | medium | Violated Protection Leading To Repentance | record |
| Heroic Romances of Ireland | THE EXILE OF THE SONS' OF USNACH / INTRODUCTION / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / BOOK OF LEINSTER VERSION; lines 4333-4402 | medium | Betrayal Through Feast Or Drink | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8788-8903 | high | Public Denunciation Of A Treacherous Ally | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
4 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Betrayal Of A Sleeping Warrior By Removal Of Weapons (1), Fatal Gift Delivered By An Unsuspecting Messenger (1), Priestess Violated, Captured, And Killed (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV and The Aeneid of Virgil. This is a deterministic summary of 4 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET / BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD; lines 3887-3949 | high | Betrayal Of A Sleeping Warrior By Removal Of Weapons | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2323-2391 | high | Fatal Gift Delivered By An Unsuspecting Messenger | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2323-2391 | high | Revenge Through A Deceptive Love Gift | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 9093-9130 | medium | Priestess Violated, Captured, And Killed | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Deceptive Food Hides A Harmful Object (1), Deceptive Food With A Hidden Harmful Object (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 17813-17992 | high | Deceptive Food With A Hidden Harmful Object | record |
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18361-18545 | high | Deceptive Food Hides A Harmful Object | record |
Islamicate Folklore
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Accidental Killing By The Would Be Protector (1), False Friends Abandon A Ruined Patron (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2937-3041 | high | Accidental Killing By The Would Be Protector | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 7361-7460 | high | False Friends Abandon A Ruined Patron | record |
Buddhist
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Buddhist, this family appears through False Companion Abandons Ally In Crisis (1). The strongest concentration is currently in More Jataka Tales. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Jataka Tales | THE BRAVE LITTLE BOWMAN / THE FOOLHARDY WOLF / THE STOLEN PLOW / THE LION IN BAD COMPANY; lines 1241-1305 | high | False Companion Abandons Ally In Crisis | record |
Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Rigged Dice Game Causes Total Dispossession (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Maha-bharata. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maha-bharata | BOOK III / RAJASUYA / BOOK IV / DYUTA; lines 1648-1791 | high | Rigged Dice Game Causes Total Dispossession | record |
Norse
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Norse, this family appears through Treacherous Killing At A Water Source (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10571-10664 | high | Treacherous Killing At A Water Source | record |
Persian
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Persian, this family appears through Benefactor Becomes Predator (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan | XVIII / XXIII / XXVII / XXVIII; lines 1816-1882 | high | Benefactor Becomes Predator | record |
Shared Structure
The convergence is broad rather than concentrated in one child motif: traditions repeatedly tag passages into this family while emphasizing locally different scenes.
Local Emphasis
Islamicate Folklore leans toward Accidental Killing By The Would Be Protector; Greek leans toward Adopted Predator Betrays The Flock; Persian leans toward Benefactor Becomes Predator; Roman leans toward Betrayal Of A Sleeping Warrior By Removal Of Weapons; Celtic Irish leans toward Betrayal Through Feast Or Drink; Finnish/Karelian leans toward Deceptive Food Hides A Harmful Object.
Reading Rule
structuralthematiccontact not inferred
Timeline
Approximate eras from the cultural timeline index.ca. 800-300 BCE
The Upanishads
Hindu - Vedic and early philosophical Sanskrit tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 300-100 BCE
Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses
Buddhist - Early Buddhist verse collection - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 200 BCE-200 CE
The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita
Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 4 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1270 CE
The Poetic Edda
Norse - Old Norse mythological and heroic poetic tradition - 1 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 2 tagged occurrences