False Token Of Death
2
Recognition By Bodily Scar
2
Concealed Proof Revealed To Expose Error
1
Divine Banquet With Selective Recognition
1
Far Traveling Bodily Token Identifies Hidden Woman
1
Hero's Boast Revealing True Identity
1
Hidden Identity Revealed To Kin
1
Hidden Idol As False Object Of Devotion
1
Hidden Power Released After Bodily Departure
1
Recognition By Added Identifying Feature
1
Comparative mythology corpus
Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs
49 tagged occurrences across 12 traditions.
Tokens, scars, scent, voice, talismans, and messenger-borne objects prove identity, kinship, authority, or a denied encounter across traditions.
49total occurrences
47child motifs
12traditions 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
13 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Greek, this family appears through Recognition By Bodily Scar (2), Concealed Proof Revealed To Expose Error (1), Divine Banquet With Selective Recognition (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Odyssey and Aesop's Fables; a new translation. This is a deterministic summary of 13 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE FOX WHO SERVED A LION / THE QUACK DOCTOR / THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE FOX / HERCULES AND PLUTUS; lines 4924-4936 | medium | Divine Banquet With Selective Recognition | record |
| Aesop's Fables; a new translation | THE GOAT AND THE VINE / THE TWO POTS / THE OLD HOUND / THE CLOWN AND THE COUNTRYMAN; lines 2862-2889 | high | Concealed Proof Revealed To Expose Error | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII / BOOK IX; lines 4170-4268 | high | Hero's Boast Revealing True Identity | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XV / BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII; lines 7925-7968 | medium | Delayed Private Recognition Or Disclosure | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX / BOOK XX / BOOK XXI; lines 9317-9414 | high | Recognition By Bodily Scar | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XX / BOOK XXI / BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII; lines 10017-10117 | high | Recognition Token As Bodily Scar | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII / BOOK XXIV / FOOTNOTES:; lines 11614-11741 | medium | Recognition By Added Identifying Feature | record |
| The Odyssey | BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII / BOOK XXIV / FOOTNOTES:; lines 11743-11857 | high | Recognition By Bodily Mark | record |
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| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8533-8618 | high | Recognition By Personal Tokens | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8620-8703 | high | Old Nurse As Hidden Identity Recognizer | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8705-8786 | high | Divine Concealment Of Recognition | record |
| The Odyssey | ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8705-8786 | high | Recognition By Bodily Scar | record |
| The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1616-1687 | medium | Imitation Shaping Identity | record |
Islamic
How This Tradition Tells It
8 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamic, this family appears through False Token Of Death (2), Hidden Identity Revealed To Kin (1), Recognized Kin Concealed From Kin (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Koran (Al-Qur'an). This is a deterministic summary of 8 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12961-13033 | medium | Testing Or Recognizing True Religious Identity In Conflict | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20212-20234 | high | False Token Of Death | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20212-20234 | high | Hidden Youth Discovered Through Water Drawing | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20236-20305 | high | Bloodied Garment As Deception Of A Parent | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20565-20642 | high | Recognized Kin Concealed From Kin | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 13289-13435 | high | False Token Of Death | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 13437-13566 | high | Recognition Withheld Between Separated Kin | record |
| The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 13568-13695 | high | Hidden Identity Revealed To Kin | record |
Celtic Irish
How This Tradition Tells It
6 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Irish, this family appears through Recognition By Scent On Food Or Object (1), Secret Liaison Exposed By Stolen Token (1), Altered Food Token Signals Changed Fidelity Status (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Gods and Fighting Men and The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. THE ENEMIES OF IRELAND / CHAPTER II. CAEL AND CREDHE / CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN; lines 7301-7359 | high | Kinsman Recognized Among Enemies Changes Sides | record |
| Gods and Fighting Men | CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12251-12323 | high | Recognition By Scent On Food Or Object | record |
| 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 | medium | Altered Food Token Signals Changed Fidelity Status | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13085-13141 | medium | Animal Returns Bearing Proof Of Death | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5160-5262 | medium | Recognition Of Herald By Visible Tokens | record |
| The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge | THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM; lines 4778-4914 | high | Secret Liaison Exposed By Stolen Token | record |
Hindu
How This Tradition Tells It
6 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Hindu, this family appears through Ambiguous Supernatural Identity Of A Strange Captive (1), Failed Recognition In A Place Of Revelry (1), Hidden Messenger Comforts The Distressed Captive (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Ramayan of Valmiki. This is a deterministic summary of 6 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto IV. Within The City. / Canto VI. The Court. / Canto VIII. The Enchanted Car. / Canto XI. The Banquet Hall.; lines 45583-45620 | medium | Failed Recognition In A Place Of Revelry | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.; lines 37951-38127 | high | Recognition Tokens From The Abducted Beloved | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XI. The Banquet Hall. / Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.; lines 46432-46573 | high | Hidden Messenger Comforts The Distressed Captive | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XII. The Search Renewed. / Canto XIII. Despair And Hope. / Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove. / Canto XXXIII. The Colloquy.; lines 47022-47074 | high | Recognition Token Sent Through A Messenger | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLI. The Army Of The South. / Canto XLII. The Army Of The West. / Canto XLIII. The Army Of The North. / Canto XLIV. The Ring.; lines 43128-43167 | high | Recognition Token Sent By Envoy | record |
| The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple. / Canto XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains. / Canto XLVII. The Death Of Aksha.; lines 47440-47613 | high | Ambiguous Supernatural Identity Of A Strange Captive | record |
Islamicate Folklore
How This Tradition Tells It
5 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Islamicate Folklore, this family appears through Recognition Through Hidden Identity And Voice (1), Recognition By Exchanged Ring (1), Recognition Through A Talisman Or Token (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This is a deterministic summary of 5 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 10196-10292 | high | Recognition Through Hidden Identity And Voice | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5815-5937 | high | Recognition Token Exchanged While One Beloved Sleeps | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5939-6063 | high | Recognition Token Proving An Otherwise Denied Encounter | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6304-6426 | high | Recognition By Exchanged Ring | record |
| The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6891-7008 | high | Recognition Through A Talisman Or Token | record |
Buddhist
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Buddhist, this family appears through True Figure Identified Among Identical Claimants (1), Mixed Parentage Marked By Inherited Trait (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 and The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | GLORY BE TO THE BLESSED, THE HOLY, THE ALL-WISE ONE. / BOOK I. / END OF THE STORY ON HOLDING TO THE TRUTH. / END OF THE STORY OF THE SANDY ROAD.; lines 8418-8527 | medium | True Figure Identified Among Identical Claimants | record |
| The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India | SPEND A POUND TO WIN A PENNY / THE CUNNING CRANE AND THE CRAB / UNION IS STRENGTH / SILENCE IS GOLDEN; lines 1843-1879 | high | Mixed Parentage Marked By Inherited Trait | record |
Celtic Welsh
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Celtic Welsh, this family appears through Noble Beauty Concealed By Poverty Or Worn Garments (1), Recognition By Marginal Or Silent Witnesses (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mabinogion. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mabinogion | C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 2773-2812 | medium | Noble Beauty Concealed By Poverty Or Worn Garments | record |
| The Mabinogion | INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1348-1429 | medium | Recognition By Marginal Or Silent Witnesses | record |
Roman
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Roman, this family appears through Recognition Prevents Kin Slaying By Poison (1), Concealed Sex At Birth And Raised As Boy Identity (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII and The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11584-11674 | high | Recognition Prevents Kin Slaying By Poison | record |
| The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3752-3838 | high | Concealed Sex At Birth And Raised As Boy Identity | record |
Sufi
How This Tradition Tells It
2 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Sufi, this family appears through Hidden Idol As False Object Of Devotion (1), Hidden Power Released After Bodily Departure (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Mesnevi and The Persian Mystics: Jámí. This is a deterministic summary of 2 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mesnevi | CHAPTER V. / CHAPTER VI. / CHAPTER VII. / CHAPTER VIII.; lines 5084-5172 | medium | Hidden Power Released After Bodily Departure | record |
| The Persian Mystics: Jámí | CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 471-576 | high | Hidden Idol As False Object Of Devotion | record |
Comparative
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Comparative, this family appears through Far Traveling Bodily Token Identifies Hidden Woman (1). The strongest concentration is currently in The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2). This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) | The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7039-7104 | medium | Far Traveling Bodily Token Identifies Hidden Woman | record |
Finnish/Karelian
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Finnish/Karelian, this family appears through Domestic Work Reveals The Secluded Maiden (1). The strongest concentration is currently in Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland. This is a deterministic summary of 1 tagged motif occurrences, not a claim of historical transmission.
| Text | Line Range | Confidence | Child Motif | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10761-10944 | medium | Domestic Work Reveals The Secluded Maiden | record |
Persian
How This Tradition Tells It
1 occurrences
How This Tradition Tells It
In Persian, this family appears through Concealed Identity Of The Revered Poet (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 / XXVII / CHAPTER IV / CHAPTER V; lines 3065-3158 | medium | Concealed Identity Of The Revered Poet | 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
Celtic Irish leans toward Recognition By Scent On Food Or Object; Hindu leans toward Ambiguous Supernatural Identity Of A Strange Captive; Islamic leans toward False Token Of Death; Persian leans toward Concealed Identity Of The Revered Poet; Greek leans toward Recognition By Bodily Scar; Roman leans toward Recognition Prevents Kin Slaying By Poison.
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 - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-400 BCE
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Greek - Archaic Greek poetic and hymnic tradition - 13 tagged occurrences
ca. 750-650 BCE
The Iliad
Greek - Archaic Greek heroic epic tradition - 13 tagged occurrences
ca. 300-100 BCE
Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses
Buddhist - Early Buddhist verse collection - 2 tagged occurrences
ca. 200 BCE-200 CE
The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gita
Hindu - Sanskrit epic and devotional-philosophical tradition - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 610-632 CE
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
Islamic - Early Islamic revelation corpus - 8 tagged occurrences
ca. 800-1200 CE source traditions; 1905 retelling
Gods and Fighting Men
Celtic Irish - Medieval Irish mythic and heroic material - 6 tagged occurrences
ca. 1100-1400 CE
The Mabinogion
Celtic Welsh - Medieval Welsh narrative and romance tradition - 2 tagged occurrences
1835-1849 CE compilation
Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland
Finnish/Karelian - Finnish/Karelian oral-poetry epic compilation - 1 tagged occurrences