Motif
betrayal or desertion of the successful youngest brother
betrayal_or_desertion_of_the_successful_youngest_brother
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore INTRODUCTORY. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER II. / MYTHOLOGICAL.; lines 3284-3379 confidence: medium
The passage says the Snake’s place may be taken by other magical beings in tales where three brothers seek a trespasser or spirited-away female relative, reach an underground opening or inaccessible hill, and the youngest descends or ascends through copper, silver, and gold kingdoms before returning and being deserted by his brothers.
The general tale-pattern summary says the youngest brother is almost invariably deserted by his brothers after they secure the princesses who accompany him.
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