Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

older brothers neglect the youngest brother

older_brothers_neglect_the_youngest_brother

A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


slavic

  • Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars THE KING OF THE TOADS. / THE MOUSE-HOLE, AND THE UNDERGROUND KINGDOM. / THE CUIRASSIER AND THE HORNED PRINCESS. / THE TREACHEROUS BROTHERS.; lines 10873-10999 confidence: medium

    The older sons ask to go into the world; after persuading their father, they choose horses, take money, and leave without saying good-bye to Jalmir.

    The older brothers leave home without saying good-bye to Jalmir, whose grief is emphasized.

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