Motif
Recognition by personal token
recognition_by_personal_token
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · native american northwest coast (1)
celtic
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More Celtic Fairy Tales XLV. THE RIDERE OF RIDDLES 210 / XLVI. THE TAIL 217 / NOTES AND REFERENCES 219 / THE STORY.; lines 5729-5821 confidence: high
Another champion arrives by ship with the same quest; when asked for a token, he produces a ring from his mother. The narrator sees his own name on it and recognizes him as his son and half-brother to the others.
An arriving champion proves identity with a ring from his mother; the narrator sees his own name on it and recognizes him as his son.
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native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 17126-17244 confidence: high
While trying to cut off the salmon's head, the mother sees the copper that had been around her son's neck and says it is her little son, captured by the salmon people.
The mother recognizes the speared salmon as her son when she sees the copper that had been around his neck.
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