The constellation
D1886 Rejuvenation by burning
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Magic rejuvenation · D1880 entry
beneath it
keeps company
- Sleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus) · D1961 entry
- Transformation and disenchantment at will · D630 entry
- Power of self-transformation received from a god · D630.2 entry
- Resuscitation of wife by husband giving up half his remaining life. (Sometimes vice versa) · E165 entry
- Man of bronze. (Talos). Has single vein from neck to ankle and bronze nail at end of vein. This is the only vulnerable spot · F521.3.1 entry
- Amazons. Women warriors · F565.1 entry
- Help from ogre's daughter (or son). (Cf. G455.) · G530.2 entry
- Task: sowing dragon's teeth · H1024.5 entry
- Task: stealing cattle which are guarded by a marvelous dog · H1151.8 entry
- Quest for golden fleece · H1332.1 entry
carried in tale type
- Christ and the Smith · ATU 753
Thompson cites
- The Library (Bibliotheca) · BOOK I, ch. IX