μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • American Indian *Thompson Tales 312 n. 123.
Within the index

Filed under Sun-god.

Filed beside it
Sun-god commits adultery Sun-god couples with the moon Sun-goddess The sun-god and his family Sun-father Sun-god bitten by snake, leaves earth for heaven Son of the sun Two sun-gods
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Animal bribed with food. (Sop to Cerberus.) Animal as guard of person or house Guardian animals evaded Transformation: man to feather Protean beggar: Person assumes successive forms in order to beg Transformation combat. Fight between contestants who strive to outdo each other in successive transformations Transformation to reach difficult place Transformation to escape difficult situation Transformation to receive food Burning magically evaded. (Cf. D1656.) Resuscitation by arrangement of members. Parts of a dismembered corpse are brought together and resuscitation follows. (Sometimes combined with other methods.) Resuscitated eaten animal. (Cf. E171.) An animal is eaten. When his bones are reassembled he revives

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