μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general BP III 199 (Gr. No. 148)
  • general Dh I 127–205 passim.
Within the index

Filed under Devil as marplot at creation.

1 finer motif beneath it
God and the devil torment each other with their creations. Devil pesters God with gnats. God makes a fire and safeguards himself; God plagues the devil with fleas. Devil is unable to find means of protecting himself
Filed beside it
Devil works during God's sleep at creationDevil plans to drown God at time of creationDevil and God wrestle at time of creationLucifer causes fall of manDevil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve)Rebel god is author of all poisonous thingsSatan attempts to create another world
Travels with
Creator's dog. The creator is accompanied by a dog. (Cf. A63.4.)
Carried in tale types

wander