μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Irish mythCross.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of lakes.

1 finer motif beneath it
Lake bursts forth to quell fairy war
Filed beside it
Origin of particular lakeInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesLakes from digging of primeval ox. (Cf. A901.)Lake bursts forth to drown thiefLakes burst forth to commemorate birth, death, battle, etc., of primitive heroLakes originate from tears. (Cf. A901, A911.)Lake from urine of horse. (Cf. A933.)Lake bursts forth to drown impious peopleLake bursts forth where island is plowed out. (Cf. A951.)Lakes made by giant or devilWoman transformed to pool of waterLake bursts forth where blind king plucks rushesLake of milk formed through virtue of saintLakes are daughters of the godsOrigin of the Dead SeaLake originally filled with palm wine

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