μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • general England, U.S.: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of particular stones or groups of stones.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Devil and man throw stones in contestThe devil throws stones at church or churchmen. (Cf. A963.4.)Devil throws down quoits when he is told that it is wrong to play on Sunday. They remain as stones to this day
Filed beside it
Giant responsible for certain stones. (Cf. A963.1.)Devil drops stonesThe devil turns object or animal to stone which is still seenOrigin of particular rock

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