μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • Irish mythCross.
  • general Fb "havfrue" IV 204a
Within the index

Filed under Mermaid. Woman with tail of fish. Lives in sea.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Mermaid's hair reaches her waistMermaid has large breastsMermaid half-beautiful, half-monstrousGiant mermaidSkin of mermaid
Filed beside it
Mermaids are like fishes in the water, like men on landWoman from water worldMermaids from Pharoah's children. They were drowned in the Red SeaMermaid marries manMermaid leads people astrayMermaid captures a maidenMermaid sits on knight's bedpostMermaid has human midwifeMermaid warns of bad weatherMermaid cannot pass through iceMermaid swallows manMermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drownsWhen mermaid appearsMiscellaneous actions of mermaid

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