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.

  • Irish mythCross.
Within the index

Filed under Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.).

Filed beside it
The Old Man and Death. Weary old man wishes for death. When Death appears at the summons he asks for help with the loadDevil invoked: appears unexpectedlyThe offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre). A skull (statue) is invited to dinner. Attends the dinner and takes his host off to the other world"Adversity" summoned: king says he has heard people speak of adversity but has never seen it; genius of adversity appearsWish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.)Tabu: offending spirits of the dead

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