μῦθοι Mythoi
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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
  • JewishNeuman.
Within the index

Filed under The one compulsory thing. Unless one does this one thing, misfortune comes. (Sometimes one is under magic compulsion.)

Filed beside it
Customs connected with unique compulsionThe one compulsory question. Percival must ask the meaning of the strange sights he sees; else the Fisher King will not be healedCompulsion: taking back talisman which opened treasure mountain. Hero takes treasure and forgets the talismanOnly one certain gift must be acceptedGirl from elfland must eat earthly food in order to remainOne must eat "death vegetable" whenever one sees it. Otherwise god will be angryCompulsion to bathe in certain waters dailyInjunction: to marry first woman metInjunction: protect certain stone from molestationThe one compulsory song. Beer cannot be brewed until an old man sings the song of the origin of beerCompulsion to tell storiesCompulsion to give food to everyone met on journey

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