μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

  • Jewish*Neuman
  • HinduPenzer I 22ff.
  • ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 87, 107
  • Hawaii*Beckwith Myth 466
  • Africa (Kaffir)Theal 129, (Zulu): Callaway 307.
  • general Fb "pilegren"
  • general Krappe MLN LVIII (1943) 515ff. Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Magic staff. (Cf. D1277.)

Filed beside it
Magic wandMagic pestleMagic trident
Travels with
Magic wandOracular twig. (Cf. D953, D1254.2, D1311.15, D1314.2.)Magic wand (twig) locates hidden treasure. (Cf. D954, D1254, D1254.2.)Magic rod produces love. (Cf. D1254.1, D1254.2.)Silver rods cause magic sleep. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic spinning rod pulls horse out of the earth. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod pierces whatever directed against. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic wand brings evil upon person. (Cf. D1254.1, D1254.2.)Magic rod tames lions. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic wishing-rod. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod provides water. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod causes all waters to turn to blood. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod causes waters to divide and close. (Cf. D1254.2.)Mountain opens at blow of divining rod. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod causes door to open. (Cf. D1254.2.)Magic rod swallows other rods. (Cf. D1254.2.)Chastity ordeal: passing under magic rod. Unchaste woman bears twins. (Cf. D1254.2.)

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