μῦθοι Mythoi
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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 myth*Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Magic object used for divination.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic yew rod used by druid to discover whereabouts of woman carried off by fairies to underground retreat
Filed beside it
Harp struck for divination. (Cf. D1231.)Mirror answers questions. (Cf. D1163, D1323.1.)Oracular fountain. (Cf. D925.)Oracular tree. (Cf. D950.)Oracular flame. (Cf. D1271.)Divination by heavenly bodies. (Cf. D1291.)Oracular image. (Cf. D1268.)Divination by head (skull). (Cf. D992, D1610.5, M118.)Coconut shell answers questions. Sinks for yes, floats for no. (Cf. D985.1.)Divination by part of animal's bodyOracular river. (Cf. D915.)Oracular bell. (Cf. D1213.)Plant used for divination. (Cf. D965.)Divination from chance reading of sacred (magic) bookOracular stone. (Cf. D931.)Divination by magic weapon. (Cf. D1080.)
Travels with
Oracular twig. (Cf. D953, D1254.2, D1311.15, D1314.2.)

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