μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fountain of youth. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1.) Water from certain fountain rejuvenates.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic objects effect changes in persons. · Magic object works physical change. · view the constellation · filed as D1338.1.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Boberg
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "fontaine"
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11
  • U.S. *Baughman
  • Greek Rohde Der griechische Roman 222
  • Japanese Ikeda. – Alexander Lat. Am. 20 n. 6, 349. – N. Am. Indian: *Thompson Tales 284 n. 50a.
  • general **Hopkins JAOS XXVI 1–67, 411–415
  • general Penzer Ocean IV 145
  • general DeCock Studien 16ff.
  • general *Fb "ungdom" III 979b. – Irish myth: *Cross
Within the index

Filed under Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic lake rejuvenates. (Cf. D921.)
Filed beside it
Water of youth. (Cf. D1242.1.) Magic blood rejuvenates. (Cf. D1003.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Magic fountain makes person old. (Cf. D925, D1338.1.1.) Fountain of immortality. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1, D1338.1.1.) Magic fountain. (Cf. D926, D927.) Magic well. (Cf. D925, D927.) Magic spring. (Cf. D925, D926.)

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