Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.)

Motif

Magic drink rejuvenates. (Cf. D1040.)

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

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“Then he went out and along the course that the racers were to go over, and hid himself, leaving his head just sticking out of a hole. By this time all the racers had started, and among them Coyote’s son. He was Coyote’s only child, and was very quick. He soon began to outstrip all the runners, and was in the lead. As he passed the spot where Rattlesnake had hidden himself, however, Rattlesnake raised oe en and bit the boy in the ankle.”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 8 · served from our shelf receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions

North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 8 receipt
North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 9 receipt

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 myth*Cross
IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object rejuvenates. (Cf. D1880.)

3 finer motifs beneath it

Fountain of youth. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1.) Water from certain fountain rejuvenates Water of youth. (Cf. D1242.1.)Magic blood rejuvenates. (Cf. D1003.)

Filed beside it

Magic object retards aging Rejuvenation by plant. (Cf. D965.)Rejuvenation by fruit. (Cf. D981.)Bath in magic milk rejuvenates. (Cf. D1080.)Rejuvenation by ring. (Cf. D1076.)Rejuvenation in magic mill. (Cf. D1263.)Land of youth. Land which keeps off old age Rejuvenation by magic oil. (Cf. D1244.)Rejuvenation by magic honey. (Cf. D1037.)Rejuvenation by magic tub. (Cf. D1171.14.)Rejuvenation by magic manure dust. (Cf. D1026.)Rejuvenation by magic feather. (Cf. D1021.)Rejuvenation by magic rice. (Cf. D973.1.)

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Magic drink

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.)World-columns. Four (two, etc.) columns or supports sustain the earth Atlas. A man supports the earth on his shoulders Deluge. Inundation of whole world or section Flood from fluids of the body Flood from belly. It flows from pierced belly of monster World-fire. A conflagration destroys the earth. Sometimes (as with the flood legends) the tradition is somewhat local and does not refer to an actual destruction of the whole earth; sometimes the fire marks the end of the world Creation of man Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak same language. Because of a sin they come to speak different languages Origin of death Distribution of tribes

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