μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • India Thompson-Balys.
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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.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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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