μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • IrishMacCulloch Celtic 31, 54
  • GreekGrote I 219
  • JewishNeuman
  • HinduKeith 41, Penzer III 253f.
  • ChineseGiles 316.
Within the index

Filed under Magic object gives immortality.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Water of life destroyed to prevent immortality: too long life would become tiresomeNectar of immortality. (Cf. A154.)
Filed beside it
Fountain of immortality. (Cf. D925, D926, D927, D1341.1, D1338.1.1.)Food of immortality. (Cf. D1030.)Tree of immortality. (Cf. D950.)Plant of immortality. (Cf. D965.)Fruit of immortality. (Cf. D981.)Pill of immortality. (Cf. D1243.)Magic ointment gives immortality. Burning at night and anointment with magic ointment by day. (Cf. D1244.)Magic sword gives immortality. (Cf. D1081.)Magic water (sprinkled) gives immortality. (Cf. D1242.)Medicine gives immortality. (Cf. D1241.)Incense gives immortality. (Cf. D1295.)Filth (dirt, excrements) eaten gives immortality. (Cf. D1002.)Magic cup gives immortality. (Cf. D1171.6.)
Travels with
Magic drink

wander