μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Magic stone furnishes wealth. (Cf. D931.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object furnishes treasure. · view the constellation · filed as D1466

ask the rhapsode about this motif →

“The two now entered into conversation, and soon became mutually charmed with each other; and by and by Chia sent off a servant to bring wine from a neighbouring wine-shop. Mr Chên proved himself a pleasant boon-companion, and when the wine was nearly finished he went to a box and took from it some wine-cups and a large and beautiful jade tankard; into the latter he poured a single cup of wine, and immediately it was filled to the brim.”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XV · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
  • generalMyths & Legends of China, Chapter XVThompson cites: Penzer III 161 n. 1, 162 n. India: Thompson-Balys: Chinese: Werner 383
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.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object furnishes treasure.

1 finer motif beneath it
Magic stone turns everything to gold. (Cf. D1470.1.1., D931.)
Filed beside it
Inexhaustible purse furnishes money. (Cf. D1192.)Magic vessel (box) furnishes money. (Cf. D1171.)Parts of human body furnish treasureMagic clothing furnishes treasureMagic ornament provides treasureMagic building provides treasureMagic tree furnishes treasure. (Cf. D950.)Magic plant furnishes treasureMagic food furnishes treasureMagic water furnishes treasure. Everything it touches turns to gold. (Cf. D1242.1.)Miscellaneous objects furnish treasure
Travels with
Magic rock (stone)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Fox as alchemistProphetic foxFox as beast of ill-omenHelpful foxAnimal shows man treasureAnimal advises about investmentTransformation: fox to personTransformation: objects to goldTransformation: brick (tile) to goldTransformation: money to pewterMagic rock (stone)Magic tankard

wander