Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

Motif

Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object miraculously opens and closes. · view the constellation · filed as D1553

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“Tiphys, son of Hagnias, who steered the ship; Orpheus, son of Oeagrus; Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas ; Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus ; Telamon and Peleus, sons of Aeacus; Hercules, son of Zeus; Theseus, son of Aegeus; Idas and Lynceus, sons of Aphareus; Ampbhiaraus, son of Oicles; Caeneus, son of Coronus; Palaemon, son of Hephaestus or of Aetolus ; Cepheus, son of Aleus ; Laertes son of Arci- sius; Autolycus, son of Hermes;…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters

generalThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IXThompson cites: *Frazer Apollodorus I 106 n. 2

Scholars’ trail — 10references

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys
N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 275 n. 15, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 102
S. Am. Indian (Tupinamba)Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 132. Maori: Clark 36ff.
general *Reinhard PMLA XXXVIII 458 n. 108
general *Krappe Balor 111 n. 11a
general Köhler-Bolte I 572. Greek: Fox 111, 137
general *Frazer Apollodorus I 106 n. 2 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX
general Euripides Iphegenia in Taurica lines 123ff.
general Herodotus 4:85
general Janet Bacon Voyage of the Argonauts 79f.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object miraculously opens and closes.

Filed beside it

Waters magically divide and close Mountains or rocks open and close. (Cf. D931, D932.)Magic forest opens and closes for hero to pass. (Cf. D941.)Underground passage magically opens Self-opening tree-trunk. (Cf. D950.)Magic charm causes door to open. (Cf. D1273.)

Travels with

Magic rock (stone)Extraordinary rocks and stones. (Cf. D931, D1553 , D1641.2.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5)Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.)Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.)Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.)Speaking ship. (Cf. D1123.)

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