μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Africa (Gold Coast)Barker and Sinclair 81 No. 13.
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Filed beside it
Magic calabash cooks and cares for child. (Cf. D965.2.)Self-growing and self-gathering corn. (Cf. D965.8.)Magic hat works independently. (Cf. D1067.1.)Automatic weapon. (Cf. D1081.)Automatic cudgel. (Cf. D1094.)Oven heats without fire. (Cf. D1161, D1649.5.)Lamp (fire) lights itself. (Cf. D1162, D1275, D1781.)Razor whets itself. (Cf. D1173.1.)Household articles act at command. (Cf. D1170.)Self-cooking vessel. (Cf. D1171.)Self-sewing needle. (Cf. D1181.)Self-cutting shears. (Cf. D1183.)Self-tying thread. (Cf. D1184.)Self-chopping axe. (Cf. D1206.)Automatic shovel. (Cf. D1205.)Self-digging spade. (Cf. D1205.1.)
Travels with
Magic grinding-stone

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