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.

  • IrishPlummer clxxxvi, *Cross.
Within the index

Filed under Automatic object.

37 finer motifs beneath 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.)Automatic whip. (Cf. D1208.)Self-playing musical instruments. (Cf. D1210.)Fetish-medicine automatically punishes. (Cf. D1241.)Self-grinding millstone. (Cf. D1262.)Self-grinding mill. Grinds whatever owner wishes. (Cf. D1263, D1470.)Fetish clears forest. (Cf. D1274.)Ale serves itself. (Cf. D1045.1.)Automatic fire tongs +13 more
Filed beside it
Self-returning magic object. (Cf. D868.1.)Magic thieving object. Steals for master. (Cf. D1602.17.)Magic objects automatically keep out of reachAutomatic magic objects – miscellaneous
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