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.

  • Cook IslandsBeckwith Myth 252, 269
  • Maoriibid. 265
  • QuichéAlexander Lat. Am. 172. Cf. Zulu: Callaway 146.
  • general Type 577
  • general Christiansen 87. India: Thompson-Balys
Within the index

Filed under Self-returning magic object. (Cf. D868.1.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
Fallen trees upraised at saint's requestChips from tree return to their places as cut. (Cf. D950.)
Filed beside it
Stones, being removed, return to their places. (Cf. D931, D1401.5.)Self-returning robe. (Cf. D1052.)Self-returning moccasins. (Cf. D1005.4.)Self-returning bangle. (Cf. D1075.)Self-returning spear. (Cf. D1084.)Self-returning wheel. (Cf. D1207.)Saint's bell when stolen miraculously returns. (Cf. D1213.)Saint's bachall when lost returns. (Cf. D1277.)Self-returning magic book. (Cf. D1266.)Self-returning magic coin. Keeps coming back. (Cf. D1288.)Self-returning head. When head is cut off it returns to proper place without harm to owner. (Cf. D992.)Self-returning cruet. (Cf. D1171.8.1.)Self-returning magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.)Self-returning hammer. (Cf. D1209.4.)Arrow shot at bull returns to shooter. (Cf. D1092.)Magic object when sold always returns to original owner. (Cf. D1605, D1602.11.)
Travels with
Magic tree

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