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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • IcelandicBoberg
  • HinduKeith 140
  • Africa (Duala)Lederbogen Märchen 138.
  • general Gaster Thespis 158
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Self-returning spear-head. (Cf. D1084.1.)
Filed beside it
Stones, being removed, return to their places. (Cf. D931, D1401.5.)Felled tree raises itself again. (Cf. D950.)Self-returning robe. (Cf. D1052.)Self-returning moccasins. (Cf. D1005.4.)Self-returning bangle. (Cf. D1075.)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 spear. (Cf. D1086.)

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